Graduate
Graduate Certificate of Arts
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Certificate of Arts at Charles Darwin University is designed to diversify and expand knowledge in cultural and creative spheres, with unit choices across social sciences, Indigenous knowledges and engagement, Indigenous languages and contemporary social issues, Indigenous research practice, and creative arts. Whether consolidating expertise or moving into a new career path, students develop the analytical and critical thinking skills for success, exploring unique perspectives on contemporary issues facing Indigenous Australia, Northern Australia and South-East Asia, guided by lecturers who are leaders in their fields.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 2 parts
- Core Unit (1 unit): Advocacy and Social Action
Specialist Electives (3 units)
- Artists
- Art Works and Art Movements
- Composing and Arranging Music
- Location Sound Recording and Design
- Curatorial and Museum Studies
- Sculpture
- 20cpCreative Project
- Environmental Justice
- Waste and Society
- Gender and Society (not offered 2025)
- China and International Relations
- Advanced Sociology of Crime and Deviance (title changed 2026)
- Indigenous Philosophies and The West
- Neocolonialism
- Advocacy and Critique of Development
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Indigenous Knowledges
- Property Rights and Economic Participation
- Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies
- Partnerships and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management
- Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Colonised Australia
- Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
- Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Representing and Recording Country
- Language
- Crime
- Forensic Linguistics
- Yolngu Languages and Culture 1
- Yolngu Languages and Culture 2
- Yolngu Literature
- Indigenous Language Project
- Yolngu Conversation 1
- Yolngu Conversation 2
- Language Policy and Planning for Revitalisation and Maintenance
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Morphology and Syntax
- Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts
- Indigenous Research Methodologies
- Indigenous Research Project
- Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Colonised Australia
- Healthy Country
- Healthy People
Admissions
Bachelor's degree, graduate certificate/diploma or equivalent qualification
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