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.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission.
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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Language Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ITAN101 | 10 | Introductory Italian | Nil |
ITAN102 | 10 | Elementary Italian A | ITAN101 Introductory Italian or equivalent (P) |
ITAN103 | 10 | Elementary Italian B | ITAN102 Elementary Italian A or equivalent (P) |
ITAN201 | 10 | Intermediate Italian A | ITAN103 Elementary Italian B or equivalent (P) |
ITAN202 | 10 | Intermediate Italian B | ITAN201 Intermediate Italian A or equivalent (P) |
ITAN203 | 10 | Italian for Social and Professional Purposes | ITAN202 Intermediate Italian B or equivalent (P) |
SPAN101 | 10 | Introductory Spanish | Nil |
SPAN102 | 10 | Elementary Spanish A | SPAN101 Introductory Spanish or equivalent (P) |
SPAN103 | 10 | Elementary Spanish B | SPAN102 Elementary Spanish A or equivalent (P) |
SPAN201 | 10 | Intermediate Spanish A | SPAN103 Elementary Spanish B or equivalent (P) |
SPAN202 | 10 | Intermediate Spanish B | SPAN201 Intermediate Spanish A or equivalent (P) |
SPAN203 | 10 | Spanish for Social and Professional Purposes | SPAN202 Intermediate Spanish B or equivalent (P) |
Faculty Units
Education and Arts
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS112 | 10 | Art in the Early 20th Century | Nil |
ARTS237 | 10 | Postmodern Art in the 20th Century | ARTS112 Art in the Early 20th Century (P) |
COMM102 | 10 | Introduction to Communication | Nil |
COMM213 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication | 10 cp from 100-level units in Communication (P) |
COMM222 | 10 | Communication in a Global Society | 10 cp from Communication or Global Studies units (P) |
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies | Nil |
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration | 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies or Global Studies (P) |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics | Nil (P) |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy | Nil (P) |
EDAC116 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication Skills | Nil |
EDFD167 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development | Nil |
EDFD177 | 10 | Contexts for Learning and Development in a Diverse Society | Nil |
EDFD229 | 10 | Professional Identity as Teacher in Early Learning Contexts | EDCX202 Curriculum Decision-Making in the Early Years: Connections and Continuities (P) |
EDFD261 | 10 | Creating Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Learning Environments | Nil |
EDFX173 | 10 | Understanding the Psychology of Learning in Diverse Communities | Nil |
ENGL110 | 10 | Reading Literature: Form and Genre | ENGL104 Exploring Literature (I) |
ENGL202 | 10 | Twentieth-century Literature | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature (P) |
ENGL210 | 10 | Shakespeare and Renaissance | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature (P) |
ENGL224 | 10 | Romantic Generations | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Literature (P) |
EDLA167 | 10 | Linguistics for Literacy | Nil |
EDST108 | 10 | Science Inquiry and Sustainability | Nil |
GEOG100 | 10 | Changing Planet Earth | Nil |
GEOG101 | 10 | Global Human Environments | Nil |
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge | Nil |
GEOG206 | 10 | Climate Change: Past, Present and Future | Nil |
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods | GEOG101 Global Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation (P); GEOG200 Development in South East Asia and GLST201 Global Change and Development (I) |
GEOG208 | 10 | Natural Hazards, Disasters and Resilience | GEOG306 Extreme Earth: Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability (I) |
HIST105 | 10 | Early Modern Europe | Nil |
HIST112 | 10 | Film and History | Nil |
HIST114 | 10 | Fall of the Roman Republic | Nil |
HIST115 | 10 | Global History: Six Degrees of Separation | Nil |
HIST208 | 10 | Fascism | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST209 | 10 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST215 | 10 | Europe United and Divided, 1945-Present | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST216 | 10 | Europe in the Middle Ages and Beyond | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P) |
HIST230 | 10 | Life and Death in Pompeii | 10 cp from 100-level units in History (P) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History | Nil |
HIST255 | 10 | The Ancient Near East | 10 cp from 100-level units in History (P); HIST202 The Ancient Near East (I) |
HIST256 | 10 | War and Peace | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Politics and International Relations (P); HIST110 War and Peace (I) |
HUMA250 | 10 | Ancient Greek History and Drama | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Drama (P) |
HUMA252 | 10 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome | 10 cp from 100-level units in Art History, History, Theological Studies, Studies of Religion or Philosophy (P) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography in Rome | 10 cp from 200-300 level units in History or Geography (P) |
MUSC162 | 10 | Writing About Music: Legacies and Futures | Nil |
MUSC280 | 10 | Music, Culture and Diversity | Nil |
