Spanish and Latin American 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.

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