Bachelor of Languages

Entry Requirements

Flinders University recognises international secondary schooling for direct entry to undergraduate programs.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 Overall with 6.0 Speaking, 6.0 Writing;
• TOEFL iBT: 72 Overall with 18 Speaking, 21 Writing;
• Pearson PTE Academic: 50 Overall with 50 Speaking, 50 Writing;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: 169 Overall with 169 Writing, 169 Speaking;
• Occupational English Test (OET): 300 Speaking, 300 Writing; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024): Overall 95-100

Course Details

Develop strong language skills combined with a deep cultural understanding. You will receive a solid foundation for understanding, learning and using languages, and combine your language proficiency with the cross-cultural knowledge and skills that are invaluable in international workplaces.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

• introductory learning through an extended major sequence of your target language
• core topics including strategies for language learning
• elective topics offered in the Bachelor of Arts
• a major sequence or a minor sequence with a choice of topics that relate to language and/or culture.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

• intermediate learning through an extended or major sequence of your target language
• a Bachelor of Languages option topic
• a major sequence or a minor sequence with a choice of topics that relate to language and/or culture.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

• intermediate to advanced learning through an extended major sequence of your target language
• a Bachelor of Languages option topic
• a major sequence or a minor sequence with a choice of topics that relate to language and/or culture.

Your career

With the internationalisation of the job market, graduates with a qualification in a foreign language will have greater employment opportunities both in Australia and overseas. Potential areas of employment include tourism agencies, foreign language teaching, international trade, finance and commerce, diplomatic and defence agencies, translating services, and international development.

Potential occupations include:

• international trade officer
• translator and interpreter
• settlement support officer
• international student advisor
• foreign language intelligence analyst