Japanese 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 further details.

Students study Japanese Studies as a Diploma through a progression of six language subjects and two electives.

The entry points for the Diploma are as follows:

• Japanese Studies 1 entry point: Students who have never studied Japanese before or have only rudimentary knowledge of the language usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 1.
• Japanese Studies 3 entry point: Students who have completed VCE Japanese (Second language), IB or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 3.
• Japanese Studies 5 entry point: Students who perform at an intermediate level in Japanese, for example those who have completed VCE or IB with excellent results or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 5.
• Japanese Studies 7 entry point: Students who perform at a advanced level in Japanese, for example those who hold N3 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) or have lived or studied in Japan usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 7.

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Japanese Studies Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test. Please refer the following link for further information:

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute/students/placement-tests

Students completing a Diploma in Japanese Studies will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two and 37.5 points at level three.