The Diploma in Language can be undertaken by any student admitted to an undergraduate degree at the University. The course is offered on a part-time basis, over six consecutive semesters concurrently with a bachelor degree, thus adding one extra year to the overall study program.
The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
The requirements for the Diploma in Language must be undertaken over at least three years; language studies cannot be confined solely to the additional year.
The languages available are Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek, or Spanish.
Students can be accommodated at either beginners' or advanced (equivalent to Year 12 SACE continuers level) levels of linguistic competence.
Students can undertake the Diploma in Language if they have been admitted to any undergraduate degree of the University.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
The Diploma in Language aims to:
At the completion of the Diploma in Language, students are expected to:
To qualify for the Diploma in Language, a student must complete the required program of study for his/her undergraduate degree and 36 units chosen from one language in the Diploma in Language, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
No topic may be counted towards both the degree and the Diploma in Language.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
36 units comprising
CHIN1201 Introductory Chinese Part 1 (4.5 units)
CHIN1202 Introductory Chinese Part 2 (4.5 units)
CHIN2201 Intermediate Chinese Part 1 (4.5 units)
CHIN2202 Intermediate Chinese Part 2 (4.5 units)
CHIN3201 Upper Intermediate Chinese Part 1 (4.5 units)
CHIN3202 Upper Intermediate Chinese Part 2 (4.5 units)
Plus select 9 units from:
HIST2003 Revolutionary China, 1949 - 1978 (4.5 units)
HIST2005 The Chinese Revolution, 1900 - 1949 (4.5 units)
INTR2005 The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
LLAW3270 Introduction to China's Law and Legal System (4.5 units)#
SCME2107 Asian Cinema (4.5 units)*
Other cultural topics may be chosen with the approval of the Director of Studies for Chinese. Students may apply to enrol cross-institutionally in the In-Country Language Study (LAN211 or LAN311) topics offered by Charles Darwin University.
Please note that the Year 1-3 language topics are delivered in distance mode through Charles Darwin University. The cultural topics are available at Flinders University.
# LLAW3270 is taught as a Summer School topic and delivered in China in conjunction with the East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) in Shanghai. Topic prerequisite will apply.
* SCME2107 is predominantly concerned with Chinese cinema and media.
36 units comprising
FREN2201 Intermediate French Part 1 (4.5 units)
FREN2202 Intermediate French Part 2 (4.5 units)
FREN3201 Upper Intermediate French Part 1 (4.5 units)
FREN3202 Upper Intermediate French Part 2 (4.5 units)
FREN3301 Advanced French Part 1 (4.5 units)
FREN3302 Advanced French Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus one of
FREN3211 French Cultural Studies 1 (4.5 units)
FREN3212 French Cultural Studies 2 (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
FREN1201 Introductory French Part 1 (4.5 units)
FREN1202 Introductory French Part 2 (4.5 units)
FREN2201 Intermediate French Part 1 (4.5 units)
FREN2202 Intermediate French Part 2 (4.5 units)
FREN3201 Upper Intermediate French Part 1 (4.5 units)
FREN3202 Upper Intermediate French Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus one of
FREN2211 French Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
FREN2212 French Culture and Society 2 (4.5 units)
plus one of
FREN3211 French Cultural Studies 1 (4.5 units)
FREN3212 French Cultural Studies 2 (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
INDO2201 Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 (4.5 units)
INDO2202 Intermediate Indonesian Part 2 (4.5 units)
INDO3201 Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 (4.5 units)
INDO3202 Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 2 (4.5 units)
INDO3301 Advanced Indonesian Part 1 (4.5 units)
INDO3302 Advanced Indonesian Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus
INDO2001 Indonesian Culture and Society (4.5 units)
plus one of
INDO2002 Indonesian Musical Cultures (4.5 units)
INDO2004 Indonesian for Special Purposes (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
INDO1201 Introductory Indonesian Part 1 (4.5 units)
INDO1202 Introductory Indonesian Part 2 (4.5 units)
INDO2201 Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 (4.5 units)
INDO2202 Intermediate Indonesian Part 2 (4.5 units)
INDO3201 Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1 (4.5 units)
INDO3202 Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus
INDO2001 Indonesian Culture and Society (4.5 units)
plus one of
INDO2002 Indonesian Musical Cultures (4.5 units)
