Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Languages

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Languages requires the completion of a minimum of 198 units of study.

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Languages or the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) programs and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed. Students wishing to complete with only the Bachelor of Laws will only receive credit for LLAW topics.

Admission requirements

For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to Bachelor of Laws (Honours) combined degrees through SATAC.

Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply through SATAC, or via internal university transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of Languages.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Languages a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

• a Law component of 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) which consists of 94.5 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Year 4 Option topics, 4.5 units of Year 3 Option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation. [see Bachelor of Laws (Honours) entry for further information];
• a Languages component of a minimum of 63 units for the Bachelor of Languages, as detailed below. Note: the minimum of 63 units can only be completed if Option 1 is chosen. If Option 2 is chosen then the minimum requirement will be 67.5-72 units.

Bachelor of Languages component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Languages a student must complete 63-72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, from one of the following options:

Option 1 (63 units)
•    LING1000 Strategies for Language Learning  (4.5 units)
•    LING1002 Language and Languages  (4.5 units)
•    One 45 unit extended major sequence chosen from French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek or Spanish.
•    9 units of option topics

OR

Option 2 (67.5 - 72 units)
•    LING1000 Strategies for Language Learning  (4.5 units)
•    LING1002 Language and Languages  (4.5 units)
•    One 36 unit major sequence chosen from French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek or Spanish, or from one of the following University of Adelaide languages: Chinese, German or Japanese.#
•    One 22.5 unit minor sequence chosen from French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek or Spanish (students must choose a different language to the language they are studying as their major sequence)
•    OR one 27 unit minor sequence chosen from one of the following University of Adelaide languages: Chinese, German or Japanese.#

#Students must complete at least 36 units of Flinders topics in the Bachelor of Languages that do not count towards any other Flinders award. Therefore if two of the University of Adelaide languages are chosen for the 36 unit major sequence and 27 unit minor sequence then an additional 27 units of Flinders option topics must be completed. If one of the University of Adelaide languages is chosen for the 36 unit major sequence and a Flinders language is chosen for the minor sequence (22.5 units) then an additional 4.5 units of Flinders option topics must be completed.

Option topics

 HIST3001  Destination Australia: Migration since 1900 (4.5 units)
 INDG2003  Indigenous Australian Languages  (4.5 units)
 INDO2002  Indonesian Musical Cultures  (4.5 units)*
 ITAL2213  Italian Theatre (4.5 units) **
 ITAL3403  Italian Settlement in Australia  (4.5 units)
 ITAL3214  Italian Cinema (4.5 units) **
 ITAL3215  The Italian Mafia: Origin and Representations (4.5 units) **
 LANG2000  Special Topic in Language or Cultural Studies  (4.5 units)
 LANG2005  Migrant Journeys: Cultures, Identities and Belonging (4.5 units)
 LANG2004  Language in Society: Introduction to Sociolinguistics  (4.5 units)
 LANG3000  Language in Action  (4.5 units)
 LING2001  Introduction to Second Language Acquisition  (4.5 units)
 LING2103  Language, Culture and Communication  (4.5 units)
 LING3105  Intercultural Communication  (4.5 units)
 LING3107  An Introduction to Translation: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)
 MGRE2213  Alexandria: The Legacy of a City  (4.5 units)
 MGRE2214  Greek Mythology: Gods, heroes and mortals  (4.5 units)
 MGRE3211  Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings and Divine Interventions  (4.5 units)

* This topic is available to all Bachelor of Languages students as an option topic. It is also offered in the extended major in Indonesian. However, it can only count towards either the extended major or the option component, but not both.

** These topics are offered in the major or extended major in Italian.  Students can only count them towards either the major or extended major, or the option component, but not both.

Extended Major, Major and Minor Sequences

An extended language major sequence (45 units) consists of 13.5 units of Culture topics at second/third level; and 27 units of Language topics: 9 units at first level, 9 units at second level, 9 units at third level and LANG3300 Language Research Project (4.5 units) at third level.

An ordinary language major sequence (36 units) consists of 9 units of Culture topics: 4.5 units at second level, and 4.5 units at third level; and 27 units of Language topics: 9 units at first level, 9 units at second level and 9 units at third level.

A minor language sequence (22.5 units) consists of a 4.5 unit Culture topic undertaken at second level and 18 units of Language topics: 9 units at first level and 9 units at second level. Students undertaking a minor sequence in Chinese, German or Japanese at the University of Adelaide undertake the equivalent of 27 units, consisting of 9 units at first level and 18 units at upper level.

All extended major sequences, ordinary major sequences and minor sequences are available in both beginners and intermediate streams.

Flinders Languages:

French Indonesian Italian

Modern Greek Spanish

University of Adelaide Languages (major and minor sequences only):

• Chinese
• German
• Japanese

Please visit the University of Adelaide webpage for topic information.

Stream - French (Beginners)

 First Year Language Topics

 FREN1201  Introductory French Part 1  (4.5 units)
 FREN1202  Introductory French Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Second Year Language Topics

 FREN2201  Intermediate French Part 1  (4.5 units)
 FREN2202  Intermediate French Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Language Topics

 FREN3201  Upper Intermediate French Part 1  (4.5 units)
 FREN3202  Upper Intermediate French Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Topic (4.5 units)

 Culture topics

Select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major) from the following:

FREN2211  The Reading Workshop  (4.5 units)
FREN2212  French Cultural Icons  (4.5 units)
FREN3211  French Cinema  (4.5 units)
FREN3212  Bon appétit! From plate to palate  (4.5 units)

Stream - French (Intermediate)

First Year Language Topics

 FREN2201  Intermediate French Part 1  (4.5 units)
 FREN2202  Intermediate French Part 2  (4.5 units)

