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Off-Campus Learning Guide 2005
Arts

Graduate Diploma in Arts (History Education)

Course code: 3078 + Off-campus (Clayton) + Local students: Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place contributions apply + International students: N/A + Mid-year entry available

This course, taught in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, brings fresh approaches to the study of history together with innovative classroom practice to meet the needs of the teaching profession and advance the historical understanding of course participants. This nationally delivered course will be innovative, explore the possibilities of the web and encourage the development of a critical approach to the new technologies. The duration of the course is two years part-time. See the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/history/postgraduate/graddip/ for further information.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a bachelors degree or have completed the Graduate Certificate of Arts (History Education) with grades at a credit level or higher. Those without an undergraduate degree but with a teaching qualification and demonstrable professional experience in line with current practice may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Arts (History Education). If they achieve credit results or higher for these units, they can apply for the graduate diploma according to existing faculty policy.

Special requirements

Please refer to the technical checklist on the website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/history/postgraduate/graddip/techcheck.html.

Course structure

Students must complete four units (all offered online) from the following complete 48 points consisting of the following units:

HYM4640 The world since 1900
HYM4660 The past around us
EDF4248 Historical understanding in schools: from research into practice (offered by the Faculty of Education)
131215 Rights and justice in Australian history (offered by the Department of History, University of Melbourne)
131214 Asia, the Pacific and the West (offered by the Department of History, University of Melbourne)

Further information

For more detailed information, contact Mr Seamus O'Hanlon, School of Historical Studies, Clayton campus, telephone +61 3 9905 2169, fax +61 3 9905 2210, or email sean.ohanlon@arts.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Coursework Office, Faculty of Arts, Building 11, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia, by
12 November 2004 to be considered for a first-round offer.

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