Graduate Diploma in International Affairs

About

The Graduate Diploma of International Affairs (GDIA) is a flexible one year full-time (or part-time equivalent) postgraduate qualification designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills required for understanding emerging issues in international, political and strategic affairs, both globally and in Asia and the Pacific.

Through a wide range of master degree course choices, students will learn how to critically analyse international affairs and foreign and defence policies. The GDIA will engage students in a diverse range of disciplines and explore how issues such as globalisation, development, democratisation, terrorism, human security, war and conflict drive political developments in the Asia Pacific region and around the world.

The program provides a pathway for entry into ANU master programs in diplomacy, international relations, strategic studies and political science. Students who are considering proceeding from this qualification into an approved master program should seek academic advice from the relevant program convenor in order to ensure that the courses taken during the Graduate Diploma are eligible for credit toward their chosen master degree.

Admission criteria

Completion of one of the following:

• bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7
• graduate diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
• graduate certificate or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7
• 24 units of courses in a postgraduate program a GPA of 4/7
• Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for verbal reasoning, 155 for quantitative reasoning and 4.0 in analytical writing and a minimum of 3 years of full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
• minimum 5 years of full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program

plus

• compliance with the Australian National University's English language requirements for admission policy.

Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program.

GPA calculation

ANU uses a 7-point grade point average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities.

Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications that are eligible to be considered.

Course credit or exemption

For information about course credit for previous studies, see the program entry or read about course credit or exemption on the ANU website.

Fees and charges

^ Indicative total only. Actual total will depend on subject selection, rate of program completion and annual review of fee levels. Check the latest fee information.

Australian Government financial assistance

Australian National University scholarships and financial assistance

Equity Scholarships through UAC

Further information

Read the full course details on the ANU website.

Visit the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific website.
Call (02) 6125 3207.
Email the College.