Overview 2020
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It provides students with opportunities to learn, and then consolidate and advance, skills and knowledge and introduces awareness of ethics and discipline practices that will enable students to communicate their findings with diverse audiences appropriately. The Diploma of Family History is a fully online course. It comprises eight units, and is available solely to domestic students.
Note:
This degree is fully online and is only available through the College of Arts, Law and Education online registration process:
Website: Diploma of Family History
Contact: ASC.Contact@utas.edu.au / +61 3 6226 6365
Course objectives
- Cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of relevant family history sources.
- Cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to family history data management requirements.
- Specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives relevant to family history.
- Communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised family history skills to others and demonstrate an understanding of knowledge.
Career outcomes
Students who complete a Diploma of Family History could potentially work in the following fields: family history and genealogical research, creative writing, non-fiction writing, cultural and/or heritage tourism, local and regional museums, history and heritage consultancies, local and community history organisations, adult education, archives and library information systems
Course structure
Foundation Level Units
Introduction to Family History is designed for people interested in their own family histories or genealogy in general. You will learn how to plan efficiently and record accurately your family history using family history research principles and practices. The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Winter school (late) | ||||
| Hobart | 5 Week Session Jan A | ||||
Who are the most interesting characters on your family tree? Would you like to write their stories to share with other family members, or with a wider audience? Perhaps you have an ancestor who is intriguing because of what you…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Spring school | ||||
This unit uses the material world, in the form of objects, images and places, to engage with remembering, researching and communicating family history and memories. By looking at homes, human-shaped environments such as gardens, and inherited items both mundane and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 11 Week Session Oct | ||||
Convict, prison and court records can provide rich, if sometimes disturbing evidence, of the lives led by past ancestors. This unit will draw upon the expertise of leading historians of crime, the law and convict transportation to guide students through…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
We know the impact that photographic images can have on us, individually and collectively. When images and words come together to tell a story they can be entertaining, revelatory, breathtaking and even powerful agents of change. In this unit, you…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 11 Week Session Apr | ||||
View all details for HEJ001 The Photo Essay: An Introduction
Introductory Level Units
Adventure or romance, tragedy or triumph, legends of extraordinary feats or quiet tales of everyday struggles. What kinds of stories are there in your family tree? This unit builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in HAA004 Writing Family History.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
In this unit you will learn a range of techniques that will help you to recover information about convict ancestors transported to the Australian penal colonies. Drawing on an extensive database of 1.5 million records, you will learn how to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Winter school (early) | ||||
Stories are central to the human experience. Shared family stories contribute to a more complete picture of where we have come from and where we are going. In this unit, you will learn about the role of oral history in…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 11 Week Session Apr | ||||
Do you have a family ancestor who served as a soldier or nurse in the First World War? Do you have an old family war diary or set of letters in the proverbial attic? Building upon the skills in the…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
English Writing introduces students to, and consolidates their knowledge of, the conventions of English grammar and composition. The unit focuses on fashioning the skills required of an academic writer. The unit covers:the processes and mechanics of academic writing;grammar, syntax, voice,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEN105 English Writing: Grammar and Composition
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Admission to the Diploma of Family History is available on the basis of a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Applicants may apply for admission to the University entry in accordance with the provisions of the University's Rules of Admission including those for Admission for Alternative Entry and on meeting General Entry Requirements (GER).
Credit transfer
Successful completion of the Diploma of Family History can count as 50 points unspecified credit at Introductory level towards the Bachelor of Arts degree subject to degree rules.
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Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Domestic students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place will be charged a fee based on the number of units they enrol in. In 2020, this fee is $46.20 per unit (of 12.5 credit points). In 2020, the maximum charge for full time students is $308.
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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