Tuition Fee
AUD 17,725
Per course
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
12 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Courses
Major
Art History | Art Studies | Art Theory
Area of study
Arts
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
AUD 17,725
About Program
Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Arts (Specialisation) is an exit award that can be obtained after completing 50 credit points towards one of several related courses. It provides advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in a chosen specialisation, such as Humanities, International Politics, Investigative Practice, Police Studies, Prosecution Practice, Public Policy, or Public Sector Leadership & Management. Graduates develop advanced cognitive, technical, and communication skills, enabling them to analyze, evaluate, and solve complex problems in their chosen field.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
The Graduate Certificate in Arts (Specialisation) is an exit award only after the completion of at least 50 credit points towards one of the following courses, as per the Course Rules:
- Graduate Diploma of Arts (Specialisation) (R6W)
- Master of Arts (Specialisation) (R7W)
- Bachelor of Arts with Professional Honours (Investigative Practice, Prosecution Practice Or Police Studies) (R4C)
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours (A4A)
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours (R4A)
- Bachelor of Media with Honours (R4E)
- Bachelor of Social Science with Honours (R4F)
- Bachelor of Justice Studies with Honours (R4D) The specialisations available are as per the schedule below.
Objectives:
It is intended, upon completion of this course: Graduates at this level will have advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in one or more specialisations or areas of practice. Graduates at this level will have advanced cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to:
- Analyze critically, evaluate and transform information to complete a range of activities
- Analyze, generate and transmit solutions to complex problems
- Transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others Graduates at this level will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner.
Outline:
Students undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Arts (Specialisation) are required to complete 50 credit points taken from the relevant specialisation schedule.
Humanities
This specialisation is only available with the approval of the Head of Discipline and the Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching after completion of 50 credit points in one of the Humanities Honours specialisations listed in Bachelor of Arts with Honours (A3A).
International Politics
Choose 2 of the following core units (50cp)
- HIR402 Politics of International Relations: This unit provides an introduction to the theories, issues and powers of the contemporary international system and surveys the academic and policy debates about these issues.
- HIR403 Strategy, Security and Statecraft: The unit looks at the history and evolution of states in the international system by analysing the relationship between state formation and security concerns, grand strategy and diplomacy.
- HIR405 Politics of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism: The unit focuses on contemporary forms of terrorism, placing them within the context of comparative and historical political violence.
- HIR406 International Relations in Asia: This unit examines the international relations of Asia, focusing on the major powers and their interactions with each other and with other states in the region.
Investigative Practice
Core Coursework units (50cp)
- LAW477 Investigation for Frontline Officers: Building on basic investigation and interviewing skills developed through previous training or in the workplace, this unit develops skills that will enable each student to conduct simple investigations on their own.
- LAW473 Questioning for Investigators: This unit develops advanced questioning skills for use in investigations.
- LAW476 Detective Portfolio: This unit is based in the workplace and supports students to become investigators at the level of a Detective.
- LAW478 Investigative Practice: This unit develops skills, knowledge and understandings that will enable students to work within an investigative unit, and to take the lead in criminal investigations.
Police Studies
Coursework Core Units (50cp)
- HSP417 Contemporary Policing: The unit consists of supervised research, within an advanced level study of contemporary policing and public order issues concerning such topics as police accountability, leadership and management; police culture; police deviancy, oversight and reform; militarisation; community policing; race, gender and sexual diversity; and ethical policing.
- HSP402 Advanced Policing Practices: The unit consists of supervised research, within an advanced level study of contemporary policing and public order issues concerning such topics as police accountability, leadership and management; police culture; police deviancy, oversight and reform; militarisation; community policing; race, gender and sexual diversity; and ethical policing.
Prosecution Practice
Core Coursework units (50cp)
- LAW704 The Prosecutor & Criminal Process: This unit examines the role of the prosecutor in the criminal justice system, focusing on the legal and ethical responsibilities of prosecutors, the principles of criminal law and evidence, and the practical skills of case preparation and trial advocacy.
