Department of Arts (Papua New Guinea Studies)
Programs Offered
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
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