Diploma of Language Studies

Program Structure: Flexible, Comprehensive, and Engaging

Our Diploma of Language Studies is designed to accommodate diverse learning needs, allowing you to tailor your studies to fit your schedule, goals, and interests.

• Flexible Duration: Study at your own pace – full-time or part-time – depending on your commitments. While the Diploma can be completed in one year of full-time study, most students opt to spread their coursework over three years part-time, balancing their studies with work, travel, or other academic pursuits.
• Flexible Study Options: Our Diploma of Language Studies offers a highly flexible structure, allowing you to tailor your language learning journey to suit your personal, academic, and professional aspirations. Whether your goal is to achieve proficiency in a single language, develop multilingual competency, or adopt an interdisciplinary approach to language and cultural studies, our program provides the adaptability you need.
• Accessible for All Levels: Whether you’re a complete beginner or an advanced learner, the program offers courses tailored to your current proficiency level, ensuring a structured and progressive learning journey.
• Comprehensive Content: The Diploma combines language acquisition, cultural immersion, and linguistic studies, giving you both practical communication skills and a deep understanding of the cultural and historical contexts of your chosen language(s).
• Innovative Learning Approach: Engage in communicative, interactive, and practical learning through a variety of classroom activities, digital resources, real-world applications, and study-abroad opportunities that enhance both fluency and cultural competence.

You will complete 48 credits points (CP) from any of the subject areas below:

• Arabic Language and Cultures
• Chinese Studies
• French and Francophone Studies
• Germanic Studies
• Ancient Greek
• Modern Greek Studies
• Hebrew (Modern)
• Indonesian Studies
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Korean Studies
• Latin
• Sanskrit (minor only)
• Spanish and Latin American Studies

Study Pathways

You can structure your Diploma in one of the following ways:

• Major (48 CP): Choose to specialise in one language (excluding Sanskrit) and complete the required units as outlined in the latest Arts and Social Sciences Handbook. This pathway allows you to develop a deep understanding of the language and its cultural context.
• Minor (36 CP): If you prefer a more balanced approach, you may complete a minor in a single language (36 CP) while also broadening your linguistic expertise with an additional 12 CP from another subject area.
• Customised Study Pathway (48 CP): Design a personalised study plan by combining language units from multiple subject areas. This flexible option is ideal for students who wish to explore linguistic diversity and cultural intersections.
• Elective Options: Expand your learning by selecting additional elective units. You can choose from a wide range of language subjects listed in Table A (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), as well as specific elective units in Tibetan (Table S, Shared Pool). These elective options provide further opportunities to deepen your understanding of language and culture across different regions.