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Graduate Certificate in Language and Cultural Literacy

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

About this program

The Graduate Certificate in Language and Cultural Literacy at the University of Melbourne gives students flexibility to study one or more of 14 languages, from Arabic and Chinese to Russian and Spanish, as a beginner or to consolidate existing knowledge. Over six months full-time or part-time equivalent, students complete a core subject in intercultural communication alongside language and culture electives.
Melbourne is ranked first in Australia for modern languages. Graduates build language and intercultural communication skills valuable across international relations, education and business.

Fees & duration

Duration0.5 yr
Tuition (international)A$50,600
Application feeA$154

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (W6)
PTE64 overall

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Course structure

Study plan in 33 parts

Structure

  • The Graduate Certificate in Language and Cultural Literacy comprises 50 points of study in the areas of language and cultural literacy

12.5 Points

  • Transcultural Communication at Work
  • Concepts in Applied Linguistics

Maximum 12.5 points

  • Wines of the World
  • A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive
  • Language and Society in Europe
  • Languages at Work
  • Language and Power in Asian Societies
  • Media and Urban Culture in Asia
  • Genders and Desires in Asia
  • Asian Arts: Networks and Hubs

Language and Culture Electives

  • Ancient Egyptian 1
  • Ancient Egyptian 2
  • Ancient Egyptian 3
  • Ancient Egyptian 4

Advanced Culture Electives

  • Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
  • Egypt Under the Pharaohs
  • Beyond Babylon

Language and Culture Electives

  • Ancient Greek 1
  • Ancient Greek 2
  • Ancient Greek 3
  • Ancient Greek 4
  • Ancient Greek 5
  • Ancient Greek 6

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Ancient Greece: History and Archaeology
  • Classical Mythology
  • Greek Philosophy
  • The Age of Alexander the Great

Language and Culture Electives

  • Arabic 1
  • Arabic 2
  • Arabic 3
  • Arabic 4
  • Arabic 5
  • Arabic 6
  • Arabic 7

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Arabic in Context 1
  • Arabic in Context 2

Language and Culture Electives

  • Chinese 1
  • Chinese 2
  • Chinese 3
  • Chinese 4
  • Chinese 5
  • Chinese 6
  • Chinese 7
  • Chinese 8
  • Chinese 9
  • Chinese 10

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Chinese News Analysis
  • Chinese Cinema
  • Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Society
  • Chinese Economic Documents
  • Taiwan & Beyond: Chinese Settler Culture

Language and Culture Electives

  • Professional Literacies
  • Professional Speaking Communication
  • Intercultural Professional Communication
  • Advanced Self-Editing

Language and Culture Electives

  • French 1
  • French 2
  • French 3
  • French 4
  • Intensive French 3 and 4
  • French 5
  • French 6
  • French 7

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • French and Francophone Cultural Studies
  • French Cinema: The New Wave and Beyond
  • Matters of Taste: French Eating Cultures
  • French Translation
  • French Travel Writing
  • Immigration and Identity
  • From Page to Stage: French Theatre
  • The French Pacific in a Global Context
  • In the Heart of the Loire Valley
  • The Rise of the Novel
  • Romanticism to Decadence: French Novels

Language and Culture Electives

  • German 1
  • German 2
  • German 3
  • German 4
  • German 5
  • German 6
  • German 7
  • German 8
  • German 9
  • German 10

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • German Cultural Studies A
  • German Cultural Studies B
  • German Cultural Studies C

Language and Culture Electives

  • Hebrew 1
  • Hebrew 2
  • Hebrew 3
  • Hebrew 4
  • Hebrew 5
  • Hebrew 6

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Research in Contemporary Jewish Studies
  • Modern Israel: Good Bad and Disputed
  • Politics: Middle East and South Asia
  • Israelis & Palestinians: Conflict, Peace
  • The Holocaust & Genocide

Language and Culture Electives

  • Indonesian 1
  • Indonesian 2
  • Indonesian 3
  • Indonesian 4
  • Indonesian 5
  • Indonesian 6

In Indonesian

  • Diversity: Identities in Indonesia
  • Indonesian Literature and Film
  • Translation: Intercultural Indonesian
  • Indonesia in the World

In English

  • Yogyakarta Summer Intensive
  • Indonesian Cultures and Politics

Language and Culture Electives

  • Italian 1
  • Italian 2
  • Italian 1 (Intensive)
  • Italian 3
  • Italian 4
  • Italian 5
  • Italian 6
  • Italian 7
  • Italian 8
  • Italian 9

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Italian Cultural Studies A
  • Italian Cultural Studies B
  • Languages of Venice: Study Abroad
  • Contemporary Italy Study Abroad
  • Italian Fictions
  • To Hell with Dante
  • Imaging Italy

Language and Culture Electives

  • Japanese 1
  • Japanese 2
  • Japanese 3
  • Japanese 4
  • Japanese 5
  • Japanese 6
  • Japanese 7
  • Japanese 8
  • Understanding Japanese Communication

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Contemporary Japan
  • Japanese through the Media
  • Japanese Grammar in Action
  • Social Change in Japan

Language and Culture Electives

  • Korean 1
  • Korean 2
  • Korean 3
  • Korean 4
  • Korean 5
  • Korean 6

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Contemporary Korea
  • Two Koreas in the World

Language and Culture Electives

  • Latin 1
  • Latin 2
  • Latin 3
  • Latin 4
  • Latin 5
  • Latin 6

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
  • Imperial Rome: Mediterranean Superpower
  • Archaeology of the Roman World

Language and Culture Electives

  • Spanish 1
  • Spanish 2
  • Spanish 3
  • Spanish 4
  • Intensive Spanish 3 & 4
  • Spanish 5
  • Spanish 6
  • Spanish 7

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Hispanic Cultural Studies
  • Pop Culture & Protest in Latin America
  • Gender in Hispanic Cultures
  • Realities and Fictions of Argentina
  • Exploring Latin America

Language and Culture Electives

  • Russian 1
  • Russian 2
  • Russian 3
  • Russian 4
  • Russian 5

Advanced Cultural Electives

  • Red Empire: The Soviet Union and After
  • Russian Culture Through Film

Admissions

To be considered for entry into this course, you must: Have completed a bachelor degree (AQF7) or equivalent in any discipline.

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