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French Studies

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2024

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Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) program in French Studies comprises advanced coursework on French language, literature, culture and cinema taught in French, and a research thesis to extend students’ knowledge and skills in understanding French language and culture. After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing skills, language skills and international and cultural awareness.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should:

  • Achieve fluency in spoken French in a variety of registers
  • Acquire advanced writing skills and be able to express abstract concepts in French
  • Develop an understanding of a number of areas of Francophone literature, culture and/or linguistics, and be able to reflect critically on them.

Last updated: 5 July 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Subject Options

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN40005 French IV: Honours Language I
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Thesis Subject

50 points

 

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
FREN40010 French Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
FREN40011 French Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EURO40001 Introduction to European Critical Theory
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40002 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40003 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics B
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN40001 French Cinema Research Seminar Not available in 2024 12.5
FREN40003 Medieval and Early Modern French Not available in 2024 12.5
MULT40007 Special Research Topics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll

Last updated: 5 July 2024