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Diploma in Languages
Any student who has accepted or who holds a place in an undergraduate Bachelor degree at the
University of Adelaide, and who has obtained the consent of their relevant faculty to study the two
awards concurrently, can apply for admission to the Diploma in Languages.
The course is not available to students from universities other than Adelaide. Languages currently
available to University of Adelaide students through the Language Outreach program are included in
the Diploma of languages. If you are a Flinders student you can do German in a Flinders Diploma of
Languages.
You cannot do the Diploma of Languages by itself. You can only do it if you are enrolled concurrently
with full - or part-time study in another undergraduate degree. You can begin the Diploma in
Languages at any point in your undergraduate degree, but you must remember that the Diploma in
Languages requires a three-year sequence of German.
If you are enrolled in the Diploma in Languages, you need to complete a major in your chosen
language (ie 24 units). If you choose to do German for your Diploma, simply follow the instructions for
completing a major in German. In order to accommodate these additional language courses, students
will add one year to their undergraduate degree program.
For further information refer to the Faculty's Graduate Coursework Degrees leaflet or visit the Faculty
website at:
http://arts.adelaide.edu.au/arts-web/
Alternatively contact the Faculty Office.
The major for students who commenced German before 2008
Students who commenced German before 2008 and who completed second-year German under the
previous curriculum structure will have passed 14 units, as follows:
First year: 6 units
Second year: 8 units
This leaves a total of 10 units to complete in order to fulfil the current requirements for a major (or
for a Diploma in Languages). As all courses are now of 3 units in value, the Faculty has determined
that students in this situation will qualify for a major (or Diploma) if the number of units they
complete falls 1 or 2 units above or below the 24 units required for the new major. This means you
have two options:
Either
Complete 4 courses at third year (2 language + 2 culture courses)
Total units: 14 + 12 (4 x 3) = 26 units
or
Complete 3 courses at third year (2 language + 1 culture or 1 language + 2 culture courses)
Total units: 14 + 9 (3 x 3) = 23 units
Note that when you commenced (i.e. before the introduction of the new curriculum), the major (and
Diploma) in German corresponded to 26 units, which is one of the options indicated above.
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