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: The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation is only available part-time and normally takes 2 - 3 years to complete. This specialisation is not available to international students.

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:

Spanish Entry Point 1

• eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

Spanish Entry Point 3

• seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
• 12.5 points of Level 2 elective subjects

Spanish Entry Point 5

• five compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
• 25 points of Level 2 elective subjects
• 12.5 points of Level 3 elective subjects

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

Eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

Spanish Entry Point 3 Compulsory Subjects

Seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)

Spanish 5 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects

Five compulsory subjects (62.5 points)

Elective Subjects

Spanish Entry Point 3

• 12.5 points of Level 2 Spanish elective subjects

Spanish Entry Point 5

• 25 points of Level 2 elective subjects
• 12.5 points of Level 3 elective subjects

Please note: Only one of the elective subjects for Spanish Entry Point 5 can be a European Studies/other elective subject

Spanish Electives