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Learning Outcomes

1.
Collaborate effectively with others
  • Leaders
  • Professionals
2.
Exhibit initiative and self-direction
  • Leaders
  • Professionals
3.
Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly
  • Scholars
  • Global Citizens
  • Professionals
4.
Explain the varied nature of the Francophone world and its diverse cultural practices and identify political, social and/or artistic perspectives
  • Scholars
5.
Recognise linguistic and cultural diversity in order to examine and comprehend one's own language and culture
  • Scholars
  • Global Citizens
6.
Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
7.
Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
8.
Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
9.
Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
  • Global Citizens
10.
Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
11.
Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
  • Leaders
12.
Use the French language with a level of fluency and understanding equivalent to a proficient user as articulated in the Common European Framework
  • Scholars

Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) - BCom(Co-op)3554 - Commerce (Co-op)
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(International)3558 - Commerce (International)

Specialisation Structure
60 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 60 UOC.

Advanced Language Core Courses

If you commence at Advanced Level you must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

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

Professional Language Core Courses

If you commence at Professional Level you must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

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

Capstone Course

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS3330
6 UOC
Languages Capstone: Translation and Interpreting
ARTS3991
6 UOC
Arts and Social Sciences Capstone

French Contextual Studies Electives

You must take at least 12 UOC, up to a maximum of 18 UOC of the following courses.

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

French Professional Studies Electives

You must take at least 12 UOC, up to a maximum of 36 UOC of the following courses.

ARTS3487
6 UOC
Key French Texts
ARTS3488
6 UOC
French Discourse Studies
ARTS3486
6 UOC
Approaches to Spoken French
ARTS3484
6 UOC
On Love and Friendship in French Texts and Films

Minimum Professional Level Courses

Awarding of the Advanced major in Advanced French Studies is contingent upon completing 24 units of credit at the Professional level, no matter the level of entry into the major.

ARTS3482
6 UOC
Professional French A
ARTS3483
6 UOC
Professional French B
ARTS3484
6 UOC
On Love and Friendship in French Texts and Films
ARTS3486
6 UOC
Approaches to Spoken French
ARTS3487
6 UOC
Key French Texts
ARTS3488
6 UOC
French Discourse Studies

Commencing Mid-Year

If you commence Professional Level with Professional French B, you must complete a Professional Studies course in place of Professional French A to meet the requirements of 24 UOC at the Professional Level.

Enrolment Disclaimer

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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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