C20030v3 Advanced Diploma in Australian Language and Culture

Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Australian Language and Culture (ADALC) has been jointly designed for international students by the ELSSA Centre and the Institute for International Studies. It may be studied as a study-abroad year in the students' current degree, as part of a university-to-university exchange agreement, or as a stand-alone program.

The program aims to develop English language proficiency through the study of Australian society and culture.

Students audit one faculty subject in each semester of the ADALC.

Course aims

The Advanced Diploma is aimed at two types of students:

• exchange and Study Abroad students who wish to complete the ADALC and return to their country, and
• international students who do not meet the UTS language entry requirements and who need to develop their academic literacy skills to enable them to enrol in an undergraduate course at UTS.

International students who successfully complete the ADALC program become eligible to study in UTS faculties, providing that they also meet any requirements of the relevant faculty.

Additional admission requirements

Students must have reached an English language competence level of 5.0 (IELTS) or TOEFL 510 (computer 180). Students with an IELTS of 6.0 or TOEFL of 550 (computer 213) are exempt from Semester 1.

Course duration and attendance

The Advanced Diploma in Australian Language and Culture is a one-year (two-semester) course.

Course structure

The course comprises 48 credit points of study, made up of eight subjects.

Course completion requirements

Other information

Further information is available from the ELSSA Centre on: