French Studies // Structure

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 Studies) in the stream appropriate to their background in the language.

There are three standard entry points:

• French Studies 1 Entry Point: for candidates with no or very little previous knowledge of French
• French Studies 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 Studies 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 Studies Entry Point 1:

• eight compulsory subject (100 points)

French Studies Entry Point 3:

• seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
• one Level 2 elective subject (12.5 points)

French Studies 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 Studies 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