Undergraduate
Diploma of Arts
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Diploma of Arts at Charles Darwin University offers specialist and interdisciplinary thematic knowledge across areas including media studies, literature and creative writing, society and digital culture, Australian Indigenous knowledges, languages, linguistics and culture, interdisciplinary studies, and justice studies, peace and truth-telling. Students develop core communication, critical and creative thinking skills to participate in a multidisciplinary and global workforce. The diploma suits anyone who wants a taste of studying arts and a qualification without committing to a full bachelor's degree, and can lead into a bachelor program.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
- Core Units (2 units): Indigenous Australia
- Specialist Electives (2 units): Chinese Language (Mandarin) 1
- Chinese Language (Mandarin) 2
- Business and Communication Skills
- Arts
- Ecology and Climate Change
- Greek Language 1
- Greek Language 2
- Computing Fundamentals
- Introduction to Australasian Literature
- Creative Practice in a Digital Context
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Ethics and Happiness
- Sociological Perspectives
- Contested Knowledges
- Colonising Australia
- Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia
- Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts
- Indigenous Land and Resources
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Language in Society
- Indonesian Language 1
- Indonesian Language 2
- Language
- Literacy and Sustainability
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Language
- Meaning and Learning
- Yolngu Languages and Culture 1
- Yolngu Languages and Culture 2
- Cultural Capabilities
- First Nations Creatives
- Activists and Thinkers (title change from 2026)
Admissions
Year 12 completion, ATAR approx 60 or equivalent (STAT score of 140 also accepted)
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