HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES Graduate Certificate of Arts Graduate Certificate of Creative Therapies SATAC CODE – 1GC042 SATAC CODE – 1GC045 Casuarina, Online (Commonwealth Supported) Casuarina, Online (Commonwealth Supported) SATAC CODE – 1GC542 SATAC CODE – 1GC545 Casuarina, Online (Full Fee) Casuarina, Online (Full Fee) UAC CODE – 821150 UAC CODE – 821160 Casuarina, Online (Commonwealth Supported) Casuarina, Online (Commonwealth Supported) UAC CODE – 871150 UAC CODE – 871160 Casuarina, Online (Full Fee) Casuarina, Online (Full Fee) DURATION – 6 months full-time, 1 year part-time DURATION – 1 year part-time DOMESTIC INTAKE – Semester 1, Semester 2 DOMESTIC INTAKE – Semester 1 ABOUT THE COURSE ABOUT THE COURSE Our Graduate Certificate of Arts is a flexible postgraduate course Be part of something unique. Our Graduate Certificate of Creative that prepares you for further studies or research. The course will Therapies provides you with the key principles of creative diversify and grow your knowledge in cultural and creative spheres. therapies, including art, play, dance, drama and music. You'll choose to specialise in one of following areas, It will help you to work with a diverse range of clients, from > Cultural and creative research people who have experienced traumas to members of Aboriginal > Indigenous research methodologies and cross-cultural communities. > Indigenous engagement This unique course blends Western approaches with Aboriginal > Indigenous policy development healing practices and knowledges. > Yolngu language and culture studies. If you are working in health, community, justice, education, and Whether you want to consolidate your expertise or forge a new related fields, or if you work in Aboriginal and cross-cultural career path, this degree will equip you with the analytical and communities our Graduate Certificate of Cretive Therapies is for you. critical thinking skills you need to succeed. The course is also a pathway to further postgraduate study of a At CDU, you'll explore unique perspectives on the contemporary Graduate Diploma or Master's degree. issues facing Indigenous Australia, Northern Australia and South- CAREER OPPORTUNITIES East Asia. Our lecturers are leaders in their fields and are ready to As a graduate of our Graduate Certificate of Creative Therapies guide and mentor you. you may find employment as a teacher and teachers aide (with CAREER OPPORTUNITIES further training), health and mental health workers, workers in A Graduate Certificate of Arts will open up opportunities for you Indigenous organisations, arts workers, child protection workers, by adding a new dimension of knowledge and skills to your existing workers in justice, women's and children's services, disability in qualification. It is likely to make you ready for work in the NT by giving the social services. your qualifications and experience a local edge. It also allows you to ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS access locally specific, Indigenous or creative skills and knowledge Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree, graduate development without committing to longer periods of study. certificate, graduate diploma, masters degree or equivalent ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS international qualification. Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree, graduate Special consideration will also be given to applicants who are certificate, graduate diploma, masters degree or equivalent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and/or have at least three international qualification. years of appropriate experience working with, or living in, Consideration will also be given to applicants who do not have Aboriginal Communities. Ensure you include this experience in one of the above qualifications, but who have at least five years the employment section of your application. You may be asked to appropriate professional experience. provide a curriculum vitae (CV) at a later date. Applicants must provide further documentation detailing their employment experience in the form of a curriculum vitae (CV) with their application. INHERENT REQUIREMENTS Inherent requirements apply to this course. See http://www.cdu.edu.au/inherent-requirements for details. Charles Darwin University 97 2023 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees