Diploma in Modern Languages (French)

Course 888-FR (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009.

Year and Campus: 2009
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Undergraduate

Coordinator

Convenor: Dr Jacqueline Dutton

Contact

Enquiries: Arts & Music Student Centre
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Course Overview:

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. Students enrolled in the DML must complete the course before, or at the same time as their concurrent degree.

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.

Objectives:

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.

Course Structure & Available Subjects:

The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of study in one language (totalling 100 points). The language subjects will be taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree in an integrated sequence and will normally add one year to the duration of a student's degree course.

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that s/he meets the requirements of the Diploma by enrolling in the correct number of subjects at the appropriate year level and within the rules outlined for the relevant language stream of the DML.

Subject Options: Beginners French Stream: for students who have very little or no knowledge of French.

First Year Subjects

Beginners level first year subjects
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Second Year Subjects

Beginners level second year subjects
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Third Year Subjects

Students undertake the subjects listed below plus one subject from the list of French Electives.
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Intermediate French Stream: for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school French or equivalent.

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Second Year Subjects

Students completing the DML in French should undertake the following subjects at second year level. 116-108 can be substituted with an approved French elective subject.
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Third Year Subjects

Intermediate stream third year students should undertake the following subject plus 2 electives from from the approved French subject list.
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Advanced (Post-VCE) French Stream: for students who have obtained a pass in VCE French, or its equivalent.

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Second Year Subjects

Second year advanced students should undertake the following 2 subjects plus an elective from from the approved French subject list.
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Third Year Subjects

Third year advanced stream students should undertake the following subject plus 2 electives from from the approved French subject list.
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French Elective Subjects

Electives Group A - Second Year Level

Many electives are available at both second and third year levels.
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Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Semester 1
12.500

Electives Group B - Second Year Level

Many electives are available at both second and third year levels.
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Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Semester 2
12.500

Electives Group A - Third Year Level

Many electives are available at both second and third year levels.
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Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Semester 1
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.50

Electives Group B - Third Year Level

Many electives are available at both second and third year levels.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Semester 2
12.50
Entry Requirements:

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.

Core Participation Requirements:

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).

Your stream enrolment depends on your previous language experience and is determined by the relevant School.

Further Study: The DML provides a pathway to graduate study in language.
Graduate Attributes: See course objectives
Generic Skills: Arts students are encouraged to pursue their academic interests and professional aspirations by taking a variety of subjects in a range of different areas of study. All arts subjects provide students with transferable generic skills that prepare them for further study and the workplace.

As a result of attendance at scheduled classes, participation in planned activities and discussion groups, and timely completion of essays and assignments, arts graduates should acquire transferable generic skills in the following areas:

  • research

    through competent use of the library, electronic databases, and other information sources, and the definition of areas of inquiry and methods of research;

  • critical thinking and analysis

    through recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by determining the strength of an argument;

  • thinking in theoretical terms

    through lectures, tutorial discussion, essay writing and engagement in the methodologies of the humanities and social sciences;

  • thinking creatively

    through essay writing, creative writing, tutorial discussions and presentations, conceptualising theoretical problems, forming judgements and arguments from conflicting evidence and by critical analysis;

  • understanding of social, ethical and cultural context

    through the contextualisation of judgements, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and possibilities and by constructing an argument;

  • communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically

    through essay writing and tutorial and seminar discussion;

  • written communication

    through essay preparation and assignment writing;

  • public speaking

    through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations;

  • attention to detail

    through essay preparation and writing, and examination revision;

  • time management and planning

    through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and examination revision;

  • teamwork

    through joint projects and group discussions.

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