Diploma of Family History

Diploma

Family history is for everybody. We all have stories in our family tree waiting to be told. The Diploma of Family History will give you essential knowledge and tools to bring the past to life through tracing your family experiences and understanding the historical forces that shaped them.

Key details

Degree Type

Diploma

Duration

1 - 3 years full-time

Course Code

R2H

Intake Months

Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct

About this course

Family history is for everybody. We all have stories in our family tree waiting to be told. The Diploma of Family History will give you essential knowledge and tools to bring the past to life through tracing your family experiences and understanding the historical forces that shaped them.

Taught by leading scholars in family history, and specialists in Australian, European and Asian histories, this practical course will assist you in exploring your family's past and enable you to become more proficient and comfortable in a digital environment.

The Diploma teaches core skills in contemporary family history to research your ancestors and others, including planning and conducting online research, locating and managing historical data, and writing compelling family histories.

You'll learn how to use oral history, family heirlooms and photographs, as well as physical and digital archives to illuminate your family's past. The Diploma of Family History focuses on understanding individual lives in their wider historical contexts, through investigating the impacts of events such as war, convict transportation, and migration.

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Entry requirements

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you're not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, the admissions team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Enquire online for advice on the application process and the available pathways to study.

Students will need regular access to a desktop computer and the internet.

Domestic applicants

Applicants must meet one of the General Entry Requirements of the University of Tasmania such as completion of Secondary School (or equivalent), previous Higher Education study or previous VET/TAFE Study.

If you have not successfully completed senior secondary, tertiary or TAFE/VET study, but have relevant work and life experience you can complete a personal competency statement. You may be eligible for an offer if you have work and life experiences that demonstrate a capacity to succeed in this course.

Special consideration

If your ability to access or participate in education has been affected by circumstances beyond your control, you can apply for special consideration as part of your application. We will consider a range of factors, including economic hardship, serious medical condition or disability.

We can only approve applications for special consideration where we are confident that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your studies. If your application is not approved, the admissions team will work with you to find the best alternative pathway to your chosen course. Special consideration is not available for international applicants.

What you will learn

1 Locate, identify and analyse relevant historical information from sources available online, in archives, libraries, and family collections, to provide the evidence for family histories.

2 Organise family history data and research materials in physical and digital form to facilitate the creation of family histories.

3 Evaluate, interpret and use historical information to create family histories in a variety of forms.

4 Communicate historical knowledge, ideas and skills accurately, ethically and creatively in a range of contexts.

5 Use relevant digital tools and technologies, such as computers, software and the internet, for researching, recording and creating family histories

Career pathways

Completing a Diploma of Family History develops skills and knowledge relevant to the following fields:

family history and genealogical research
creative writing
non-fiction writing
cultural and/or heritage tourism
local and regional museums
history and heritage consultancies
local and community history organisations
education
volunteering and community activities
archives and library information systems
further studies in history, heritage and related fields

Course structure

To complete the Diploma of Family History you will need to complete eight units worth 12.5 credit points each, for a total of 100 credit points.

4 units, or 50 credit points, of Foundation level units, and
4 units, or 50 credit points, of Introductory level units.

The Diploma is designed around four terms per year, allowing you to study one unit per term if you intend to complete in two years. Each term we offer at least one Foundation and one Introductory unit. This provides you with the choice to structure your studies around your lifestyle.

While you may complete the units in any order, we strongly recommend commencing your course with HAA003 Introduction to Family History.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of Tasmania.

76.3%

Overall satisfaction

74.3%

Skill scale

69.8%

Teaching scale

65.7%

Employed full-time

$70.7k

Average salary

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