Diploma in Languages

DipLang

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

2 years part-time

Approved locations

• Online

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 60 cp from specified Language Units (in one language only) (Part A)
2. 20 cp from approved Faculty Units (Part B)

Other requirements

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.

Students who enter the Diploma with advanced standing equivalent to ITAL101, ITAL102, or both, or SPAN101, SPAN102, or both, may with the approval of their Course Coordinator take additional Diploma in Languages Faculty Units, or further units in their chosen language through cross-institutional study, to complete the Diploma.

Part A : Language Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ITAN101	Introductory Italian	10
ITAN102	Elementary Italian A	10
ITAN200	Elementary Italian B	10
ITAN201	Intermediate Italian A	10
ITAN202	Intermediate Italian B	10
ITAN204	Living Italy: Italian Cultures in Context	10
SPAN101	Introductory Spanish	10
SPAN102	Elementary Spanish A	10
SPAN200	Elementary Spanish B	10
SPAN201	Intermediate Spanish A	10
SPAN202	Intermediate Spanish B	10
SPAN204	Living Spanish and Latin American Cultures	10

Part B : Faculty Units

Part B.1 OR Part B.2 OR Part B.3 OR Part B.4

Part B.1 : Education and Arts

Complete 0 to 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS112	Art in the Early 20th Century	10
ARTS237	Postmodern Art in the 20th Century	10
COMM102	Introduction to Communication	10
COMM213	Interpersonal Communication	10
COMM222	Communication in a Global Society	10
DVST100	Introduction to International Development Studies	10
DVST200	Refugees and Forced Migration	10
EDEN100	Foundations of Literacy	10
EDES103	Understanding Learners and Their Contexts	10
EDES105	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges, Histories and Cultures	10
ENGL110	Reading Literature: Form and Genre	10
ENGL202	Twentieth-Century Literature	10
ENGL210	Shakespeare and the Renaissance	10
ENGL224	Romantic Generations	10
EDLA290	General Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDLA291	Italian Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDLA292	Spanish Language Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	10
EDSI100	Science in Our World	10
GEOG110	Exploring Natural Environments	10
GEOG111	Exploring Human Environments	10
GEOG214	Sustainability: The Global Challenge	10
GEOG216	Climate Change: Past, Present and Future	10
GEOG217	Political Geography: Borders, Migration and Conflict	10
GEOG218	Natural Disasters: Risk, Response and Resilience	10
GEOG219	Geography Research and Project Management	10
HIST105	Early Modern Europe	10
HIST112	Film and History	10
HIST114	Fall of the Roman Republic	10
HIST115	Global History: Six Degrees of Separation	10
HIST208	Fascism	10
HIST209	Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917	10
HIST215	Europe Divided and United 1945-Present	10
HIST216	Europe in the Middle Ages and Beyond	10
HIST229	Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America	10
HIST230	Life and Death in Pompeii	10
HIST251	Human Rights in History	10
HIST255	The Ancient Near East	10
HIST256	War and Peace	10
HUMA250	Ancient Greek History and Drama	10
HUMA319	Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present	10
HUMA252	Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome	10
MUSC162	Writing About Music: Legacies and Futures	10
MUSC280	Music, Culture and Diversity	10
MUSC281	Popular Music: Stage and Screen	10
PERF104	Drama's Greatest Hits: Performing Drama History	10
PERF215	On Screen: Movies, TV, Video Games	10
POLS104	Introduction to International Relations	10
POLS105	Introduction to Human Rights	10
POLS201	Middle Eastern Politics	10
POLS211	The Dragon Awakens: China and the New World	10
POLS213	Security, Terrorism and Human Rights	10
SOCS100	Introduction to Sociology	10
SOCS108	Contemporary Society and Change	10
SOCS206	Globalisation, Religion and Modernity	10
SOCS209	Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives	10
SOCS226	Global Youth Cultures	10
SOCS243	Global Health	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Part B.2 : Health Sciences

Complete 0 to 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BIOL121	Human Biological Science 1	10
BIOL125	Human Biology 1	10
BIOL126	Human Biology 2	10
EXSC119	From Health to High Performance Sport	10
EXSC199	Psychology of Sport	10
EXSC296	Health and Exercise Psychology	10
HLSC111	The Person, Health and Wellbeing	10
HLSC120	Indigenous Health and Culture	10
HLSC220	Health Care Ethics	10
NUTR101	Introduction to Nutrition	10
PHIL201	Issues in Bioethics	10
PSYC100	Foundations of Psychology	10
PSYC200	Life Span Development	10
PUBH101	Foundations of Public Health Communication	10
PUBH102	Foundations of Health Promotion	10
PUBH200	Globalisation, Environment and Health	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Part B.3 : Law and Business

Complete 0 to 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
LAWS104	Foundations of Law and Legal Research	10
LAWS107	Introduction to Australian Public Law	10
LAWS202	Comparative Legal Systems	10
BUSN104	Money Matters	10
BUSN111	Working with Technology	10
BUSN112	Managing Markets	10
BUSN113	Managing People and Organisations	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Part B.4 : Theology and Philosophy

Complete 0 to 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PHIL100	Philosophy: the Big Questions	10
PHIL107	Philosophy of World Religions	10
PHIL200	Contemporary Moral Problems	10
PHIL201	Issues in Bioethics	10
PHIL202	Justice, Authority and Human Rights	10
PHIL210	Language, Meaning and Truth	10
PHIL213	Postmodern European Philosophy	10
PHIL214	Medieval Philosophy	10
PHIL215	Early Modern Philosophy	10
PHIL224	Ancient Greek Philosophy	10
THBS205	Narratives of Ancient Israel	10
THCT205	Church and Social Context	10
THCT215	Defining Moments in Church History	10
THEL100	Biblical Hebrew A	10
THEL101	New Testament Greek A	10
THEL102	Ecclesiastical Latin A	10
THEL205	Ecclesiastical Latin B	10
THEL206	Medieval Latin	10
THEL207	Biblical Hebrew B	10
THEL208	New Testament Greek B	10
THEL209	Study Tour in Theology	20
THSR200	Introducing Asian Religions	10
THSR202	Religion in Australian Culture	10
THSR206	Introduction to Islam	10
THSR207	Introduction to Judaism	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10