Enhance your degree and diversify your career prospects by studying a foreign language.
Language proficiency is an asset when competing for a career in a globalised economy and multilingualism is vital to the economics and cultural health of Australia.
Through the study of a language, you will have the opportunity to develop global knowledge, a cross cultural understanding and foreign language skills as well as gaining that career advantage
Tri-university Language Alliance
Languages are delivered through an Australian-first alliance between QUT, the University of Queensland (UQ) and Griffith University (GU). This alliance is designed to expand tertiary options available across a range of Asian and European languages and is approved and funded by the Australian Government.
Studies are available in:
- French (UQ)
- German (UQ)
- Indonesian (UQ)
- Italian (GU)
- Japanese (UQ or GU)
- Korean (UQ)
- Mandarin (QUT)
- Russian (UQ)
- Spanish (UQ or GU)
If you wish to study a language other than Mandarin you will be able to enrol as a cross institutional student at GU or UQ. QUT will facilitate your enrolment at the partner university to assist you with this process. You can access enrolment information and cross institutional application form by clicking here.
Incorporating Language study in your Degree at QUT
Depending on your course, you may complement your degree by undertaking language studies which could consist of
- A minor (4 units) or
- Second major (6 units) or
- Option units (electives)
You can access the QUT language unit sets for minors and second majors by clicking here. Students wishing to undertake option units (electives) can choose subjects from the second major and minor unit set lists.