ObjectivesStudents who complete the graduate diploma should: * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values; * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts; * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force; * Communicate effectively; * Commit to continuous learning; * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and other information technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma in Arts (Swedish)
Course descriptionSpecialisation Requirements:
* A sequence of six language and culture subjects commencing at Beginners level. The Intermediate level subjects are offered both on campus and by distance mode.
* 2 electives subjects
Compulsory subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-144 Swedish Language and Culture 1A
This subject is an introduction to the Swedish language for students with little or no knowledge of Swedish. It focuses on the acquisition of basic aural, oral, reading and writing skills, with emphasis placed on communicative skills, acquisition of ... Semester 1 12.50
126-145 Swedish Language & Culture 1B
This subject builds on skills acquired in Swedish Language and Culture 1A and focuses on the further development of aural, oral, reading and writing skills. Students will extend their vocabulary and increase their ability to apply basic grammatical p... Semester 2 12.50
126-064 Swedish Language & Culture 2A
This subject builds on skills acquired in Swedish Language and Culture 1A and 1B. It comprises reading, writing, vocabulary and grammatical structure, as well as listening and speaking making use of a variety of texts, activities and communicative si... Semester 1 12.50
126-065 Swedish Language & Culture 2B
This subject builds on skills acquired in Swedish Language and Culture 2A. It focuses on reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammatical structure, making use of a number of different types of texts and activities, including the stu... Semester 2 12.50
126-070 Swedish Language & Culture 3A
This subject builds on skills acquired in SWED10002 (Swedish Language & Culture 2B) and comprises advanced language training, a survey of the history of the Swedish language, and the study of selected prose from 1950 to the present. Students will... Semester 1 12.50
126-071 Swedish Language & Culture 3B
This subject builds on skills acquired in SWED30001 (Swedish Language & Culture 3A) and comprises advanced language training, in-depth study of Swedish culture and society, through fiction as well as non-fiction. Students will also be introduced ... Semester 2 12.50
Elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
116-028 Screening Europe: Image and Identity
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
119-201 European Modernism
European modernism refers to a wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends in literature and arts at the end of the 19th and early 20th century and has proven a major influence on current (Western) literature, film and the arts. This course int... Semester 2 12.50
119-211 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe
The eye-witness account and the personal memoir offer powerful ways of exploring the human legacy of overwhelming historical events on individual lives. But how do literary genres like the memoir and autobiography manage to speak about unspeakable to... Semester 1 12.50
119-200 Language and Society in Europe
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50