Bachelor of Languages (Modern European)
The program consists of 144 units selected to complete a full major in a European language (42 units), and a minimum of 96 units from the Faculty of Arts and 96 units from later year level courses. A maximum of 48 units of first year courses offered at 1000 level may be included:
The degree consists of:
a) A language major selected from one of the following European languages: French, German, Italian or Spanish (42 units).
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b) 12 units (minimum) of compulsory Linguistics courses. This includes the compulsory course LING1001 - Introduction to the Study of Language and at least one other course selected from List A.
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c) An additional compulsory component in European languages (a minimum of 30 units from List B). This typically consists of:
- 1. a minimum of an additional 18 units of courses in the language of the language major, consisting of thematic courses included in the corresponding European language major and LANG common options courses; and/or,
- 2. courses in one of the other European languages (e.g. Introductory Italian for students majoring in Spanish). Students who would like to choose another ('non-European') language for this component (e.g. Latin or Turkish) must seek the permission of the Bachelor of Languages (Modern European) convener.
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d) 12 units (minimum) of compulsory courses studying the culture(s) that corresponds to the language major (List C).
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e) Free choice to bring the program total to 144 units (a maximum of 48 units).
Students may complete an elective major in any of the majors offered by the university using the free choice courses. The electives may also be used to complete further List A, B or C courses. If students want to complete the additional elective major, they are advised to plan their degree with the College of Arts & Social Sciences Student Advisor as early as possible.
List A
Compulsory course:
LING1001 - Introduction to the Study of Language
Elective Courses:
CLAS1001 - Traditional Grammar
LING1002 - Language and Society
LING1010 - Phonetics: Sounds of the World's Languages
LING1020 - Structure of English
LING1021 - Cross-Cultural Communication
LING2002 - Language and Society (L)
LING2005 - Language Change
LING2003 - Introduction to Syntax
LING2007 - Morphology
LING2008 - Semantics
LING2009 - Field Methods
LING2010 - Phonetics: Sounds of the World's Languages (L)
LING2013 - Teaching Languages
LING2015 - Language and Culture
LING2018 - Languages in Contact
LING2019 - Phonological Analysis
LING2020 - Structure of English (L)
LING2021 - Cross-Cultural Communication (L)
LING2022 - Language Policy and Language Politics
LING2023 - Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making
LING2026 - Syntactic Theory
LING2101 - Second Language Acquisition
LING2104 - The History of the English Language
LING3005 - Acoustics of Voice
LING3008 - Study of A Language Family
LING3009 - Research Design in (Applied) Linguistics
LING3011 - Conversation Analysis
LING3021 - Child Language Acquisition
LING3022 - Seminar on Semantics
LING3025 - Special Topics in Linguistics
List B
First Year
FREN1003 - Introductory French I
FREN1004 - Introductory French II
Later Year - Thematic Courses
FREN2012 - Contemporary France
FREN2014 - Ideological Issues Under the Fifth Republic
FREN2021 - Selected Topics in French Studies
FREN2022 - French Literature and the Pacific
FREN2023 - French Cinema
FREN2026 - New Caledonia: Field Work and Research
Later year core language courses
FREN2024 - Continuing French I
FREN2025 - Continuing French II
FREN3006 - Intermediate French I
FREN3007 - Intermediate French II
FREN3008 - Advanced French I
FREN3009 - Advanced French II
First Year core language courses
GERM1021 - German Studies: Introduction to German (1)
GERM1022 - German Studies: Introduction to German (2)
Later Year - Thematic Courses
GERM2020 - Postwar German Society
GERM2023 - German Language Today
GERM2024 - Classical German Literature
GERM2046 - German Cinema
GERM2048 - Spoken Interaction in German: Theory and Practice
GERM2110 - Structure of German
