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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.

ARTS1480
6 UOC
Introductory French A
ARTS1481
6 UOC
Introductory French B

Intermediate Language Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses

ARTS2480
6 UOC
Intermediate French A
ARTS2481
6 UOC
Intermediate French B

Advanced Language Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS3480
6 UOC
Advanced French A
ARTS3481
6 UOC
Advanced French B

Professional Language Courses

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

ARTS3482
6 UOC
Professional French A
ARTS3483
6 UOC
Professional French B

Contextual Studies Courses

You must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS2482
6 UOC
French Cinema and Society
ARTS2484
6 UOC
The Lives of the Impressionists and Other Artists
ARTS2485
6 UOC
Exploring French Linguistics
ARTS2487
6 UOC
French Popular Culture
ARTS2785
6 UOC
Europe's Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1945
ARTS2486
6 UOC
The French Speaking World

Commencing Mid-Year

If you commence the language studies stream at Introductory French B, you must go on to complete Advanced French B. In order to have the required 48 UOC for the major, you must complete a further 18 UOC in contextual courses.If you commence the language studies stream at Intermediate French … 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, Advanced or Professional you cannot commence study until Term 1.

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