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Program Overview

The Diploma of Family History is a comprehensive program that can be completed within a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years. This program is available to Australian and New Zealand citizens, Permanent Residents, and Humanitarian Visa Holders, provided all studies are undertaken on-shore in Australia.

Program Structure

The program is taught by leading academics in history, genealogy, and writing, and offers a thriving online community of passionate family historians. To graduate with a Diploma of Family History, students need to complete eight units, consisting of four Introductory units and four Foundation units. Each unit is taught by specialists in Australian, British, European, and Asian histories.

Units of Study

The program offers a range of units, including:

• Introduction to Family History: A key unit for those new to family history and genealogy, covering planning, recording, and researching family history, as well as critically evaluating historical resources and communicating findings.
• Convict Ancestors: Learning how to interpret historical convict, prison, and court records to uncover the lives of past ancestors.
• Writing Family History: Developing key skills in writing fiction and non-fiction based on genealogical records, focusing on crafting engaging, readable multigenerational family history narratives.
• Place, Image, Object: Discovering stories in family treasures through homes, heirlooms, albums, and art, and finding meaningful ways to connect with the family's past.

Introductory Level Units

The program also offers Introductory level units, including:

• Migrant Families: Developing archival and digital research skills to find Australia and New Zealand migration records and tell the family's migration story.
• Oral History: Learning about the importance of oral history in documenting family history and developing practical skills in recording, transcribing, and sharing oral histories.
• Families and War: Researching online military records and contextualizing diverse experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and Britain during the First World War.
• The Family Saga: Developing key skills in writing fiction or non-fiction based on genealogical records, focusing on crafting engaging, readable multigenerational family history narratives.
• The Family Photo Essay: Learning the basics of creating a family photo essay by combining words and images to communicate family stories.

Research Areas and Resources

The program provides access to historical documents, photos, local narratives, oral histories, and other resources from the 1500s to 2000s, including free access to Ancestry.com Library Edition and the British Newspaper Archive. Students will learn how to research, write, and creatively communicate family history, and will become part of a supportive community of Family History experts.