Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History

Have you traced your family tree and been bitten by the history bug? Or perhaps you are a graduate looking to add new skills to your CV, to help future proof your career? With so many online resources now available, interest in local and family research has exploded. With the Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History, you can add a formal history qualification to your CV.

In this course, you will have the opportunity to acquire the specific skills and knowledge required to investigate, interpret and present histories to a professional standard, utilise different sources and media, and engage a variety of different audiences.

1. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the development and nature of local, family and applied history as a specific area of historical inquiry and practice;
2. employ various methodologies to pursue historical research and inquiry, including methods of evidence location, evaluation, interpretation and application;
3. apply and communicate the results of historical research effectively in a variety of media and forms, and for different audiences;
4. demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and social responsibilities of local, family and applied historians to the communities with whom they work and to the discipline of history more broadly; and
5. demonstrate of advanced knowledge the ways in which local, family and applied history is practised in community, professional and academic settings.

To qualify for admission into UNE postgraduate programs you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least comparable to an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) bachelor degree. Check your program listing in the Course Guide for specific entry requirements.

If you are an international student and want to study one of the following programs at UNE, you can apply online.

• Undergraduate (Bachelor) programs
• Postgraduate (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters) coursework programs
• International Exchange and Study Abroad
• English Language Centre programs
• Individual UNE units (Non-Award)

Ensure that you attach certified copies of transcripts of all relevant previous studies including:

• proof of completion
• photo page from passport or another birth record
• evidence of English language proficiency
• any other documentation requested in the online form

If your documents are in a language other than English, please provide an officially certified English translation with certified copies of the original documents.