Graduate Diploma in Arts - Spanish and Latin American Studies

The Spanish and Latin American studies program at The University of Melbourne offers language options at all levels together with a growing number of cultural studies subjects in areas as diverse as literature (from Don Quixote to contemporary classics), cinema, popular culture, food studies, gender studies, and area studies in both European and Latin American studies.

The Spanish and Latin American Studies program will allow you to acquireand improve on Spanish language skills and increase your awareness of Spanish and Latin American culture through a variety of authentic written and spoken and visual materials. You will also learn to interact with other Spanish speakers at a sophisticated level. The program will also provide opportunities to undertake independent research projects into areas including language, literature, culture, politics, cinema, theatre, music, food and identity. The program has agreements with prestigious universities in Spain and Latin America, which allow students to undertake exchange and study abroad options as part of their Spanish 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 1 Entry Point

• eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

Spanish 3 Entry Point

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

Spanish 5 Entry Point

• 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 1 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects

8 compulsory subjects (100 points)

Spanish 3 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects

7 compulsory subjects (87.5 points)

Spanish 5 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects

5 compulsory subjects (62.5 points)

Elective Subjects

Spanish 3 Entry Point

• one Level 2 Spanish elective subject (12.5 points)

Spanish 5 Entry Point 5

• Two Level 2 elective subjects (25 points)
• One Level 3 elective subject (12.5 points)

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

Spanish Electives