Spanish and Latin American Studies // Structure

The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of first, second and third year language study and may add up to one year to the duration of the student’s degree course. See the Diploma course structure for details.

A 100-point diploma sequence is available. The sequence is as follows for the three most common 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, adequate placement test results or equivalent.
• Spanish 5 entry point: for students who have obtained VCE Spanish, adequate placement test results, or approved equivalent.

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

For an example of a typical Spanish and Latin American Studies structure for each of the three entry points, please visit:

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

To obtain a specialisation in Spanish and Latin American Studies students will need to complete:

Entry Point 1

• 25 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 1 core subjects
• 37.5 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 2 core subjects
• 25 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 3 core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Spanish Electives

OR

Entry Point 3

• 25 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 1 core subjects
• 25 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 2 core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Level 2 Spanish Electives
• 12.5 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 3 core subjects
• 25 credit points of Level 3 Spanish Electives

OR

Entry Point 5

• 25 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 1 core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 2 core subjects
• 62.5 credit points of Level 2 and 3 electives including
  • 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
  • 37.5 credit points of Level 3 electives
  • A maximum of 12.5 credit points of European Studies and other electives

Subject Options

SPANISH ENTRY POINT 1

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SPAN10001	Spanish 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN10002	Spanish 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SPAN20001	Hispanic Cultural Studies	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
SPAN20027	Intensive Spanish 3 & 4	January (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Students may substitute SPAN20001 Hispanic Cultural Studies for Chile: The Land at the End of the World (SPAN20028). SPAN20028 is selection based and students will need to be selected into this subject. To substitute SPAN20001 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into SPAN20028.

Enrolment Variation form

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SPAN30014	Spanish 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN30015	Spanish 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

SPANISH ENTRY POINT 3

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 3

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

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SPAN20018	Spanish 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN20019	Spanish 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SPAN30016	Spanish 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

SPANISH ENTRY POINT 5

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 5

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

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SPAN20022	Spanish 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

ELECTIVES

Note:

• Students in the Spanish 1 Entry Point are required to take one Level 3 elective subject (12.5 points). This has to be a Spanish elective.
• Students in the Spanish 3 Entry Point are required to take 3 elective subjects (one at Level 2 and two at Level 3 - 37.5 points). These have to be Spanish Electives
• Students in the Spanish 5 Entry Point are required to take 5 elective subjects (two at Level 2 and three at Level 3 - 62.5 points). They can take 1 European Studies/Other elective subjects (12.5 points).

Spanish Electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LANG30001	Languages at Work	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN30001	Gender in Hispanic Cultures	Not available in 2025	12.5
SPAN30012	Rock, Pop & Resistance	Not available in 2025	12.5
SPAN30020	Realities and Fictions of Argentina	Winter Term (Online)	12.5
SPAN30021	Exploring Latin America	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN30023	Spanish and Latin American Cinema	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN30024	Chile: The Land at the End of the World	November (Off Campus)	12.5
SPAN20016	Rock, Pop & Resistance	Not available in 2025	12.5
SPAN20025	Realities and Fictions of Argentina	Winter Term (Online)	12.5
SPAN20028	Chile: The Land at the End of the World	November (Off Campus)	12.5

European Studies and other electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EURO20001	Language and Society in Europe	Not available in 2025	12.5
EURO20003	Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe	Not available in 2025	12.5
EURO20005	Screening Europe: Image and Identity	Not available in 2025	12.5
EURO20006	Europe and its Others	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SPAN20028	Chile: The Land at the End of the World	November (Off Campus)	12.5
EURO20010	Queering Europe	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ARTS30002	Introduction to Language Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30001	Language and Society in Europe	Not available in 2025	12.5
EURO30002	Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe	Not available in 2025	12.5
EURO30004	Screening Europe: Image and Identity	Not available in 2025	12.5
EURO30005	Europe and its Others	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30009	Queering Europe	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5