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: Psychological Studies
The Psychological Studies major comprises units in the discipline of psychology that focus on the field of inquiry that uses scientific techniques and methods to understand and explain behaviour and experience.

Areas of study include: the brain and behaviour, learning, motivation and emotion, social psychology, lifespan development, perception, and cognitive processes. A Psychological Studies major does not meet APAC requirements for an accredited sequence in Psychology.

Students wishing to enrol in an accredited Psychology sequence should complete the Psychology key program of 160 credit points.