INDO2004 Indonesian for Special Purposes (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
ITAL2201 Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL2202 Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)
ITAL3201 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL3202 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)
ITAL3301 Advanced Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL3302 Advanced Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from
ITAL2213 Italian Theatre (4.5 units)
ITAL3211 Italian Cultural Studies (4.5 units)
ITAL3213 Translation from Italian (4.5 units)
ITAL3214 Italian Cinema (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
ITAL3311 Extended Italian Cultural Studies (4.5 units)
ITAL3403 Italian Migration to Australia (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
ITAL1201 Introductory Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL1202 Introductory Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)
ITAL2201 Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL2202 Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)
ITAL3201 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL3202 Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus one of
ITAL2211 Italian Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
ITAL2212 Italian Culture and Society 2 (4.5 units)
plus one of
ITAL2213 Italian Theatre (4.5 units)
ITAL3211 Italian Cultural Studies (4.5 units)
ITAL3214 Italian Cinema (4.5 units)
ITAL3215 The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units)
ITAL3403 Italian Migration to Australia (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
MGRE2201 Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE2202 Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2 (4.5 units)
MGRE3201 Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE3202 Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2 (4.5 units)
MGRE3301 Advanced Modern Greek Part 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE3302 Advanced Modern Greek Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from
MGRE3211 Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings and Divine Interventions (4.5 units)
MGRE3212 Modern Greek Cultural Studies 2 (4.5 units)
MGRE2213 Philosophy, Love and Religion: The Alexandrian Story (4.5 units)
MGRE2214 Greek Mythology: Gods, Heroes and Mortals (4.5 units)
MGRE3312 Extended Modern Greek Cultural Studies 2 (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
MGRE1201 Introductory Modern Greek Part 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE1202 Introductory Modern Greek Part 2 (4.5 units)
MGRE2201 Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE2202 Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2 (4.5 units)
MGRE3201 Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE3202 Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from
MGRE3211 Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings and Divine Interventions (4.5 units)
MGRE3212 Modern Greek Cultural Studies 2 (4.5 units)
MGRE2213 Philosophy, Love and Religion: The Alexandrian Story (4.5 units)
MGRE2214 Greek Mythology: Gods, Heroes and Mortals (4.5 units)
MGRE2211 Modern Greek Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
MGRE2212 Modern Greek Culture and Society 2 (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
SPAN2201 Intermediate Spanish Part 1 (4.5 units)
SPAN2202 Intermediate Spanish Part 2 (4.5 units)
SPAN3201 Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1 (4.5 units)
SPAN3202 Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2 (4.5 units)
SPAN3301 Advanced Spanish Part 1 (4.5 units)
SPAN3302 Advanced Spanish Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus one of
SPAN3211 Latin American History and Culture Through Film and Literature (4.5 units)
SPAN3212 Spanish for Academic and Professional Purposes (4.5 units)
plus one of
SPAN3311 Contemporary Spanish History and Culture Through Film and Literature (4.5 units)
SPAN3312 An Introduction to Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
36 units comprising
SPAN1201 Introductory Spanish Part 1 (4.5 units)
SPAN1202 Introductory Spanish Part 2 (4.5 units)
SPAN2201 Intermediate Spanish Part 1 (4.5 units)
SPAN2202 Intermediate Spanish Part 2 (4.5 units)
SPAN3201 Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1 (4.5 units)
SPAN3202 Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2 (4.5 units)
plus 9 units from
SPAN2211 Keys to the Spanish and Latin American Worlds (4.5 units)
SPAN2212 An Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Cultures (4.5 units)
SPAN3211 Latin American History and Culture Through Film and Literature (4.5 units)
SPAN3311 Contemporary Spanish History and Culture Through Film and Literature (4.5 units)
SPAN3312 An Introduction to Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
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