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Graduate Diploma in Arts - French
Graduate Diploma in ArtsSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2017
Graduate Diploma in Arts - French
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Véronique Duché-Gavet
veronique.duche@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
French is one of the world's major international languages: it is spoken by over 200 million people in 43 countries, on five continents. A knowledge of French may increase access to careers in international relations, development studies, business, science and the arts.
The overall objective of the French Studies program is to teach students to process information from a wide variety of materials in French, both written and spoken, and to produce accounts and discussions of that information in a variety of forms. In subjects at all levels, you will be guided towards undertaking independent research projects into areas including language, literature, politics, cinema, theatre, travel writing, food and wine, immigration and identity.
The core subjects in French are organised in a progressive sequence from French 1 through to French 7. Entry and exit points are determined by the French Program based on the student’s background in the language, placement testing or prerequisites. Students normally progress through the subjects in consecutive order. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers, subject to appropriate prior experience and approval from the head of the French program. Accelerated progression is possible on advice from the French Program.
Last updated: 31 January 2025
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation is only available part-time and normally takes 2 - 3 years to complete. This specialisation is not available to international students.
Students complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (French) in the stream appropriate to their background in the language.
There are three standard entry points:
- French 1 Entry Point: for candidates with no or very little previous knowledge of French
- French 3 Entry Point: for candidates who have completed more than four years of French study at secondary level, including those who have achieved a VCE French study score of up to 34 (up to 4 in IB French), or equivalent.
- French 5 Entry Point: for candidates with a minimum VCE French with a score of up to 36 or above (5 or more in IB French) or equivalent
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
French Entry Point 1:
- eight compulsory subject (100 points)
French Entry Point 3:
- seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
- one Level 2 elective subject (12.5 points)
French Entry Point 5:
- five compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
- two Level 2 elective subjects (25 points)
- one Level 3 elective subject (12.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the French Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll/resources/language-placement-testing
Subject Options
French 1 Entry Point: Compulsory Subjects
100 points
Please note: There is an intensive summer subject FREN20018 Intensive French 3 and 4 (25 points) that students can take in lieu of French 3 and French 4.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN10004 | French 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN10005 | French 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20015 | French 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20017 | French 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30003 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30004 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LANG40003 | Seminar in Languages 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LANG40004 | Seminar in Languages 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
French 3 Entry Point: Compulsory Subjects
87.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN10001 | French 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN10003 | French 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20001 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20002 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30001 | French 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LANG40003 | Seminar in Languages 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LANG40004 | Seminar in Languages 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
French 5 Entry Point: Compulsory Subjects
62.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FREN10006 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN10007 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20019 | French 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LANG40003 | Seminar in Languages 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LANG40004 | Seminar in Languages 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
French Entry Point 3:
- 1 Level 2 elective subject (12.5 points)
French Entry Point 5:
- 2 Level 2 elective subjects (25 points)
- 1 Level 3 elective subjects (12.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO20001 | Language and Society in Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO20002 | European Modernism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20003 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO20005 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO30001 | Language and Society in Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO30002 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EURO30003 | European Modernism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30004 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN20003 | Romanticism to Decadence: French Novels | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20004 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20007 | Immigration in France | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN20010 | The Origins of the Novel | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN20011 | French Cinema: The New Wave and Beyond | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20012 | French Travel Writing | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN20013 | Matters of Taste: French Eating Cultures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20020 | In the Heart of the Loire Valley | Winter Term (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
FREN20022 | From Page to Stage: French Theatre | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30005 | Romanticism to Decadence: French Novels | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30006 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30012 | The Origins of the Novel | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN30013 | French Cinema: The New Wave and Beyond | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30014 | French Travel Writing | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN30015 | Matters of Taste: French Eating Cultures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30017 | Immigration in France | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FREN30018 | In the Heart of the Loire Valley | Winter Term (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
FREN30020 | From Page to Stage: French Theatre | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll
Last updated: 31 January 2025