Modern Languages

Description

This course enables students to communicate and to become proficient in one language (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese or Spanish) and culture. This gives graduates a competitive advantage in a variety of workplaces, whether in Australia or overseas. It is available as a stand alone award or for students who are concurrently enrolled in a Bachelor course through UNE.

Career Opportunities

Examples include careers in advertising and marketing, alternative energies and resource sector, architecture and the built environment, arts, creative industries (e.g. multimedia, music, film, performing arts, journalism), education, engineering, international relations, public relations, diplomacy, international law, tourism, as well as a range of public sector opportunities (e.g. foreign affairs, policy, intelligence, security), international business and management (especially in international agencies and companies), law, science, social sciences, translation and editing services

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 12680 Year (National)
• EUR 12680 Year (International)

• English

Course Content

Course Aims

This course enables students to communicate and to become proficient in one language (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese or Spanish) and culture. This gives graduates a competitive advantage in a variety of workplaces, whether in Australia or overseas.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline

Students will possess specific theoretical and practical knowledge and skills relevant to their target language and culture(s). This will be assessed throughout the course through a range of different activities.

Communication Skills

Graduates will be able to communicate, interact and negotiate with others in their target language and do so effectively, appropriately and confidently both orally and in written forms. This will be assessed through various written, oral and online assessments.

Global Perspectives

Graduates will become global citizens who will aspire to contribute to culturally and linguistically diverse societies in a comprehensive and meaningful way in a multicultural, multilingual and global context.

Information Literacy

Graduates will possess a high standard of information literacy which will be demonstrated and, when appropriate, assessed, through tasks that require them to search for and critically assess and evaluate a wide variety of authentic sources composed in their target language. Graduates will also be able to use information to construct new concepts or create new understandings and use this information effectively in a range of contexts.

Life-Long Learning

Graduates will have a scholarly attitude to learning and will be committed to acquiring knowledge and understanding through continuous inquiry and reflection upon their own place in the cultures of their target language.

Problem Solving

Graduates will apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of problems in their target language and create new knowledge and understanding. They will demonstrate this through the process of research and by critically and culturally appropriately discussing, evaluating and interpreting a variety of sources using either English or their target language as medium of communication.

Social Responsibility

Graduates will be expected to hold ethical values and beliefs that are consistent with their roles as interculturally competent and aware individuals. They will engage with authentic issues of social importance in an ethically valid, culturally appropriate, sensitive and equitable manner. Graduates will understand the international implications of local decisions and the local implications of international decisions. These attributes will be developed and assessed throughout the course through a range of different activities.

Team Work

Graduates will work collaboratively through online and/or on-campus interactive activities and network effectively to achieve common goals and to solve authentic problems in an ethical and culturally appropriate and respectful manner.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

A candidate shall:

(a) be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy); or

(b) hold a three-year or four-year pre-service teaching qualification of a recognised University or tertiary institution.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of New England.