Second Year Language Topics

 FREN3201  Upper Intermediate French Part 1  (4.5 units)
 FREN3202  Upper Intermediate French Part 2  (4.5 units)

Third Year Language Topics

 LANG3001  Advanced Language for Interaction  (4.5 units)
 LANG3002  Advanced Language for Translation  (4.5 units)

Third Year Extended Major Topics

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

Culture topics

Select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major) from the following:

FREN2211  The Reading Workshop  (4.5 units)
FREN2212  French Cultural Icons  (4.5 units)
FREN3211  French Cinema  (4.5 units)
FREN3212  Bon appétit! From plate to palate  (4.5 units)

Stream - Indonesian (Beginners)

First Year Language Topics

INDO1201  Introductory Indonesian Part 1  (4.5 units)
INDO1202  Introductory Indonesian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Second Year Language Topics

INDO2201  Intermediate Indonesian Part 1  (4.5 units)
INDO2202  Intermediate Indonesian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Third Year Language Topics

INDO3201  Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1  (4.5 units)
INDO3202  Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Third Year Extended Major Topic

LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

Culture topics

INDO2001  Indonesian Culture and Society  (4.5 units)

Plus select 4.5 units (ordinary Major) or 9 units (Extended Major) from

INDO2002  Indonesian Musical Cultures  (4.5 units)
INDO2004  Indonesian for Special Purposes  (4.5 units)

Stream - Indonesian (Intermediate)

First Year Language Topics  

INDO2201  Intermediate Indonesian Part 1  (4.5 units)
INDO2202  Intermediate Indonesian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Second Year Language Topics

INDO3201  Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 1  (4.5 units)
INDO3202  Upper Intermediate Indonesian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Third Year Language Topics

LANG3001  Advanced Language for Interaction  (4.5 units)
LANG3002  Advanced Language for Translation  (4.5 units)

Third Year Extended Major Topic

LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

Culture topics

INDO2001  Indonesian Culture and Society  (4.5 units)

Plus select 4.5 units (ordinary Major) or 9 units (Extended Major) from

INDO2002  Indonesian Musical Cultures  (4.5 units)
INDO2004  Indonesian for Special Purposes  (4.5 units)

Stream - Italian (Beginners)

First Year Language Topics

 ITAL1201  Introductory Italian Part 1  (4.5 units)
 ITAL1202  Introductory Italian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Second Year Language Topics

 ITAL2201  Intermediate Italian Part 1  (4.5 units)
 ITAL2202  Intermediate Italian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Third Year Language Topics

 ITAL3201  Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1  (4.5 units)
 ITAL3202  Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2  (4.5 units)

Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics: select either ITAL2211 or ITAL2212

 ITAL2211  Italian Culture and Society 1  (4.5 units)
 ITAL2212  Italian Culture and Society 2  (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics: select 4.5 units (Ordinary Major) or 9 units (Extended Major) from:

 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)

Stream - Italian (Intermediate)

 First Year Language Topics

 ITAL2201  Intermediate Italian Part 1  (4.5 units)
 ITAL2202  Intermediate Italian Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Second Year Language Topics

 ITAL3201  Upper Intermediate Italian Part 1  (4.5 units)
 ITAL3202  Upper Intermediate Italian Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Language Topics

 LANG3001  Advanced Language for Interaction  (4.5 units)
 LANG3002  Advanced Language for Translation  (4.5 units)

Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics: select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major) 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)

Stream - Modern Greek (Beginners)

 First Year Language Topics

 MGRE1201  Introductory Modern Greek Part 1  (4.5 units)
 MGRE1202  Introductory Modern Greek Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Second Year Language Topics

 MGRE2201  Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1  (4.5 units)
 MGRE2202  Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Language Topics

 MGRE3201  Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1  (4.5 units)
 MGRE3202  Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics: select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major#) from

 MGRE2213  Alexandria: The Legacy of a City  (4.5 units)
 MGRE2214  Greek Mythology: Gods, heroes and mortals  (4.5 units)
 MGRE3211  Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings and Divine Interventions  (4.5 units)

Stream - Modern Greek (Intermediate)

 First Year Language Topics

 MGRE2201  Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1  (4.5 units)
 MGRE2202  Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Second Year Language Topics

 MGRE3201  Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 1  (4.5 units)
 MGRE3202  Upper Intermediate Modern Greek Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Language Topics

 LANG3001  Advanced Language for Interaction  (4.5 units)
 LANG3002  Advanced Language for Translation  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics: select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major#) from

 MGRE2213  Alexandria: The Legacy of a City  (4.5 units)
 MGRE2214  Greek Mythology: Gods, heroes and mortals  (4.5 units)
 MGRE3211  Homer's Odyssey: Wanderings and Divine Interventions  (4.5 units)
 MGRE3312  Images of Greece and Cyprus  (4.5 units)

Stream - Spanish (Beginners)

First Year Language Topics

 SPAN1201  Introductory Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN1202  Introductory Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Second Year Language Topics

 SPAN2201  Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN2202  Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Language Topics

 SPAN3201  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3202  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics

Select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major) from the following:

 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 Cinema and Literature  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3312  An Introduction to Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3401  Advanced Topic in Spanish 1  (4.5 units)

Stream - Spanish (Intermediate)

 First Year Language Topics

 SPAN2201  Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN2202  Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Second Year Language Topics

 SPAN3201  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3202  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Language Topics

 LANG3001  Advanced Language for Interaction  (4.5 units)
 LANG3002  Advanced Language for Translation  (4.5 units)

 Third Year Extended Major Topic

 LANG3300  Language Research Project (4.5 units)

 Culture Topics

Select 9 units (Ordinary Major) or 13.5 units (Extended Major) from the following:

 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 Cinema and Literature  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3312  An Introduction to Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3401  Advanced Topic in Spanish 1  (4.5 units)