Bachelor of Languages

Program of Study - Overview			Course cps
Core Units Complete the following units:			48 cps
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
OSLS391	Overseas Language Study 1	24
OSLS392	Overseas Language Study 2	24
And complete 6 credit points from the following units:			6 cps
LING101	Introduction to Linguistics	6
LING150/250	Cross-cultural Communication	6
Approved Majors Complete ONE Major comprising 60 credit points in one language and 12 credit points in a second language or Complete TWO Majors comprising 48 credit points in each of two languages.			72 or 96 cps
Chinese
French
German
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Elective Units Complete either 42 or 66 credit points from the following:			42 or 66 cps
Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements of individual units.
Total			192 cps

Suggested Full Time Course Plan

The following are suggested patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these suggested patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.

For candidates undertaking ONE Major
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.

Year	Notes	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	In their first year candidates should enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 100-level for their language Major; unit LING101 or 150; 3 Elective Units at 100-level; and 2 units at 100-level in a second language.	100-level Prescribed Unit for language Major	100-level Prescribed Unit for language Major
		LING101 or LING150	100-level Elective Unit
		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
		100-level Unit in 2nd Language	100-level Unit in 2nd Language
2	In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 200-level for their language Major; and either 2 Listed Units for their language Major and 4 Elective Units or 6 Elective Units.	200-level Prescribed Unit for language Major	200-level Prescribed Unit for language Major
		Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
3	In Yr 3 candidates could enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 300-level for their language Major; and either 4 Listed Units for their language Major and 2 Elective Units or 2 Listed Units for their language Major and 4 Elective Units. or Candidates could enrol in the in-country residence units - OSLS391 and 392.	300-level Prescribed Unit for language Major	300-level Prescribed Unit for language Major
		Listed Unit for language Major	Listed Unit for language Major
		Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
4	In Yr 4 candidates could enrol in the in-country residence units - OSLS391 and 392 or Candidates could enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 300-level for their language Major; and either 4 Listed Units for their language Major and 2 Elective Units or 2 Listed Units for their language Major and 4 Elective Units (as above right).	OSLS391	OSLS392
Note: The number and combination of Listed Units for their language Major and Elective Units in Yrs 2 and 3 can be varied to what is suggested here to take into account such things as unit availability. It is important that in selecting these units that candidates meet overall course requirements as to how many of these units should be undertaken.

Suggested Part Time Course Plan

For candidates undertaking ONE Major
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.

Year	Notes	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	In their first year candidates should enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 100-level for their language Major, unit LING101 or 150 and 1 Elective Unit at 100-level.	100-level Prescribed Unit for language Major	100-level Prescribed Unit for language Major
1		LING101 or LING150	100-level Elective Unit
2	A suggested enrolment pattern for Yrs 2-6 is 2 units per semester, although candidates can undertake their studies at their own pace. The sequencing of units and the combination of Elective Units and Listed Units for their language Major will vary for each candidate due to such things as unit availability each year. It is important that the overall course requirements are met in relation to how many Listed Units for their language Major and Elective Units are undertaken. Candidates could also undertake OSLS391 and OSLS392 on a full-time basis during one of these years.	100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
2		100-level Unit in 2nd Language	100-level Unit in 2nd Language
3		200-level Prescribed Unit for language Major	200-level Prescribed Unit for language Major
3		Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit
4		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
4		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
5		300-level Prescribed Unit for language Major	300-level Prescribed Unit for language Major
5		Listed Unit for language Major	Listed Unit for language Major
6		Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for language Major or Elective Unit
6		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
7	In their final year candidates must enrol in the in-country residence units - OSLS391 and 392 on a full-time basis.	OSLS391	OSLS392

Suggested Full Time Course Plan

For candidates undertaking TWO Majors
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.

Year	Notes	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	In their first year candidates should enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 100-level for their two language Majors, unit LING101 or 150 and 3 Elective Units at 100-level.	100-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major	100-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major
		100-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major	100-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major
		LING101 or LING150	100-level Elective Unit
		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
2	In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 200-level for their two language Majors and either 2 Listed Units for their 1st or 2nd language Major and 2 Elective Units or 4 Elective Units.	200-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major	200-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major
		200-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major	200-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major
		Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
3	In Yr 3 candidates could enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 300-level for their two language Majors and either 2 Listed Units for their 1st or 2nd language Major and 2 Elective Units or 4 Elective Units. or Candidates could enrol in the in-country residence units - OSLS391 and 392.	300-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major	300-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major
		300-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major	300-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major
		Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
4	In Yr 4 candidates could enrol in the in-country residence units - OSLS391 and 392. or Candidates could enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 300-level for their two language Majors and either 2 Listed Units for their 1st or 2nd language Major and 2 Elective Units or 4 Elective Units (as above right).	OSLS391	OSLS392
Note: The number and combination of Listed Units for their two language Majors and Elective Units in Yrs 2 and 3 can be varied to what is suggested here to take into account such things as unit availability. It is important that in selecting these units that candidates meet overall course requirements as to how many of these units should be undertaken.

Suggested Part Time Course Plan

For candidates undertaking TWO Majors
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.

Year	Notes	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	In their first year candidates should enrol in the 2 Prescribed Units at 100-level for their two language Majors.	100-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major	100-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major
1		100-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major	100-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major
2	A suggested enrolment pattern for Yrs 2-6 is 2 units per semester, although candidates can undertake their studies at their own pace. The sequencing of units and the combination of Elective Units and Listed Units for their two language Majors will vary for each candidate due to such things as unit availability each year. It is important that the overall course requirements are met in relation to how many Listed Units for their 1st or 2nd language Major and Elective Units are undertaken. Candidates could also undertake OSLS391 and OSLS392 on a full-time basis during one of these years.	LING101 or LING150	100-level Elective Unit
2		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
3		200-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major	200-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major
3		200-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major	200-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major
4		Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit
4		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
5		300-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major	300-level Prescribed Unit for 1st language Major
5		300-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major	300-level Prescribed Unit for 2nd language Major
6		Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit	Listed Unit for 1st or 2nd language Major or Elective Unit
6		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
7	In their final year candidates must enrol in the in-country residence units - OSLS391 and 392 on a full-time basis.	OSLS391	OSLS392

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