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Course Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Australian Folklife Studies looks at programs and research on folklore and folklife conducted by the Australian Studies Program at Curtin. This program concentrates on the Australian experience of folklore, yet the understandings gained from these findings are applied to a wide variety of social, cultural, organisational and human needs.

Students are able to study individual units or work towards the Graduate Diploma.

What You Will Learn with the Graduate Diploma in Australian Folklife Studies

It involves the study of informal culture verbal, non-verbal, behavioural and material and offers students the chance to understand some of the fundamentals of the human condition that can be applied in the workplace.

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What the Graduate Diploma in Australian Folklife Studies Can Do for You

The issues covered in this folklife studies course are invaluable to professionals to understand the issues they face working in human services, heritage studies, organisational behaviour, human resources, tourism, museology, cultural planning, librarianship and teaching.

Talk to SEEK Learning about the Graduate Diploma in Australian Folklife Studies distance learning course and study options.

Getting Started Not sure where to begin? We've selected units that allow you to start learning, build your study skills and confidence, while keeping your degree options open. Note these are recommendations only and we will discuss your particular requirements over the phone. For the Graduate Diploma in Australian Folklife Studies, useful starting points include Introduction to Folklore, Folklore and Folklife Fieldwork, and Folklife: A Multicultural Perspective.

Set Your Own Timetable Studying with OUA has allowed me to complete my degree without stopping work - the flexibility is great. Belinda M

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Course Structure

Total units: 6 Core: 6

Course Units

• Introduction to Folklore
• Folklore and Folklife Fieldwork
• Advanced Issue in Folklore and Life
• Folklife: A Multicultural Perspective
• Applied Folklore
• Community Folk Heritage