Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History
The Graduate Diploma in Local Family and Applied History is designed specifically for students who are interested in the pursuit of local, family and applied history for personal, community or professional reasons. It offers training in, for example, family and local history sources and approaches, heritage conservation, history and museums, monuments and memorials, oral history, and history in film. It also offers an opportunity to pursue professional development through work experience in an applied history area; locates local, family and applied history within broader practices in researching and presenting history; and introduces the wide variety of work opportunities - paid and voluntary - available to professional historians.
Intakes
Feb
June
Oct
Application Processing Time in
Days: 30
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description
IELTS (1.0 -9.0)
TOEFL IBT (0-120)
TOEFL CBT (0-300)
PTE (10-90)
Expert 9
120
297-300
86-90
Very Good 8.5
115-119
280-293
83-86
Very Good 8
110-114
270-280
79-83
Good 7.5
102-109
253-267
73-79
Good 7
94-101
240-253
65-73
Competent 6.5
79-93
213-233
58-65
Competent 6
60-78
170-210
50-58
Modest 5.5
46-59
133-210
43-50
Modest 5
35-45
107-133
36-43
Limited 4
32-34
97-103
30-36
Extremely Limited < 4
< 31
< 93
< 30
Job Opportunity Potential
UNE local, family and applied history awards are well established and well recognised in providing skills and experience suited to paid and volunteer work in the following areas: cultural and heritage tourism; family and history organisations and activities; family history and genealogy; history and heritage consultancies; local and community history research and writing; local council planning and heritage; local museums; teaching history.
PSW Opportunity
N/A
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
A candidate shall:
(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree in a non-relevant discipline; or
(b) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline*.
*Relevant disciplines include:
Ancient History
Archaeology
English
History
Indigenous Studies
International Studies
Politics