Advanced Diploma in Arts

Add an area of expertise to your CV and gain an undergraduate qualification — without committing to a full bachelor's degree. You will develop research, critical thinking, and writing skills in the core units. With the minor and elective units, you tailor the course to your specific interests and career objectives by choosing from an extensive selection of arts, humanities and social science units.

With our Advanced Diploma in Arts you have the freedom to explore related subjects, or a range of different topics. With this flexibility, your advanced diploma can be customised to your aspirational and practical needs. It will also qualify you to go on to a Bachelor of Arts if you're keen to continue your studies. Become future fit with these advanced studies.

Why study the Advanced Diploma in Arts with UNE?
A whole new world of historic, environmental, social, behavioural and/or cultural features of humanity will open up, allowing you to analyse, reflect upon and anticipate patterns of human conduct. You will also develop the creative, critical and analytical skills that are so in demand by employers, and are a great foundation if you wish to pursue further study.

UNE is Australia’s oldest regional university and a pioneer in the delivery of distance education. Year after year, students award us 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support, so no matter whether you choose to study online or on campus, you are in very good hands.

What makes our course different?
Our Advanced Diploma in Arts offers great flexibility:

• This flexibility allows you to focus on what interests you, plus you can direct your learning to gain a skillset for a particular career. You can choose your minor and electives from 31 diverse units in history, archaeology, writing, languages, psychology, screen and media studies, philosophy, sociology, music, theatre and performance, and many more.
• You can complete your course in 1.5 years full-time, or move your study load and up down to meet your changing needs, taking up to six years part-time.
• Take advantage of our trimester system with the opportunity to study across the entire calendar year, with study commencing in February, June and October each year.
• Study on campus to take advantage of our small class sizes and peer-to-peer engagement, or study online at home in your own time to fit your qualification into your existing commitments.

Minors

• Ancient Greece: History and Culture
• Ancient History
• Ancient Rome: History and Culture
• Archaeology
• Australian History
• Chinese
• Classical Languages
• Criminology
• English
• French
• German
• History
• Human Geography
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Linguistics
• Medieval and Modern European History
• Music
• Peace Studies
• Philosophy
• Physical Geography
• Political and International Studies
• Psychology
• Screen and Media Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Studies in Religion
• Studies in Settler Colonialism
• Theatre and Performance
• Writing

Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.

Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.

* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.