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Undergraduate courseDiploma in LanguageFAST FACTSTaught on-campus at Flinders. Available to Australian and international students. Course length: Normally three years part-time in conjunction with a bachelor degree (thus adding one extra year to the overall program of study). Prerequisites: No prerequisites. No assumed knowledge. Open to all Flinders students. WHY STUDY A LANGUAGE?Most university graduates will at some time need to interact with people whose first language is not English, and many would benefit from studying another language. This is particularly the case for graduates in areas related to health, education or social issues and to fields of business, science or art which involve international exchanges.Flinders offers all students the opportunity to major in a language in conjunction with any undergraduate course. They complete a total of one extra year of study and graduate with both their chosen degree and a Diploma in Language. The following languages are available:
# NO NEW STUDENT INTAKE IN 2008 There is no quota for entry and all students qualifying to study at Flinders are eligible. The course was created for students who would not otherwise study a language as part of their degree and is only offered in combination with another award. It is available to beginners or those at a more advanced level. WHAT SKILLS WILL I GET?The Diploma in Language is designed to provide students with competence in a chosen language and thus add greater portability to their qualifications. At the same time, it increases cross-cultural understanding and provides the academic rigour of formal language study.By adding linguistic expertise or strengthening skills already gained in a language other than English, students increase their ability to communicate the skills and interests from their main study area to the wider community. To find out more about the jobs this degree can lead to, go to the Your Career section of our graduate careers website. WHAT WILL I STUDY?The course involves studying a major sequence in a language over at least three years and must, therefore, be studied concurrently with the main degree; language studies cannot be confined solely to the additional year. This requires some adjustment to the normal pattern of the main degree and academic counselling is available to help you structure your studies.The diploma can be started in the First or Second year and need not be completed in consecutive years. For example, your degree structure may make it more appropriate to undertake language studies in the First, Second and Fourth years of your program. Flinders also encourages students to study their chosen language overseas, in countries where that language is spoken. If you choose to take approved language studies overseas you can, on successful completion of these studies, transfer the credit gained to your Flinders degrees. The full program of study is set out in the Course rule and topic descriptions for this degree. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Flinders offers all students the opportunity to major in a language in conjunction with any undergraduate course. The Diploma in Language was created for students who would normally have difficulty incorporating a language as part of their degree. The Diploma is only available in combination with another award.
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