- LAW705 Criminal Law & Evidence: This unit provides an overview of the substantive criminal law and the law of evidence in Tasmania, with a focus on the practical application of these laws in the context of criminal prosecutions.
- LAW706 Legal Research & Advocacy: This unit develops the legal research and advocacy skills of students, with a focus on the preparation and presentation of legal arguments in the context of criminal prosecutions.
- LAW707 Prosecution Professional Experience: This unit provides students with supervised exposure to the different work areas in a district police prosecution office, including the preparation and conduct of prosecutions, the provision of legal advice to police officers, and the management of prosecution caseloads.
Public Policy
Coursework Core units (50cp)
- HPP411 Policy Development: HPP411 Policy Development examines the central approaches to understanding the policy process. Key phases of this process will be explored including the initiation, development, implementation, evaluation and analysis of public policy.
- HPP412 Policy Implementation and Evaluation: This unit explores major conceptual, empirical and normative issues surrounding the implementation and evaluation of public policy. Both of these phases of the policy process are examined separately and in relation to each other and to other concepts such as policy analysis and policy advocacy.
Public Sector Leadership & Management
Core unit (25cp):
- HSP403 Leadership, Influence and Dispute Resolution: In this unit, you will explore central concepts related to effective governance: leadership and management; and public policy. You will explore the differences between leadership and management and learn about a wide range of leadership theories and case studies that demonstrate their application in the public sector. OR
- HSP405 Advanced Police Operational Command: Critical incidents and emergencies are often dynamic in nature, requiring operational commanders to develop and adapt response plans as incidents and emergencies unfold over time. Police leaders are responsible for commanding the policing response at critical incidents and emergencies within their jurisdictions.
- HSP406 Police Leadership, Strategy, and Engagement: Police are expected to be ethical, diverse thinking leaders both within their own sphere of command and within their community. They ensure a safe working environment in their management of police human resources, whilst also building capability, modelling inclusivity and respecting diversity. Elective Unit (25cp): Units weighted at 25cp:
- HSP404 Supervised Research Project: Within this unit, you will undertake research and critical analysis on management and leadership issues, or issues relating to institutional policy that are relevant to your organisational workplace setting.
- HPP411 Policy Development: HPP411 Policy Development examines the central approaches to understanding the policy process. Key phases of this process will be explored including the initiation, development, implementation, evaluation and analysis of public policy.
- HPP412 Policy Implementation and Evaluation: This unit explores major conceptual, empirical and normative issues surrounding the implementation and evaluation of public policy. Both of these phases of the policy process are examined separately and in relation to each other and to other concepts such as policy analysis and policy advocacy.
- HSP405 Advanced Police Operational Command: Critical incidents and emergencies are often dynamic in nature, requiring operational commanders to develop and adapt response plans as incidents and emergencies unfold over time. Police leaders are responsible for commanding the policing response at critical incidents and emergencies within their jurisdictions.
- HSP402 Advanced Policing Practices: The unit consists of supervised research, within an advanced level study of contemporary policing and public order issues concerning such topics as police accountability, leadership and management; police culture; police deviancy, oversight and reform; militarisation; community policing; race, gender and sexual diversity; and ethical policing.
- HSP406 Police Leadership, Strategy, and Engagement: Police are expected to be ethical, diverse thinking leaders both within their own sphere of command and within their community. They ensure a safe working environment in their management of police human resources, whilst also building capability, modelling inclusivity and respecting diversity.
- HSP417 Contemporary Policing: The unit consists of supervised research, within an advanced level study of contemporary policing and public order issues concerning such topics as police accountability, leadership and management; police culture; police deviancy, oversight and reform; militarisation; community policing; race, gender and sexual diversity; and ethical policing.
- HPP406 Special Reading Program: Involves supervised reading on a topic selected by the student in consultation with an appropriate member of staff. Students must justify why they wish to enrol in this unit instead of another unit on offer.
