DipLibArts

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

Note:

*Not offered to International students in Brisbane


EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:

1. Equivalent of year 12 level with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Diploma programs; 

OR

2. Entry via an alternative pathway as approved by ACU.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:

  1. 20 cp from Specified units (Part A)
  2. 60 cp from Arts Elective units (Part B)

Exit points

Students completing the requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Arts may exit with that award.

Progression requirements

Students who enrol in the Diploma in Liberal Arts after completing an undergraduate degree may apply for an exemption from the requirement to complete Specified Units. Students who are granted exemptions from Specified Units will complete Arts Electives.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • HUMA114Scandals and Deception: Navigating Controversy10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
  • THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
  • THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
  • TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • BABachelor of Arts240 CP

Units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Specified unitsHUMA114Scandals and Deception: Navigating Controversy10 cp
  • 100-level unit

    10 cp
  • 100-level unit

    10 cp
  • 10 cp

Commencing Semester 2

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