Diploma of Arabic

Program Overview

The Diploma of Arabic enhances language proficiency and cultural understanding, providing students with a competitive edge in various careers. Through a structured sequence of courses, students develop communication skills in Arabic and gain insights into its culture and society. An optional study abroad program offers practical language immersion and cultural experiences, further expanding career opportunities in fields such as business, diplomacy, and international development.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Diploma of Arabic is an award-winning program designed to enhance language skills and deepen cultural understanding. By studying Arabic alongside a degree, students gain linguistic proficiency and essential cultural, historical, and social perspectives, which provide a competitive edge in various careers. Through this diploma, students develop communication skills in Arabic and comprehend Arabic culture and ways of life. They enhance fluency by engaging in activities focused on grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, and cultural, historical, sociolinguistic, and political dimensions of the Arabic-speaking world.

Outline:

• Arabic Major Sequence for Students with No Prior Language Study
• Level 1: Practical Arabic: An Introduction to the Language and Its Sounds (AIB151), Applied Arabic 1B: The Language and its Culture (AIB152)
• Level 2: Arabic and the World 2A: Communicating Using Arabic (AIB251), Arabic and the World 2B: Texts and Contexts in Arabic (AIB252)
• Level 3: Arabic and the World 3A: Contemporary Arabic in a Range of Contexts (2 credit points) (AIB351), Arabic and the World 3B: Applying Arabic in Complex and Contemporary Contexts (2 credit points) (AIB352)
• Arabic Major Sequence for Students with Prior Arabic Study
• Level 2: Arabic and the World 2A: Communicating Using Arabic (AIB251), Arabic and the World 2B: Texts and Contexts in Arabic (AIB252)
• Level 3: Arabic and the World 3A: Contemporary Arabic in a Range of Contexts (2 credit points) (AIB351), Arabic and the World 3B: Applying Arabic in Complex and Contemporary Contexts (2 credit points) (AIB352)
• Study Abroad program may replace either AIB351 or AIB352
• Optional Arabic In-Country Language Program
• Available to students completing a major sequence in Arabic via study abroad
• Eight-week study program held in Oman or Abu Dhabi

Careers:

The Diploma of Arabic equips graduates with Arabic language skills that provide a competitive edge and expand employment options beyond Australia to positions in the Arab Gulf States, the Middle East, and North Africa. An international aspect to a degree can open doors to enhanced career opportunities in arts, business, trade, diplomacy, security, education, foreign policy, health, international development, IT or engineering sciences.