Spanish and Latin American Studies

Spanish language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence (of units) from Spanish 1 to 7 through the Spanish Electives. Students may enter at any point, subject to placement testing and/or prerequisites, and normally progress through the sequence in consecutive order. Accelerated progression and mid-year entry are also possible in special cases with the permission of the course convenor. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers.

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Duration: Depending on entry point, the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Spanish and Latin American Studies) must be taken part-time over at least two years (usually three years).

There are three standard entry points:

• Spanish 1 Entry Point: for students who have very little or no knowledge of Spanish.
• Spanish 3 Entry Point: for students who have undertaken two or three years of secondary school Spanish or who have been admitted to the program after proving adequate knowledge of Spanish, or adequate placement test results or equivalent.
• Spanish 5 Entry Point: for students who have obtained VCE Spanish, adequate placement test results, or approved equivalent.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

• 25 points at Level 1
• 37.5 points at Level 2
• 37.5 points at Level 3

Total 100 points

Please note the following:

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Spanish and Latin American Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information: http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/spanish-latin-american/spanish-placement-test

For an example of a typical Spanish major structure for each of the three entry points, please visit: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/lcr/

Spanish Entry Point 1

• Compulsory subjects: 62.5 points (5 subjects)
• Option subjects: 25 points (1 or 2 subjects)
• Elective subjects: 12.5 points (1 subject)

Spanish Entry Point 1 Compulsory Subjects

Spanish Entry Point 1 Option Subjects

Either SPAN20020 or both of SPAN20002 & SPAN20003.

Spanish 3 Entry Point

5 compulsory subjects (62.5 points), one Level 2 elective (12.5 points) and two Level 3 electives (25 points)

Spanish 5 Entry Point

3 compulsory subjects (37.5 points), two Level 2 electives (25 points) and three Level 3 electives (37.5 points).

Elective Subjects

• Students in the Spanish 1 Entry Point are required to take 1 elective subject (12.5 points). This has to be a Spanish elective.
• Students in the Spanish 3 Entry Point are required to take 3 elective subjects (37.5 points). They can take up to 1 European Studies / Other elective subject (12.5 points).
• Students in the Spanish 5 Entry Point are required to take 5 elective subjects (62.5 points). They can take up to 2 European Studies / Other elective subjects (25 points).

Spanish Electives

European Studies and Other Electives