Diploma in Modern Languages (Spanish)

The Diploma in Modern Languages (DML) enables students to gain a diploma in language study while completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne. The diploma 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 degree course. Students who do not commence the Diploma concurrently with the first year of their degree studies may not be able to complete the Diploma at the same time as the degree. This means that graduation from one of the courses may be delayed until the other course is completed.

The DML is not equivalent to a BA language major.

The DML does not qualify you to enter programs for which a BA language major is required. However, high-achieving DML students wishing to complete the equivalent of a BA language major (those with honours entry standard marks) may, with Faculty and School approval, complete an additional subject. The additional subject may be completed within your degree course if sufficient space is available and if your home Faculty approves the enrolment. Otherwise, it must be taken as an over-enrolment in the DML.

Students wishing to undertake an honours or postgraduate diploma program on completion of the DML (100 points) should note that they are required to complete the equivalent of a BA language major (112.5 points) before being eligible for entry to a fourth year level program.

Diploma graduates with the equivalent of a BA language major must have completed a BA degree to be eligible to apply for the BA (Honours), otherwise they may apply to enter the postgraduate diploma.

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 (DML) enables students to gain a diploma in language study in the course of completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne.

The DML involves a three-year sequence of language study, totalling a minimum of 100 points. It adds one year to the duration of an ordinary degree course.

The DML (Spanish) is offered in the Beginners and Intermediate streams. Spanish subjects are taken alongside degree subjects in an integrated sequence of study. This must be approved by the home faculty course adviser. The student may be required to sit a placement test. See Diploma in Modern Languages . To be eligible to take out the DML, students must complete at least 50 points of study towards the Diploma in subjects taught by schools of the University of Melbourne.

Please note that students who do not achieve 60% or higher in Intermediate Spanish will not be able to continue with Spanish study and therefore will not be able to complete the Diploma in Modern Languages.

Beginners stream - First year

Beginners Stream - Second year

Beginners Stream - Third Year

Intermediate stream - First Year

Intermediate stream - Second Year

Intermediate stream - Third Year

Post-VCE stream - First Year

Post-VCE stream - Second Year

Post-VCE stream - Third Year

Third Year Electives

The Diploma in Modern Languages (DML) is only available to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree course at the University of Melbourne. The DML must be completed alongside your degree studies and can only be awarded on the completion of your degree.

For continuing students, selection into the Diploma is based upon the weighted average of subjects across your entire course. For first-year students, eligibility is based on your ENTER score. The entry cut-off fluctuates from year-to-year. It is determined by the number of places available and the number of applications received.

For combined degree students and students from faculties other than arts, entry to the Diploma requires the approval of both the Faculty of Arts and the other faculty.