Course Catalogue

Graduate Certificate of Arts (UARTS2)

2026

Course Structure

The course requires the successful completion of 40 credit points of study. This course of study gives you the flexibility to study online, on campus or a mix of both, part time or full time. With 24/7 access to learning materials and online collaboration tools, you can study when it suits you.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 40 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core Unit (1 unit)	10cp	Compulsory core unit totalling 10 credit points as detailed below: IAS513 Advocacy and Social Action
Specialist Electives (3 units)	30cp	Specialist Elective units totalling 30 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below: CREATIVE ARTS CRA507 Conserving and Presenting Indigenous Art in Contemporary Contexts (not offered 2026) CRA508 Indigenous Community Art Centres and Festivals (not offered 2026) CRA511 Artists, Art Works and Art Movements CRA512 Composing and Arranging Music CRA517 Screen Performance (removed from this specialisation from 2026) CRA518 Arts Management and Creative Leadership (not offered 2026) CRA519 Lighting, Sound and Multimedia for Events and Performance (not offered 2026) CRA522 Location Sound Recording and Design CRA524 Writing Fiction (not offered 2026) CRA527 Artwork and Exhibition: Curatorial and Museum Studies CRA530 Structure and Surface: Sculpture IAS511 Creative Project (20cp) IAS514 Workshop in Short Stories and Poetry SOCIAL SCIENCE IAS504 Environmental Justice, Waste and Society IAS505 Environment and Climate Change, Writing and Reportage (not offered 2026) IAS506 Gender and Society (not offered 2025) IAS509 China and International Relations IAS516 Advanced Sociology of Crime and Deviance (title changed 2026) IAS518 Indigenous Philosophies and The West IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and Critique of Development IAS539 Intercultural Mediation (not offered 2026) INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES AND ENGAGEMENT IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies IAS534 Partnerships and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management IAS535 Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Colonised Australia IAS536 Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm IAS547 Indigenous Knowledges and Wellbeing INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES IAS508 Representing and Recording Country IAS510 Language, Crime, and the Law: Forensic Linguistics IAS541 Yolngu Languages and Culture 1 IAS542 Yolngu Languages and Culture 2 IAS543 Yolngu Literature IAS544 Indigenous Language Project IAS545 Yolngu Conversation 1 IAS546 Yolngu Conversation 2 IAS563 Language Policy and Planning for Revitalisation and Maintenance IAS568 Sounds and Sound Systems: Phonetics and Phonology IAS569 Word and Sentence Structure: Morphology and Syntax IAS570 Diversity in First Nations Languages INDIGENOUS RESEARCH PRACTICE IAS521 Principles of Research in Indigenous Contexts IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies IAS523 Indigenous Research Project IAS535 Indigenous Peoples in the Context of Colonised Australia IAS548 Healthy Country, Healthy People
	40cp	Total Credit Points

Course Rules ;(unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (40cp)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2026

Specialist elective unit changes

The following units have been removed from the specialist elective section of this course:

CRA501 Research Methods and Project: for Creative Arts and Humanities
CRA502 Intercultural Project
IAS502 Research Methods 2
IAS503 Independent Study
IAS515 Peace Studies: Understanding Solidarity and Sedition
IAS517 Media and Professional Writing

The following units have been removed from a specialisation but are still available as specialist elective units under another specialisation heading:

Creative Arts
IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm

Social Science
IAS510 Language, Crime, and the Law: Forensic Linguistics

Indigenous Knowledges and Engagement
IAS539 Intercultural Mediation
IAS548 Healthy Country, Healthy People

Indigenous Languages and Contemporary Social Issues
IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and Critique of Development

Further Assistance

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Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
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