Diploma in Vernacular Language (Fijian)

On successful completion of this programme, graduates should be able to:

1. Comprehend the indigenous languages of Fiji, including their phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and historical and continuing development;
2. Evaluate the indigenous oral traditions and arts of Fiji, including those recorded in the past, and distinguish the genuine from the spurious;
3. Critically analyse existing indigenous knowledge, customs and practices of Fiji, including those that have become obsolete and those that have developed more recently.