The Diploma in Languages requires a program of 48 units of credit in a language and related courses as approved by the School of Languages and Linguistics. It may be taken concurrently with another degree program, and offers an ideal opportunity to acquire an additional language for professional purposes.

The Diploma in Languages allows students to undertake a major from the languages and related studies offered by the School of Languages and Linguistics, without having to enrol in a full BA degree.

Languages offered are Chinese, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Hispanic Studies.

The basic requirements for the award of the Diploma in Languages are:

1. Over a period of usually six semesters of study, 48 units of credit in language or related courses offered within the UNSW Bachelor of Arts (program 3403) as approved by the School of Languages and Linguistics.

1. To qualify for the award of the Diploma in Languages, students must complete, over a period of usually six semesters of study, 48 units of credit in language and related courses offered within the UNSW Bachelor of Arts (program 3403) as approved by the School of Languages and Linguistics. Graduates must have achieved a minimum level of competence in the relevant language equivalent to that attained by students who have completed six semesters of study in a language commencing at Introductory Level.

2. A candidate for the Diploma shall:

(i) have been awarded the Bachelor from the University of New South Wales or another tertiary institution, or

(ii) with the approval of the program authorities concerned, be enrolled concurrently within the University of New South Wales in an undergraduate program of the University of New South Wales which does not offer a major sequence in the language concerned.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

To be eligibile to enrol in the Diploma program, students must already hold a tertiary degree or currently be enrolled in a degree program at UNSW.

Link - Diploma of Languages

The Academic Rules for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate programs and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.