Advanced Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History

Diploma

This course provides an opportunity for people interested in local, family and applied history to pursue formal studies in their areas of interest and to acquire qualifications as historians.

Key details

Degree Type

Diploma

Duration

1.5 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

AdvDipLocFamAppHist

Study Mode

Online

About this course

This course provides an opportunity for people interested in local, family and applied history to pursue formal studies in their areas of interest and to acquire qualifications as historians. The focus is on learning and practising the specific skills and knowledge required to investigate, interpret and present histories that meet professional standards, utilise different sources and media, and engage a variety of different audiences.

Course content includes introductions to the history and nature of history; the evolution of local, family and applied history; the development of skills to investigate and interpret heritage sites, memorials, material culture, museums and oral history interviews; the importance of national and international perspectives; and opportunities for work experiences as professional historians.

Successful completion of the course entitles students to advanced standing in the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice where students can do more history units and pursue other areas of study.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Rule

and

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Procedures

).

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

identify and interpret a variety of historical sources and demonstrate an understanding of diverse historical approaches;
communicate detailed historical investigation and ideas with depth in a variety of written, oral and multi-media forms;
understand and apply historical imagination, creativity, intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in the investigation, interpretation and presentation of local, family and applied history;
demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and social responsibilities of historians to the communities with whom they work and to the discipline of history more broadly; and
identify the variety of ways in which local, family and applied history is practised in community, professional and academic settings.

Career pathways

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.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of New England (UNE).

90%

Overall satisfaction

82%

Skill scale

82.2%

Teaching scale

65.8%

Employed full-time

$68k

Average salary

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