The Diploma of Arts provides you with an opportunity to explore a humanities or social sciences discipline at an introductory level, preparing you for employment in a range of fields, or further study. Successful completion of the course will allow you guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Arts at CQUniversity. During your education and training you will explore disciplines that study the way humans recognize, record and debate human practices, meanings and values. This will aid you in developing a contemporary understanding of both the human condition and how society operates. You will have the opportunity to gain crucial lifelong learning and transferable generic skills, such as critical thinking and problem solving, and you will be able to apply these skills to a range of employment opportunities and life situations. As a graduate of the course, you may find career opportunities in administrative and assistant roles in a range of fields, including advertising, government administration and planning, communications, history, psychology and many more. The Diploma of Arts course is available by both online study and on-campus and either full-time or part-time. You may choose part-time study while working in the industry, allowing you to earn and learn. PROGRAM STRUCTURE You are required to complete eight units, comprising of six core units and two electives. You are required to follow the below guidelines: No more than four Level 1 units Prerequisites and requisites must be met for each unit You are not required to undertake the requirements for a full plan, but must select units that are available from the Bachelor of Arts. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Completion of the Diploma of Arts will prepare you to pursue employment opportunities in fields such as: advertising arts administration editing government administration and planning communications copywriting desktop publishing environmental planning and management geography history journalism librarianship research nature and heritage conservation political research psychology welfarewriting