Diploma in Languages
DipLang
80 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years part-time.
Course available at:
- Ballarat, Victoria
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Canberra, ACT
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:-
- be enrolled in an ACU bachelor degree and have completed a minimum of 40 credit points; or
- have completed the equivalent of year 12 level.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from specified Language Units (in one language only)
- 20 cp from approved Faculty Units
- Students enrolled concurrently in an ACU undergraduate degree and the Diploma in Languages must complete units approved by their respective Faculty.
Students enrolled in the Diploma in Languages as a stand-alone diploma may complete 20 cp from any approved 100-Level Faculty units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Language Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ITAN101 | 10 | Introductory Italian |
ITAN102 | 10 | Elementary Italian A (Pre: ITAN101 Introductory Italian or equivalent) |
ITAN103 | 10 | Elementary Italian B (Pre: ITAN102 Elementary Italian A or equivalent) |
ITAN201 | 10 | Intermediate Italian A (Pre: ITAN103 Elementary Italian B or equivalent) |
ITAN202 | 10 | Intermediate Italian B (Pre: ITAN201 Intermediate Italian A or equivalent) |
ITAN203 | 10 | Italian for Social and Professional Purposes (Pre: ITAN202 Intermediate Italian B or equivalent) |
SPAN101 | 10 | Introductory Spanish |
SPAN102 | 10 | Elementary Spanish A (Pre: SPAN101 Introductory Spanish or equivalent) |
SPAN103 | 10 | Elementary Spanish B (Pre: SPAN102 Elementary Spanish A or equivalent) |
SPAN201 | 10 | Intermediate Spanish A (Pre: SPAN103 Elementary Spanish B or equivalent) |
SPAN202 | 10 | Intermediate Spanish B (Pre: SPAN201 Intermediate Spanish A or equivalent) |
SPAN203 | 10 | Spanish for Social and Professional Purposes (Pre: SPAN202 Intermediate Spanish B or equivalent) |
Faculty Units
Education and Arts
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ARTS112 | 10 | Art in the Early 20th Century |
ARTS237 | 10 | Postmodern Art in the 20th Century (Pre: ARTS112 Art in the Early 20th Century) |
COMM102 | 10 | Introduction to Communication |
COMM213 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Communication) |
COMM222 | 10 | Communication in a Global Society (Pre: 10 cp from Communication or Global Studies units) |
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies |
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies or Global Studies) |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Economics) |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Economics) |
EDAC116 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication Skills |
EDFD167 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development |
EDFD177 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development in a Diverse Society |
EDFD229 | 10 | Professional Identity as Teacher in Early Learning Contexts (Pre: EDCX202 Curriculum Decision-Making in the Early Years: Connections and Continuities) |
EDFD261 | 10 | Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Learning Environments |
EDFX173 | 10 | Understanding the Psychology of Learning in Diverse Communities |
ENGL104 | 10 | Exploring Literature |
ENGL202 | 10 | Event and Experiment: Twentieth-century Literature (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature) |
ENGL210 | 10 | Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature) |
ENGL224 | 10 | Romantic Generations (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature) |
EDLA167 | 10 | Linguistics for Literacy |
EDST108 | 10 | Science Inquiry and Sustainability |
GEOG101 | 10 | Exploring Human Environments |
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge |
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (Pre: GEOG101 Exploring Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation; Inc: GEOG200 Development in South East Asia AND GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
HIST105 | 10 | Early Modern Europe |
HIST112 | 10 | Film and History |
HIST113 | 10 | Ancient Egypt |
HIST114 | 10 | Fall of the Roman Republic |
HIST115 | 10 | Global History: Six Degrees of Separation |
HIST208 | 10 | European Fascism 1870-1945 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST209 | 10 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 (Pre:10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST215 | 10 | Europe United and Divided, 1945-2005 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST216 | 10 | Middle Ages and Beyond (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST219 | 10 | Modern Southeast Asia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America (Pre:10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST230 | 10 | Pompeii in Context (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST252 | 10 | Empires: From the Silk Road to the Asian Century (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST255 | 10 | The Ancient Near East (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History) |
HIST256 | 10 | War and Peace (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World; Inc: HIST 110 War and Peace) |
HUMA250 | 10 | Ancient Greek History and Drama (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Drama) |
HUMA252 | 10 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Art History, History, Theological Studies, Studies of Religion or Philosophy) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography in Rome (Pre: 10 cp of 200-300 level History or Geography units) |
MEDA213 | 10 | Power, Propaganda and Persuasion (Pre: MEDA101 Theories of Media or 10 cp from 100-level units in Communication) |
MUSC162 | 10 | Writing About Music: Legacies and Futures |
MUSC280 | 10 | Music, Culture and Diversity |
MUSC281 | 10 | Popular Music: Stage and Screen |
MUSC282 | 10 | Western Classical Music |
PERF104 | 10 | Introduction to Drama |
PERF215 | 10 | Screen Studies (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level Drama units) |
POLS104 | 10 | Introduction to International Relations |
POLS105 | 10 | Introduction to Human Rights |
POLS140 | 10 | The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World |
POLS201 | 10 | Middle Eastern Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations) |
POLS202 | 10 | Southeast Asian Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations) |
POLS210 | 10 | Racism in Our Times: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
POLS211 | 10 | Chinese Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level Politics and International Relations unit) |
POLS212 | 10 | Politics in the Developing World (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations; Inc: POLS209 Contemporary Politics) |
POLS213 | 10 | International Security and Terrorism (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations) |
SOCS108 | 10 | Contemporary Society and Change |
SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives |
SOCS226 | 10 | Global Youth Cultures (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or Youth Work or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health (Inc: GLST200 Global Health) |
Health Sciences
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ALHT106 | 10 | Psychology for Allied Health |
EXSC199 | 10 | Psychology of Sport |
EXSC296 | 10 | Health and Exercise Psychology |
HLSC111 | 10 | The Person Health and Wellbeing |
HLSC120 | 10 | Indigenous Health and Culture |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics |
OHTY201 | 10 | Contextual Determinants of Health Illness and Disability |
PHIL201 | 10 | Bioethics |
PSYC100 | 10 | Foundations of Psychology |
PSYC200 | 10 | Lifespan Development |
PUBH101 | 10 | Foundations of Public Health Communication |
PUBH200 | 10 | Globalisation, Environment and Health (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health and PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion) |
SPHY100 | 10 | Communication and Development Across the Lifespan |
Law and Business
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
LAWS107 | 10 | Public Law |
LAWS202 | 10 | Comparative Legal Systems (Pre: LAWS105 Contract Law, LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure, LAWS206 Torts) |
MKTG100 | 10 | Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value |
Theology and Philosophy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
PHIL100 | 10 | Philosophy: The Big Questions |
PHIL201 | 10 | Bioethics |
PHIL210 | 10 | Language, Meaning and Truth (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Philosophy) |
THEL102 | 10 | Ecclesiastical Latin A (Inc: THEL204 Ecclesiastical Latin A) |
THEL205 | 10 | Ecclesiastical Latin B (Pre: THEL102 Ecclesiastical Latin A) |
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422014
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422014