Information about the Graduate Diploma in Arts (GDipArts)
Please note: This page refers to the 2012 academic year unless otherwise specified.
The GDipArts is a qualification enabling students to specialise at an advanced level in areas not included in their BA. It may be used as a transitional qualification providing a pathway from a BA to the BA(Hons) degree in a specific area.
The GDipArts is a one-year full-time or up to four years' part-time programme of study. Courses are chosen in consultation with the Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator in the subject area in which you would like the GDipArts awarded.
The entry requirements are as follows:
Before enrolment, a candidate for the GDipArts shall have:
- (i) completed the requirements of a BA degree; and
- (ii) been accepted by the relevant Head of School as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
- Requirement (i) may be waived by the Head of School for a candidate who has completed another Bachelors degree.
The general requirements are as follows:
- The course of study for the GDipArts shall be a coherent programme approved by the relevant Head of School in a major subject area listed in the BA statute. It shall consist of at least 120 points in courses numbered 200-499, including at least 75 points at 300 level or above. The inclusion of points above 300-level will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances. Except as provided in 2 below, the courses shall be selected from those satisfying the requirements for a single listed BA major.
- The Head of School may approve the inclusion of up to 30 points from courses offered in another discipline or subject area.
- At the discretion of the Associate Dean, up to 40 points may be included from courses passed for a Certificate of Proficiency before enrolment for the diploma.
Please note: All students enrolled in a GDipArts prior to 2011 will be able to complete under the 2010 regulations, so long as they complete the requirements within four years of first enrolling in the qualification.
Please discuss and plan your programme on the form provided in the table below with the Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator in the subject area in which you would like the GDipArts awarded.
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| Document | File size | File type |
|---|---|---|
 GDipArts Planned Programme of Study Form |
89 KB |
Examples of Coherent Programmes within a GDipArts
Classical Studies
| ARTH 216 | Byzantine and Medieval Art |
| CLAS 210 | Greek and Roman Epic |
| CLAS 304 | Greek Mythology |
| CLAS 308 | Greek Social History |
| CLAS 309 | Bronze Age Aegean Art and Archaeology |
| CLAS 311 | Myth and Storytelling |
Social Policy
| SPOL 203 | Special Topic: Comparative Welfare Regimes |
| SPOL 306 | Social Inequality |
| SPOL 309 | Social Policy and the Family |
| SPOL 314 | Sociology of Health and Illness |
| SPOL 315 | Reproducing Gendered Bodies |
| SPOL 318 | Social Movements and the State |