Program Overview

Diploma in Arts
The Diploma in Arts provides a pathway into the Bachelor of Arts degree. A qualification in the Arts can cover a broad range of humanities subjects from writing and literature, to studies of other cultures, religions and languages. It can also enable you to access a pathway to Teaching with up to one-year equivalent advanced standing. Furthermore, this course offers a foundation unit in Academic English that provides an additional skills base for tertiary level study.

Articulation to Western Sydney University
Students successfully completing the Diploma in Arts will be granted entry into the second year of a Bachelor of Arts course at Western Sydney University.

Leading to: Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Early Childhood/Primary)
In a fast-changing world, tomorrow belongs to people who are ready for anything. We’ll train you to be a critical thinker, not a narrow specialist. This degree will put you on the path to a Master of Teaching, and a rewarding career as an early childhood teacher. Alternatively, you can graduate with a combined early childhood and primary teaching qualification, enabling you to teach in both early childhood and primary settings. It will also give you the skills you need to explore your prospects beyond the classroom.
Major: International Relations
This major has been designed to meet the needs of Australian government, business and society to engage the states and peoples of Asia at all levels in pursuit of national interests and as part of the globalisation process.

It provides students with the opportunity to study contemporary Asia, as well as the rich and diverse histories, politics, cultures and languages of Asian countries and the international issues affecting Australia’s interests and role in the region and in the world at large.

The major area also includes a range of units concerned with the United States and Europe as well as with Asia itself, and units in international relations covering other parts of the world. It seeks to produce graduates with a broad, liberal education with the skills to mediate between Australia and the world in general and Asia in particular through political, economic, commercial, cultural, diplomatic and strategic links.