Certificate in Languages

Testamur Title:	Certificate in Languages
Abbreviation:	CertinLang
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Arts
Duration:	Students are required to complete 3 or 4 sequential language subjects over a minimum of 3 semesters depending on level of entry. Please refer to the specific language in the handbook for subjects and session availability.
Total Credit Points:	24cp
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-face) - Chinese (Mandarin), French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish Face-to-face with online support - (Indonesian)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn; Spring only after consultation
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	1001
UAC Code:	N/A
CRICOS Code:	N/A

Overview

The Certificate of Languages allows students from any Faculty in the University to study a language to prepare them for working in a multicultural and globalised economy. Students can study Chinese (Mandarin) or French or Italian or Japanese or Spanish. In-country study or study abroad can be included in the award. The Certificate is generally studied concurrently with a Bachelor's degree. For example, a student enrolled in Engineering would study three Engineering subjects and one language subject each semester. At the completion of their studies at the University of Wollongong they will have studied an additional semester. Students graduate with two awards, their Bachelor's degree and Certificate of Languages.

Languages can be studied from beginners level to advanced, Students with HSC qualifications (or equivalent) in a language will normally commence their studies at 200 level in the language that they wish to study. Students with native speaker competency will normally commence their studies at 300 level, while native speaker students of Chinese (Mandarin) will normally enrol in the Chinese (Mandarin) for character background students. Students who are unsure of the level of competency should consult the Convenor of the language they wish to study.

The Certificate can also be taken as a stand alone award by members of the community.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

This course is only available to Australian residents.

Secondary Qualifications

NSW HSC or equivalent qualifications or direct entry.

Tertiary Qualifications

Applications will be considered from students with the following tertiary qualifications:

A completed Diploma or Advanced Diploma from TAFE or other accredited institutions;

Not less that one-sixth of a Bachelor degree from an approved university;

Other tertiary courses approved by the University of Wollongong.

Overseas Qualifications

Students with tertiary qualifications obtained overseas will be considered, provided that they satisfy University's minimum admission requirements.

Alternative Entry (Domestic applicants)

Applicants who achieve an appropriate score in one of the following qualifications may be considered for admission:

Overseas Year 12, equivalent to Year 12 in Australia.

TAFE Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC).

A Diploma or Foundation Studies Program from a recognised private institution.

University Access Program (Wollongong College Australia) - for people over 21 years of age, or are 21 during the course of the program.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) for people over 20 years of age on 1 March in the year preceding enrolment.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander alternative entry program

Course Requirements

To qualify for award of the Certificate of Languages (course code 1001) a student must complete a total of at least 24 credit points from subjects listed for Chinese (Mandarin) or French or Indonesian or Italian or Japanese or Spanish.

Subjects counted towards any degree cannot also be counted towards the Certificate and subjects counted towards the Certificate cannot be counted towards another degree.

Students are required to complete 3 or 4 sequential language subjects over a minimum of 3 semesters depending on level of entry.

Credit Arrangements

The Faculty offers credit transfer to students who have successfully completed relevant courses at accredited universities and institutions (see www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules).

Course Program

Students intending to complete the Certificate in Languages should consult the relevant language major located under the Bachelor of Arts section further on in this handbook. All language subjects and session availability are listed under the each language major.