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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 2019 are listed below.
  T1 = Trimester 1; T2 = Trimester 2; T3 = Trimester 3

Core Subject (1 unit)

• 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 1 - T1 internal
• Introductory Arabic 2 - T3 internal
• Beginner Chinese 1 - T1 internal
• Beginner Chinese 2 - T3 internal
• Beginner Japanese 1 - T1 internal
• Beginner Japanese 2 - T3 internal

• Survey of Sociology: Themes - T1 internal
• Survey of Sociology: Perspectives - T3 internal

Core Christian Studies Subjects

• Introduction to Christianity - T1/T3 internal

The Diploma of Arts is available to both domestic students and international students (CRICOS Code: 093565D)

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