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Diploma in Social Sciences

Undergraduate

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Mode
On campus
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
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Duration
1 year(s) full-time
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Program code
ZDSSC

What courses you'll study

Complete 48 units for either of the following:

  • Both of the following:
  • 36 units for all Core courses, and
  • 12 units from Open electives, or
  • 48 units for one Major from Majors

Complete 36 units for ALL of the following:

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
Future Ideas: Information Literacy and the Internet
Course code
COMM1023
Units
6
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Critical Thinking: Media and Academia
Course code
COMM1032
Units
6
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Introduction to Human Behaviour (UniSA)
Course code
PSYC1022
Units
6
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Global Citizenship in the 21st Century (UniSA)
Course code
SOCI1015
Units
6
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Individual and Society in Contemporary Australia (UniSA)
Course code
SOCI1016
Units
6
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Introduction to Academic Life
Course code
SOCI1032
Units
6

Notes

    1. Students are required to complete the diploma within 2 years to transfer into an undergraduate degree, subject to competitive entry. Students who do not transfer into an undergraduate degree within this time will be required to apply via SATAC.
    2. Commencing students may have their enrolments withdrawn if they fail to engage with their studies.
    3. This program requires weekly participation in all enrolled courses. Student engagement is monitored, with a lack of participation or contact with student support services and/or the Program Director resulting in students being unenrolled from courses they have not engaged with. This action will occur in week 3, prior to census, to ensure students' future program performance (cumulative GPA) is protected.

Complete one Major from the following:

Major name
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Major
Law
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Major
Psychology
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Major
Social Work

Notes

    1. Students are required to complete the diploma within 2 years to transfer into an undergraduate degree, subject to competitive entry. Students who do not transfer into an undergraduate degree within this time will be required to apply via SATAC.
    2. Commencing students may have their enrolments withdrawn if they fail to engage with their studies.
    3. This program requires weekly participation in all enrolled courses. Student engagement is monitored, with a lack of participation or contact with student support services and/or the Program Director resulting in students being unenrolled from courses they have not engaged with. This action will occur in week 3, prior to census, to ensure students' future program performance (cumulative GPA) is protected.

Complete exactly 12 units from the following:

Course name Course code Units
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Elective 1
Course code
AUXX1011
Units
6
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Elective 2
Course code
AUXX1012
Units
6

Notes

    1. Students are required to complete the diploma within 2 years to transfer into an undergraduate degree, subject to competitive entry. Students who do not transfer into an undergraduate degree within this time will be required to apply via SATAC.
    2. Commencing students may have their enrolments withdrawn if they fail to engage with their studies.
    3. This program requires weekly participation in all enrolled courses. Student engagement is monitored, with a lack of participation or contact with student support services and/or the Program Director resulting in students being unenrolled from courses they have not engaged with. This action will occur in week 3, prior to census, to ensure students' future program performance (cumulative GPA) is protected.

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