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Diploma in Language Studies - Dip Lang Studies3417 - Language Studies

Specialisation Structure
48 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Introductory Language Courses

If you commence at Introductory level, you must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS1510
6 UOC
Introductory German A
ARTS1511
6 UOC
Introductory German B

Intermediate Language Courses

If you commence at Introductory or Intermediate level, you must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS2510
6 UOC
Intermediate German A
ARTS2511
6 UOC
Intermediate German B

Advanced Language Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS3510
6 UOC
Advanced German A
ARTS3511
6 UOC
Advanced German B

Upper Level Core Course

If you commence at Intermediate or Advanced level, you must complete 6 UOC of the following courses:

ARTS3780
6 UOC
Contemporary Germany: History, Politics, Society

Contextual Studies Electives

You must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

Note: ARTS3780 can only be taken as a Contextual Studies Elective by students commencing at Introductory Level.

ARTS2285
6 UOC
The Holocaust: Origins, Implementation, Aftermath
ARTS2785
6 UOC
Europe's Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1945
ARTS3786
6 UOC
Confronting the Past in Contemporary Europe
ARTS3787
6 UOC
European Modernity: Religion, Politics, Culture
ARTS3295
6 UOC
Understanding Nazi Germany: Origins, Structures, Explanation
ARTS2788
6 UOC
Religion and Secularism in Modern Europe
ARTS3780
6 UOC
Contemporary Germany: History, Politics, Society

Cross-Institutional Prescribed Electives

If you commence at Intermediate Level you can take up to 12 UOC of approved upper-level German Studies prescribed electives via cross-institutional study.If you commence at Advanced Level you must take at least 12 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC of approved upper-level German Studies prescribed electives via … For more content click the Read More button below.

Language Courses

If you have achieved a higher level of study in a language course, you are not permitted to study a lower level language course.

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Language Studies for Commencing Mid-Year Students

If your language skills are assessed as Level A in Introductory or Advanced you cannot commence study until Term 1.

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