MUSC281 | 10 | Popular Music: Stage and Screen | Nil |
MUSC282 | 10 | Western Classical Music | Nil |
PERF104 | 10 | Drama’s Greatest Hits: Performing Drama History | Nil |
PERF215 | 10 | On Screen: Movies, TV, Video Games | Nil |
POLS104 | 10 | Introduction to International Relations | Nil |
POLS105 | 10 | Introduction to Human Rights | Nil |
POLS140 | 10 | The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World | Nil |
POLS201 | 10 | Middle Eastern Politics | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS211 | 10 | The Dragon Awakens: China and the World | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations (P) |
POLS213 | 10 | Security, Terrorism and Human Rights | 10 cp from 100-level units in Politics and International Relations or International Development Studies (P) |
SOCS108 | 10 | Contemporary Society and Change | Nil |
SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology (P) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives | Nil |
SOCS226 | 10 | Global Youth Cultures | 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or Youth Work or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World (P) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health | GLST200 Global Health (I) |
Health Sciences
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ALHT106 | 10 | Psychology for Allied Health | Nil |
EXSC199 | 10 | Psychology of Sport | Nil |
EXSC296 | 10 | Health and Exercise Psychology | Nil |
HLSC111 | 10 | The Person Health and Wellbeing | Nil |
HLSC120 | 10 | Indigenous Health and Culture | Nil |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics | Nil |
OHTY201 | 10 | Contextual Determinants of Health Illness and Disability | Nil |
PHIL201 | 10 | Bioethics | Nil |
PSYC100 | 10 | Foundations of Psychology | Nil |
PSYC200 | 10 | Lifespan Development | Nil |
PUBH101 | 10 | Foundations of Public Health Communication | Nil |
PUBH200 | 10 | Globalisation, Environment and Health | PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health and PUBH102 Foundations of Health Promotion (P) |
SPHY100 | 10 | Communication and Development Across the Lifespan | Nil |
Law and Business
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS104 | 10 | Foundations of Law and Legal Research | Nil |
LAWS107 | 10 | Introduction to Australian Public Law | Nil |
LAWS202 | 10 | Comparative Legal Systems | LAWS104 Foundations of Law and Legal Research Contract Law |
BUSN104 | 10 | Money Matters | ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting (I) |
BUSN111 | 10 | Working with Technology | ISYS111 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (I) |
BUSN112 | 10 | Managing Markets | MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value (I) |
BUSN113 | 10 | Managing People and Organisations | MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture (I) |
Theology and Philosophy
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL100 | 10 | Philosophy: The Big Questions | Nil |
PHIL107 | 10 | Philosophy of World Religions | Nil |
PHIL201 | 10 | Bioethics | Nil |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights | Nil |
PHIL210 | 10 | Language, Meaning and Truth | PHIL100 Philosophy the Big Questions or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
PHIL213 | 10 | Recent Continental Philosophy | PHIL100 Philosophy the Big Questions or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
PHIL214 | 10 | Medieval Philosophy | PHIL100 Philosophy the Big Questions or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
PHIL215 | 10 | Early Modern Philosophy | PHIL100 Philosophy the Big Questions or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
PHIL224 | 10 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | PHIL100 Philosophy the Big Questions or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
THBS205 | 10 | Narratives of Ancient Israel | THBS100 Introduction to the Bible (P) |
THCT205 | 10 | Church and Social Context | THBS100 Introduction to the Bible (P) and THCT100 What Christians Believe (P) |
THCT215 | 10 | Defining Moments in Church History | THCT204 Defining Church History (I) |
THEL100 | 10 | Biblical Hebrew A | THEL202 Biblical Hebrew A (I) |
THEL101 | 10 | New Testament Greek A | THEL203 New Testament Greek A (I) |
THEL102 | 10 | Ecclesiastical Latin A | THEL204 Ecclesiastical Latin A (I) |
THEL205 | 10 | Ecclesiastical Latin B | THEL102 Ecclesiastical Latin A (P) |
THEL206 | 10 | Medieval Latin | THEL205 Ecclesiastical Latin B (P),THEL206 Ecclesiastical Latin C (I) |
THEL207 | 10 | Biblical Hebrew B | THEL100 Biblical Hebrew A (P) |
THEL208 | 10 | New Testament Greek B | THEL101 New Testament Greek A (P) |
THEL209 | 10 | Study Tour in Theology | At least 80 cp in the program (P) |
THSR200 | 10 | Introducing Asian Religions | THCT100 What Christians Believe or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
THSR202 | 10 | Religion in Australian Culture | THCT100 What Christians Believe or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
THSR206 | 10 | Introduction to Islam | THCT100 What Christians Believe or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
THSR207 | 10 | Introduction to Judaism | THCT100 What Christians Believe or PHIL107 Philosophy of World Religions (P) |
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
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Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316173