Bachelor of Arts (Languages)

4 years full-time (Pass or Honours)

The Bachelor of Arts (Languages) degree is structured to attract students interested in pursuing their chosen linguistic specialisations through the combination of language and other subject areas.

The additional year beyond that required for the three-year Bachelor of Arts degree is not designed for those who simply wish to do more language study. The in-country component will enable you to spend at least one semester or approved study overseas in a country in which your language major is spoken and to credit those studies to your degree.

The experience of in-country study will improve your linguistic fluency substantially and rapidly and will also enable the continuation of your studies in other humanities/social science subjects at the overseas university. A contribution of $5000 towards one semester of study overseas will be provided.

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Requirements

To qualify for the award of the degree, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:

1. two majors from Table A, at least one of which must be in a language from the list of language majors in these resolutions; and
2. a minimum of 24 senior credit points for a semester of exchange undertaken at an appropriate university where your language major is the primary language of instruction. A minimum of 12 senior credit points must be in the language major.
3. a fourth year of study comprising either:
   (i) the completion of 48 credit points of honours units of study; or
   (ii) 48 credit points of senior units of study.

Candidates must also conform to the following limits:

1. a minimum of 120 senior credit points;
2. a maximum of 60 senior credit points from any single subject area from Table A;
3. a maximum of 72 junior credit points; and
4. a maximum of 60 credit points from units of study in Table B including no more than 12 junior credit points.

Semester / Year Abroad Component

Usually during your third year, some of your credit points have to be earned in a country in which your language major is spoken. So, your semester or year abroad must be undertaken at an appropriate university in Europe, the Middle East, or Asia.

• If you go overseas for a semester, 24 credit points have to be earned, a certain number of which must be towards your language major.
• If you go overseas for one year, then 48 credit points must be earned, a certain number of which must be towards your language major. Check with the Degree Director first, to make sure that you fulful this requirement correctly.

Pathways

There are many ways to structure your degree. Below we've given you just one example:

						Credit Points
First Year	S1	Language Major Junior Unit	Arts (Table A) Junior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Junior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Junior Pre-req Unit	24
	S2	Language Major Junior Unit	Arts (Table A) Junior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Junior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Junior Pre-req Unit	24
Second Year	S1	Language Major Senior Unit	Arts (Table A) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Senior Unit	24
	S2	Language Major Senior Unit	Arts (Table A) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Senior Unit	24
Third Year	S1	Language Major Senior Unit	Language Major Senior Unit	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Senior Unit	24
	S2	Language Major Senior Unit	Language Major Senior Unit	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Senior Unit	24
		SEMESTER ABROAD
Fourth Year	S1	Arts (Table A) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Senior Unit	24
	S2	Arts (Table A) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A or B) Senior Unit Choice	Arts (Table A) Major Senior Unit	24
					Total=	192

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