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Diploma of Arts
Course Structure
Sheridan College’s Diploma of Arts program is a first-year undergraduate program for students interested in preparing for employment in cross-cultural settings, in the social enterprise sector, or as a pathway towards future study in the humanities and social sciences.
The faculty have written units covering literature, creative writing, economics, history, geography, sociology and three foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese and Japanese). The units also incorporate an opportunity for students to explore a range of secular and Christian perspectives on human existence, human dignity and personal morality, and examine how these perspectives influence our understanding of the body of knowledge across different disciplines.
The diploma comprises 8 units. Each unit is worth 3 credit points for a total of 24 credit points. Click here to download the Course Guide for the Diploma of Arts.
The units on offer in 2016-2017 are listed below.
T1 = Trimester 1; T2 = Trimester 2; T3 = Trimester 3
Core Subject (1 unit)
- Research Project I: Introduction to Social Research - T2 internal
Elective Subjects (choose 6 units)
- Survey of English Literature I: Middle Ages to the End of the 18th Century - T1 internal
- Survey of English Literature II: Romantic Period to the Early 21st Century - T3 internal
- Creative Writing - T2 internal
- Introduction to Macroeconomics - T1 internal
- Introduction to Microeconomics - T3 internal
- Introduction to Human Geography - T1 internal
- Fundamentals of Physical Geography - T3 internal
- The Indian Ocean in World History I: c.3000 BC - c.1500 AD - T1 internal
- The Indian Ocean in World History II: c.1500 - 2001 - T3 internal
- Introductory Arabic I - T1/T3 internal
- Introductory Arabic II - T3 internal
- Introductory Chinese I - T1/T3 internal
- Introductory Chinese II - T3 internal
- Introductory Japanese I - T1/T3 internal
- Introductory Japanese II - T3 internal
Not offered in 2017
Core Christian Studies Subjects
The Diploma of Arts is available to both domestic students and international students (CRICOS Code: 093565D)
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College Registration
TEQSA Provider ID: PRV14012
CRICOS Provider Number: 03391M
ABN: 22 506 508 071
Location
Sheridan College and Sheridan Research Institute are located at
18/7 Aberdeen St, Perth, in the Piccadilly Square West building.
For students, it conveniently places Sheridan College next door to McIver Train Station and a 9-minute walk from Perth Train Station. 10 parking bays will also be available for the exclusive use of staff and students, and the Aberdeen St entrance to the Newcastle St Carpark is across the road.
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