GERM3041 - German Prose of the 20th Century
GERM3046 - German Cinema
GERM3047 - Images of 20th Century German Culture
GERM3048 - Spoken Interaction in German: Theory and Practice
LING3008 - Study of A Language Family
Later year core language courses
GERM2103 - German Studies: Continuing German 1
GERM2104 - German Studies: Continuing German 2
GERM2105 - German Studies: Intermediate German 1
GERM2106 - German Studies: Intermediate German 2
GERM3007 - German Studies: Advanced German 1
GERM3008 - German Studies: Advanced German 2
First Year
ITAL1002 - Italian Studies - Introductory I
ITAL1003 - Italian Studies - Introductory 2
Later Year
ITAL2005 - Italian Studies Continuing 1
ITAL2006 - Italian Studies - Continuing 2
ITAL2007 - Italian Studies - Intermediate 1
ITAL2008 - Italian Studies - Intermediate 2
ITAL3015 - Italian Studies - Advanced 1
ITAL3016 - Italian Studies - Advanced 2
Later Year - Thematic Courses
FILM2009 - Postwar Italian Cinema
ITAL2009 - Literature, History, Cinema: A-Three-Voice Dialogue
ITAL2010 - Early Italian Literature from the Sicilian School to the Renaissance
ITAL2011 - Italian flair: Cultural life style in today's Italy
ITAL3010 - Politics, Culture and Society in Postwar Italy
ITAL3014 - Women in Italian Society
ITAL3017 - Apocalypse Then: Dante's Inferno
ITAL3018 - Italiano/Standard e Regionale: Aspects of Spoken Italian
Later year core language courses
ITAL2005 - Italian Studies Continuing 1
ITAL2006 - Italian Studies - Continuing 2
ITAL2007 - Italian Studies - Intermediate 1
ITAL2008 - Italian Studies - Intermediate 2
ITAL3015 - Italian Studies - Advanced 1
ITAL3016 - Italian Studies - Advanced 2
First Year
SPAN1001 - Introduction to Spanish I
SPAN1002 - Introduction to Spanish II
Later Year - Thematic Courses
SPAN2003 - Selected Topics in Spanish I
SPAN2004 - Selected Topics in Spanish II
SPAN2100 - Current Affairs in the Spanish-speaking world (Continuing)
SPAN3100 - Current Affairs in the Spanish-speaking World (Intermediate)
SPAN3101 - The Spanish Speaking World Through Its Songs
Later year core language courses
SPAN2001 - Continuing Spanish I
SPAN2002 - Continuing Spanish II
SPAN3001 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN3002 - Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN3003 - Advanced Spanish I
SPAN3004 - Advanced Spanish II
Later year thematic (common) courses
LANG3001 - Translation across Languages: the translation of literary texts
LANG3002 - Translation across Languages: specialised material
LANG3003 - Contemporary European Narrative
LANG3005 - Language and Identity in a European Context
List C
EURO1004 - Europe in the Modern Era: Foundations of International Relations
EURO2003 - European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges
EURO2005 - Europe: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective
EURO2008 - European Society And Politics
EURO2011 - Nationalism in Europe: History, Politics, Theory
HIST2140 - Europe in the 20th Century
HIST2214 - The Great War, 1914-1918
POLS2061 - Classical Marxism
POLS2092 - Fascism and Antifascism
SOCY2052 - Citizens, The State and Democracy
ARTH2019 - Italian Renaissance: Art and Architecture
ARTH2095 - Early Medieval Europe: Art and Architecture
ARTH2096 - Charlemagne to Chartres
DRAM2001 - Modern European Theatre
FILM2003 - European Cinemas, European Societies
FILM2004 - Postwar European Cinema: Films and Directors
FILM2009 - Postwar Italian Cinema
FREN2012 - Contemporary France
FREN2014 - Ideological Issues Under the Fifth Republic
FREN2023 - French Cinema
GERM2020 - Postwar German Society
GERM3046 - German Cinema
HIST2136 - World at War, 1939-1945
HIST2141 - The Cold War: 1945-1989
ITAL2009 - Literature, History, Cinema: A-Three-Voice Dialogue
ITAL2010 - Early Italian Literature from the Sicilian School to the Renaissance
ITAL2011 - Italian flair: Cultural life style in today's Italy
ITAL3010 - Politics, Culture and Society in Postwar Italy
ITAL3014 - Women in Italian Society
PHIL2059 - Love Death and Freedom (20th Century French Phenomenology)
PHIL2087 - European Philosophy A
PHIL2092 - Philosophy of The Enlightenment
PHIL2097 - European Philosophy B
POLS2069 - Politics in Russia
POLS2071 - Germany and Austria in Europe
POLS2076 - Frankfurt School and Habermas
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