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Faculty of Arts : Guide to courses
The Diploma in Modern Languages enables students to gain a diploma in language study while completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne. The Diploma usually consists of a three year sequence of First, second and third year language study and adds one year to the duration of your degree course. You take language subjects alongside your degree subjects in an integrated sequence. The Diploma will only be awarded on the completion of your primary degree.
At the completion of the Diploma, students should:
have acquired a mastery of both oral/aural and writing/reading skills comparable to that of a student majoring in a language discipline;
have gained a basic understanding of selected aspects of the culture (or cultures) and of the society (or societies) associated with the language.
The Diploma in Modern Languages is only available to students who are currently enrolled in a degree course at the University of Melbourne. It must be completed alongside your degree studies and can only be awarded on the completion of your degree.
Selection to the Diploma is based upon academic merit. Students generally need to meet the Arts clearly-in rank ENTER (91.15 in 1998) to be eligible for selection.
Combined degree students are not usually eligible for the Diploma; however, your application will be considered if you are a high achieving student.
Entry to the Diploma requires the approval of both the Faculty of Arts and the student's home Faculty, and the endorsement of the relevant language department.
The Diploma consists of a three year sequence of study in one language (totalling a minimum of 100 points). The language subjects will be taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree in an integrated sequence approved by the student's home faculty and the language department, and will normally add one year to the duration of a student's main degree.
Students should note that the points requirement for the DML (100 points) is not equivalent to a language Major (125 points). Students wishing to take extra subjects may apply to do so and will incur HECS or course fees.
The Diploma will be available to students with no prior knowledge of a language as well as to those who have completed several years of study (for instance, as part of the VCE).
The language stream in which a student enrols will be determined by the language department. Placement is based on VCE results, other language study records or a placement test.
Stream enrolment remains provisional until confirmed, or, alternatively, is altered according to the student's needs as determined by the department during the first two weeks of teaching. As far as possible, the department will notify students of changes to their stream enrolment during the first two weeks of semester. Where a change is made in the third or fourth weeks of semester it will be reported to the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies).
The following languages and levels are expected to be available for DML study in 1999:
Arabic (Beginners and post-VCE) Arabic Studies
Chinese (Beginners, non-dialect speakers with VCE Chinese, and background speakers) Chinese
French (Beginners, intermediate and post-VCE) French
German (Beginners, intermediate and post-VCE) German
Hebrew (Beginners and post-VCE) Hebrew Studies
Indonesian (Beginners and post-VCE) Indonesian
Italian (Beginners and post-VCE) Italian
Japanese (Beginners, post-VCE, and more advanced standing) Japanese
Russian (Beginners and post-VCE) Russian
Swedish (Beginners) Swedish
In the cases of French, German, Italian, and Japanese, summer intensive beginners subjects are available from the Horwood Language Centre, and may be undertaken as part of the Diploma. Each intensive subject is the equivalent of a full year of language study (37.5 points) and candidates may continue directly to second year language study, subject to academic performance. Students should see the Intensive Languages entry in this handbook for subject details.
Students undertaking the Diploma may in some circumstances undertake language study abroad for credit of up to 37.5 points toward their course. An application for credit must be made prior to proceeding overseas. Interested students should consult their subject coordinator (see also Studying languages overseas), or the International Students Unit in the Faculty of Arts Office.
It is not possible to defer commencement of the Diploma; students not intending to commence study in 1999 should apply for selection in a later year. Students who have completed at least one subject (12.5 points) may be permitted to take up to one year of leave of absence. Students who require time away from their studies but who have not completed a subject should discontinue their course and re-apply once they are able to continue.
The Faculty of Arts is concerned about the progress of its students and monitors progress with the intention of providing assistance to those students who may need it. If you are concerned about your study, contact the Faculty for advice. If you fail a subject in the Diploma you will be asked to see either a Faculty course adviser, or the Faculty Progress Committee. Students who attend the Committee may be asked to apply for leave of absence or to discontinue their course. In some cases, the Committee may recommend that a student be suspended from the course (see What if I fail a significant part of my studies?).
Credit may be granted to Diploma students at the time of first enrolment for tertiary studies taken within the last 10 years. The Faculty offers credit to a maximum of 37.5 points towards the Diploma for equivalent language study not counted towards another qualification.
Students who have completed language subjects through the Community Access Program may be awarded credit up to a maximum of 37.5 points.
Students who have completed subjects through accelerated learning programs concurrently with their VCE may be awarded credit up to a maximum of 37.5 points.
Students who are not eligible for credit, but who have completed work considered to be the equivalent of a language subject or level may be granted an exemption from that subject and enrol in the next level of the language. However, the student must still complete at least 100 points of study to be eligible for the award of the Diploma.
There is only one enrolment period for the DML (no mid-year entry). Applications must be received by:
Re-enrolling students: Friday 30 October 1998
New students: Friday 5 February 1999
For further information and application forms, please telephone the Faculty of Arts Office on (03) 9344 6395.
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