Department of Arts (Papua New Guinea Studies)
Journals
JOURNALS - Grassroots Research Bulletin
There is a two-year Diploma program and a four-year Arts Degree program. Majors are possible, and require overall attainment of a level passes in the Unit Stream, as well as the completion of a major interdisciplinary research project utilising primarily a research method from this stream
The Diploma and Degree programs consist of five and eight strands of units respectively over the four semesters. Subject areas include history, literature, social sciences, management and religion/ philosophy. The main strands are supplemented by skill units on computer usage, research and basic bookkeeping
There is a six-week work experience requirement at the end of the first year, so that students gain experience in finding a job and in being responsible to their professional role in the workplace. This work experience is evaluated on the basis of logbooks, which are kept under the scrutiny of on-the-job supervisors, and reviewed by teachers, and class work on return to classes in the following year. Opportunities for significant conferences or for block units that become possible in Madang are also taken as they arise
The Kawawar Journal
The Kawawar Journal is an in-house opinion journal produced by and for the Arts (Papua New Guinea Studies Department of Divine Word University. Kawawar means "ginger" in Tok Pisin. The students publish it each term and the students themselves are the sole contributors to the Journal. Topics cover the complete range of contemporary Papua New Guinea issues: child abuse, corruption, environmental issues, and the preservation of traditional culture
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