Don't ever study languages at Monash [and other subjects to avoid]

[ninwa]

Yes, the diploma adds one year onto your double degree

(a typical semester might consist of 1 subject from degree A, 2 from degree B and 1 from your diploma)

[IntoTheNewWorld]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

[aw123]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Why is it that you're not allowed to start from first year?

[IntoTheNewWorld]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Why is it that you're not allowed to start from first year?

in my case the Commerce faculty told me that they would only approve the diploma of languages if I had good grades. Of course in first year I didn't have any grades, so I would have to enrol after first year >_> I believe other faculties do the same thing, which I think is stupid.

[Fyrefly]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Why is it that you're not allowed to start from first year?

in my case the Commerce faculty told me that they would only approve the diploma of languages if I had good grades. Of course in first year I didn't have any grades, so I would have to enrol after first year >_> I believe other faculties do the same thing, which I think is stupid.

Weird. I started my diploma in first year.

[ninwa]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Yes as long as you're not doing French subjects in your arts degree (obviously)

I know people who started from first year too, that's a bit weird.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Why is it that you're not allowed to start from first year?

in my case the Commerce faculty told me that they would only approve the diploma of languages if I had good grades. Of course in first year I didn't have any grades, so I would have to enrol after first year >_> I believe other faculties do the same thing, which I think is stupid.

Weird. I started my diploma in first year.

but you're in a single degree, and have spare subjects. Comm double degree students don't have left over subs...

...Unless the guy lied to me. I swear I was soooooooooooooooooo pissed when he told me. But I know someone in Comm/Law who had the same problem as me, I dunno.

[Tobias Funke]

So, Japanese at monash?

I was thinking Arts/law, and in Arts major in film and Japanese, minor in French at either monash or ANU

[aw123]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Yes as long as you're not doing French subjects in your arts degree (obviously)

I know people who started from first year too, that's a bit weird.

Thanks, that's good to know about the diploma (:

[aw123]

Oh, and just another question, hate to be so annoying!

Clearly in for Arts/Law is 98.2, with the help of middle band my score would bump up to 98.15. I have asked this previously but does that give me a good enough chance at getting an offer or does it still remain unlikely? I realise it's difficult to guess seeing as the clearly in could increase/decrease.

[lynt.br]

Just curious - is it possible to do a double degree at Monash, plus a diploma of languages? Or is that considered overloading?

they don't let you do it from first year though, which sucked so hard.

So if I were to do Arts/law, I could do a diploma of French alongside?

Why is it that you're not allowed to start from first year?

in my case the Commerce faculty told me that they would only approve the diploma of languages if I had good grades. Of course in first year I didn't have any grades, so I would have to enrol after first year >_> I believe other faculties do the same thing, which I think is stupid.

Weird. I started my diploma in first year.

but you're in a single degree, and have spare subjects. Comm double degree students don't have left over subs...

...Unless the guy lied to me. I swear I was soooooooooooooooooo pissed when he told me. But I know someone in Comm/Law who had the same problem as me, I dunno.

This might have been me as I answered a few questions about this from a comm/law perspective. Thing is it was the law faculty policy that stopped me taking a diploma in the first year. They said I needed a credit average after 1 year of study before I could do a diploma. Not sure what the commerce faculty's policy is.

[iffets12345]

If I do biomed/engineering and take up french in an elective, do I actually need to pass

[vexx]

If I do biomed/engineering and take up french in an elective, do I actually need to pass

Yes unless you want your GPA to look a bit.... :p
I'm sure you can pass haha.

[jimmy999]

If I do biomed/engineering and take up french in an elective, do I actually need to pass

If the course actually says to take an elective, then yes because that elective counts as credit points to completing your degree, which you must have a certain amount of.

[iffets12345]

yea I guess I would, I need to have  HD standard to keep a certain scholarship I think.. SIGH, back to VCE 2.0 again.