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Spanish and Latin American Studies
Graduate Diploma in ArtsSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2018
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Mara Favoretto
Email: mara.f@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The Spanish and Latin American studies program at The University of Melbourne offers language options at all levels together with a growing number of cultural studies subjects in topics as diverse as literature (from Don Quixote to contemporary classics), cinema, popular culture, food studies, gender studies, and area studies in both European and Latin American studies.
The Spanish and Latin American Studies program will allow you to acquire and improve your Spanish language skills and increase your awareness of Spanish and Latin American culture through a variety of authentic written and spoken and visual materials. You will also learn to interact with other Spanish speakers at a sophisticated level. The program also provides opportunities to undertake independent research projects into different multidisciplinary areas of study including language, literature, culture, politics, cinema, theatre, music, food and identity. The program has agreements with prestigious universities in Spain and Latin America, which allow students to undertake exchange and study abroad options as part of their Spanish studies.
Spanish language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence (of units) from Spanish 1 to 7 through the Spanish Electives. Students may enter at any point, subject to placement testing and/or prerequisites, and normally progress through the sequence in consecutive order. Accelerated progression and mid-year entry are also possible in special cases with the permission of the course convenor. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
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.
There are three standard entry points:
- Spanish 1 Entry Point: for students who have very little or no knowledge of Spanish.
- Spanish 3 Entry Point: for students who have undertaken two or three years of secondary school Spanish or who have been admitted to the program after proving adequate knowledge of Spanish, or adequate placement test results or equivalent.
- Spanish 5 Entry Point: for students who have obtained VCE Spanish, adequate placement test results, or approved equivalent.
The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
Spanish 1 Entry Point
- eight compulsory subjects (100 points)
Spanish 3 Entry Point
- seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
- Level 2 elective subjects (12.5 points)
Spanish 5 Entry Point
- five compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
- Level 2 elective subjects (25 points)
- Level 3 elective subjects (12.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note the following: Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Spanish and Latin American 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
Spanish 1 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects
8 compulsory subjects (100 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SPAN10001 | Spanish 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN10002 | Spanish 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN20002 | Spanish 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN20003 | Spanish 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN30014 | Spanish 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN30015 | Spanish 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 |
Spanish 3 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects
7 compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SPAN10003 | Spanish 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN10004 | Spanish 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN20018 | Spanish 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN20019 | Spanish 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN30016 | Spanish 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 |
Spanish 5 Entry Point Compulsory Subjects
5 compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SPAN10007 | Spanish 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN10008 | Spanish 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN20022 | Spanish 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
Spanish 3 Entry Point
- Level 2 Spanish elective subject (12.5 points)
Spanish 5 Entry Point 5
- Level 2 elective subjects (25 points)
- Level 3 elective subject (12.5 points)
Please note: Only one of the elective subjects for Spanish 5 Entry Point can be a European Studies/other elective subject
Spanish Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SPAN20016 | Rock, Pop & Resistance | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN20017 | Don Quijote Against the Universe | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN20024 | Cooking up the Nation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN20025 | Realities and Fictions in Argentina | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN30001 | Gender in Hispanic Cultures | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN30012 | Rock, Pop & Resistance | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN30013 | Don Quijote Against the Universe | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN30017 | Hispanic Film Today | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN30019 | Cooking up the Nation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN30020 | Realities and Fictions in Argentina | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
SPAN30021 | Exploring Latin America | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
European Studies Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO20001 | Language and Society in Europe | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20002 | European Modernism | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EURO20003 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EURO20005 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20007 | A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30001 | Language and Society in Europe | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30002 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EURO30003 | European Modernism | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EURO30004 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll
Last updated: 18 December 2020