C20059v1 Diploma in Languages
Award(s): Diploma in Languages (DipLang)CRICOS code: 086360J
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Notes
This course will be offered for the first time in 2015.
Overview
Career options
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Diploma in Languages is designed to be taken concurrently with an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at UTS. It facilitates university students learning about language and culture and thereby broadens the opportunities associated with their professional degree.
This course allows students to gain exposure to international perspectives and consolidate their linguistic capabilities in a language other than English. Language options include: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Language and culture subjects taken throughout the diploma draw on the UTS Model of Learning, which combines international and intercultural engagement with blended and research-inspired learning.
Career options
Career options are contingent on the concurrent coursework program taken in conjunction with the Diploma in Languages. These options are broadened through the development of capacity to interact and thrive in a global, or globally focused, workplace.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis and must be taken concurrently with an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at UTS. The course must be commenced in Autumn semester.
Course structure
Students must complete 48 credit points made up of six subjects drawn from a language option.
Course completion requirements
| CBK91066 Choice (Language) | 48cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course program
A typical course program is shown below for a full-time student commencing in Autumn semester and concurrently enrolled in C20059 Diploma in Languages (CBK91067 Options (Chinese) and the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Digital and Social Media) (C10314). Students wishing to select one of the other language options follow a similar study pattern.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58102 Language and Discourse | 8cp | |
| 58125 User Experience Design | 8cp | |
| 58103 Ideas in History | 8cp | |
| 97101 Chinese Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58101 Understanding Communication | 8cp | |
| 58337 Engagement, Participation, Gamification | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| 97102 Chinese Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58201 Communication and Cultural Industries and Practices | 8cp | |
| 58335 Digital Communities | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| 97103 Chinese Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58202 Regulating Communication: Law, Ethics, Politics | 8cp | |
| 58214 Media Writing and Production | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| 97104 Chinese Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58338 Representing Complexity | 8cp | |
| Select 16 credit points from the following: | 16cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| 97105 Chinese Language and Culture 5 | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58301 Communication Practice Project | 8cp | |
| 58339 Digital Futures | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| 97106 Chinese Language and Culture 6 | 8cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
www.internationalstudies.uts.edu.au
