A0502 Diploma of Liberal Arts
Faculty of Arts
Diploma of Liberal Arts (A0502) is a 1 years full-time, 48-credit-point, diploma course from the Faculty of Arts, taught at Clayton and Caulfield. In 2024 you can choose from 21 majors. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 48
- Duration
- 1 years full time
- 2 years part time
- Campus
- Clayton, Caulfield
- On campus
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
The Diploma of Liberal Arts will provide you with the opportunity to pursue in-depth study in one of the humanities or social sciences while completing a bachelor's single or double degree in other fields.
Studying humanities develops general knowledge and specific intellectual skills relating to human thought and relations, such as the way we communicate or how the past has affected the present. Social science analyses and explains societies and the relationships of individuals within those societies. The diploma is offered in many of the Bachelor of Arts majors as indicated below.
This diploma is usually completed by students studying in faculties other than arts, however, arts students may apply to add this course after successfully completing one year.
Course structure
Arts major48 credit points
- ANTHROPL11Area of studyAnthropologyNo reviews yet48 cp
- ARCHANHI01Area of studyArchaeology and ancient historyNo reviews yet48 cp
- COMMUNIC05Area of studyCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- CRIMINOL09Area of studyCriminologyNo reviews yet48 cp
- FILMSCRN07Area of studyFilm and screen studiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- GENDERST07Area of studyGender StudiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- GLOBASIA01Area of studyGlobal AsiaNo reviews yet48 cp
- HLTHHUMT01Area of studyHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- HISTORY09Area of studyHistoryNo reviews yet48 cp
- HUMNGEOG09Area of studyHuman geographyNo reviews yet48 cp
- HUMNRGHT09Area of studyHuman rightsNo reviews yet48 cp
- INDCULHI09Area of studyIndigenous cultures and historiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- INTLREL10Area of studyInternational relationsNo reviews yet48 cp
- INTLSTDY09Area of studyInternational studiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- JOURNLSM13Area of studyJournalismNo reviews yet48 cp
- LINGENGL03Area of studyLinguistics and English LanguageNo reviews yet48 cp
- LITRYSTD11Area of studyLiterary studiesNo reviews yet48 cp
- MUSIC01Area of studyMusicNo reviews yet48 cp
- PHILSPHY05Area of studyPhilosophyNo reviews yet48 cp
- POLITICS05Area of studyPoliticsNo reviews yet48 cp
- SOCIOLG05Area of studySociologyNo reviews yet48 cp
The handbook's description of this structure
The Diploma of Liberal Arts is an additional course of study available concurrently to students completing a single or double bachelor's degree. The course requires you to study the equivalent of one further year of full-time study, taken part-time over three years.
This course comprises 48 points. You must complete one of the following Bachelor of Arts listed majors:
Anthropology
Archaeology and ancient history
Communications and media studies
Comparative Asian and European studies (not offered in 2024)
Criminology
Film and screen studies
Gender Studies
Global Asia
Health humanities
History
Human geography
Human rights
Indigenous cultures and histories
International relations
International studies
Journalism
Linguistics and English language
Literary studies
Music
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Areas of study
Majors (21)
- ANTHROPL11AnthropologyNo reviews yet
- ARCHANHI01Archaeology and ancient historyNo reviews yet
- COMMUNIC05Communications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- CRIMINOL09CriminologyNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN07Film and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- GENDERST07Gender StudiesNo reviews yet
- GLOBASIA01Global AsiaNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT01Health humanitiesNo reviews yet
- HISTORY09HistoryNo reviews yet
- HUMNGEOG09Human geographyNo reviews yet
- HUMNRGHT09Human rightsNo reviews yet
- INDCULHI09Indigenous cultures and historiesNo reviews yet
- INTLREL10International relationsNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY09International studiesNo reviews yet
- JOURNLSM13JournalismNo reviews yet
- LINGENGL03Linguistics and English LanguageNo reviews yet
- LITRYSTD11Literary studiesNo reviews yet
- MUSIC01MusicNo reviews yet
- PHILSPHY05PhilosophyNo reviews yet
- POLITICS05PoliticsNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG05SociologyNo reviews yet
Learning outcomes
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
- 1
critically analyse and apply the methods of investigation and theoretical frameworks of your area of study
- 2
analyse, critique and think creatively in your area of study
- 3
identify and explain current issues within your field of study, and identify potential future developments
- 4
communicate content in both oral and written form, using language appropriate to the academic discipline
Entry requirements
Guaranteed ATAR and selection rank
You must be enrolled in a bachelor's single or double degree at Monash University. Enrolment in this course requires approval from the student's home faculty.
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Other information
The Diploma of Liberal Arts will provide you with the opportunity to pursue in-depth study in one of the humanities or social sciences while completing a bachelor's single or double degree in other fields.
Studying humanities develops general knowledge and specific intellectual skills relating to human thought and relations, such as the way we communicate or how the past has affected the present. Social science analyses and explains societies and the relationships of individuals within those societies. The diploma is offered in many of the Bachelor of Arts majors as indicated below.
This diploma is usually completed by students studying in faculties other than arts, however, arts students may apply to add this course after successfully completing one year.
Common questions
How long is Diploma of Liberal Arts?
1 years full time, 48 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 2 semesters of full-time study.
What majors can I take in Diploma of Liberal Arts?
21 majors in 2024, including Anthropology; Archaeology and ancient history; Communications and media studies; Criminology; Film and screen studies; Gender Studies; Global Asia; and Health humanities.
Where can I study Diploma of Liberal Arts?
At Clayton and Caulfield.
How do I plan my Diploma of Liberal Arts units?
Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.