- HPP413 Government and Public Administration: This unit and its two component modules address key principles underpinning government within a Westminster parliamentary system. The unit aims to provide a background to, and understanding of the theory and practice of public administration and management. The unit will examine the role of the three branches of government, the public service, and other key institutions in the policy process.
- HEJ507 Advanced Public Relations: Recent global events and a dynamic media landscape have highlighted the importance of public relations (PR) practitioners as a central component of contemporary strategic communications practice. This unit will develop your understanding of historical, theoretical, and practical approaches to public relations and strategic communications, with a focus on the role of PR in managing reputation, building relationships, and influencing public opinion.
- KGA517 Protected Area Planning and Management Systems: This unit provides students with a practical understanding of key systems for protected area planning and management. Terrestrial, freshwater and marine protected areas are considered. The global context of protected areas is analysed, including issues of definition, scope and governance. The unit also examines the role of protected areas in conservation, sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- HSP503 Foundations of Forensic Studies: Forensic science is an integral component of the criminal justice system with applications in investigations, intelligence, courts, and disaster victim identification. However, it has been the subject of international critiques and a factor in high-profile cases of wrongful conviction. This unit provides students with a broad overview of the foundations of forensic science, including its history, principles, and methods. Units weighted at 12.5cp, noting only one undergraduate unit/300 level unit is permitted (LAW658 is to be treated as a 300 level unit):
- XBR307 Human Rights and Global Justice: Human Rights are fundamental rights that are inherent in every individual on the basis of humanity. They are underpinned by concepts of human dignity and the essential equality of all people. This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to the development, protection and enforcement of human rights globally.
- HIR306 Espionage, Terror and Global Disorder: Offers a systematic study of various forms of `disorder` in the post-Cold War era, with a particular focus on terrorism. States are increasingly confronted with unpredictable, internal and trans-national threats to their security, for example: new and diverse forms of terrorism, organised crime, and cyber attacks.
- HGA313 Forensic investigation: Forensic science is an integral component of the criminal justice system with applications in investigations, intelligence, courts, and disaster victim identification. However, it has been the subject of international critiques and a factor in high-profile cases of wrongful conviction. This unit provides students with a broad overview of the foundations of forensic science, including its history, principles, and methods.
- HGA338 Preventing Violence Against Women: Theory, Policy and Practice: This unit provides the foundations for a critical understanding of theories, policies and practices in relation to the prevention of violence against women. It aims to increase students’ knowledge of the current empirical research in relation to violence against women; the policy and legal frameworks that address violence against women; and the role of different stakeholders in preventing violence against women.
- HGA399 Australian Society: This unit examines the social, cultural, economic and political dimensions of Australian society. It explores the historical development of Australian society, the key social institutions and processes that shape it, and the major social issues and challenges facing contemporary Australia.
- LAW658 Sex Crimes and Criminals: Who commits sex crimes? What are their profiles? What impacts do sexual crimes have upon the survivors (victims) of these offences? And what does the criminal justice system do to prevent sex crimes? These are central questions addressed by this unit.
- HGA403 Reading Course: The supervised Reading Course covers a topic selected by the student in consultation with a designated member of staff. The course consists of regular meetings and discussions, lasts for one semester and is assessed via a written paper.
- HGA532 Working With Offenders: This unit is designed to introduce students to the issues and processes associated with working with offenders, particularly those under the authority of corrective services in prison and community corrections. The unit explores issues pertaining directly to how best to manage and rehabilitate offenders, as well as the broader social and policy context in which this work takes place.
- HGA437 Juvenile Justice and Child Protection: This unit provides a critical introduction to the philosophies, principles and practices of juvenile justice and child protection. The interface between juvenile justice and child protection is well established, institutionally, historically and in terms of shared clients, and an informed understanding of both systems is essential for anyone working in this field.
- LAW555 Understanding Workplace Conflict: This unit examines the nature, causes and consequences of workplace conflict. It explores different approaches to managing and resolving conflict, and provides students with the skills to effectively deal with conflict in the workplace.
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