Specialist Accredited Tutors and Related Areas of Study
The Australian Tutoring Association (ATA) has set the requirements for eligibility as a Specialist Accredited Tutor, as well as the education requirements required to select specific subjects as areas of specialisation.
Where a tutor selects a particular subject as a ‘specialist’ subject, Accredited Tutor will manually review their education background against the requirements specified. If Accredited Tutor cannot verify that the required education to support the ‘specialist’ classification is met, then the subject will be manually removed from the ‘specialist subject list’ for that tutor.
A tutor that has applied to be a ‘Specialist Accredited Tutor’, and is eligible to do so, will be allowed to nominate up to 5 subjects as areas of specialisation, provided the requirements specified below are met for all the subjects nominated.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Specialist Primary Subjects:
Subjects that are specifically targeting primary school level students, including ‘Reading Recovery’ and ‘Reading Special Needs’ require completion of a tertiary degree in education
Related Areas of Study
A number of subjects can be nominated as ‘specialist’ subjects where the applicant has completed 3 years full time equivalent study in a field closely related to the specialist subject. A full list of subjects and their associated requirements for specialist nomination are provided in Table 1 below.
Tertiary Subjects
Some subjects are designated ‘tertiary’ subjects, i.e. they are deemed to only be relevant at tertiary level. Examples of tertiary subjects include: architecture, corporate finance, fluid mechanics, catchment hydrology. Designated ‘tertiary’ subjects have higher education benchmarks for ‘specialist’ designation with Accredited Tutor. Generally the requirement is completion of a Bachelors or Masters degree in that area of study.
Unique Subjects
There are other variations to the general requirements for certain unique subjects such as ‘Music Theory’ where other relevant education requirements are appropriate. Moreover, for some subjects, ‘specialist’ accreditation is not available for example ‘excel modelling’ Table 1 overleaf provides the specific requirements for each subject.
What if I Don’t Meet the Requirements?
If you do not meet the minimum education requirements for a listed subject, you cannot list that subject as a ‘specialist’ subject on your profile (although you can list it as a subject you tutor, subject to the Rules of Accreditation which require that you only list subjects in which you are competent to tutor). All variations to the tutor accreditation framework, including related areas of study for specialisation, must be approved by the Australian Tutoring Association (ATA) prior to inclusion in these requirements.
Table 1. Minimum Education Requirements for Specialist Classification
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Subject |
Minimum Education Requirements for Specialist Classification |
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Primary Literacy & English |
Bachelors degree in Education or Primary Teaching |
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Reading Recovery |
Bachelors degree in Education or Primary Teaching |
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Reading Special Needs |
Bachelors degree in Education or Primary Teaching |
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Maths |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, engineering or mathematics degree. Or Masters degree in Mathematics, Engineering or Science. |
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Primary Maths |
Bachelors degree in Education or Primary Teaching |
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General Maths |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, engineering or mathematics degree. . Or Masters degree in Mathematics, Engineering or Science. |
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Algebra |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, engineering or mathematics degree. . Or Masters degree in Mathematics, Engineering or Science. |
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Calculus |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science (with maths major) or mathematics degree. Or Masters degree in Mathematics. |
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Statistics |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science (with maths or statistics major) or mathematics degree. Or Masters degree in Mathematics. |
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Geometry |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, engineering or mathematics degree. Or Masters degree in Mathematics. |
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Trigonometry |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, engineering or mathematics degree. Or Masters degree in Mathematics. |
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Advanced Tertiary Maths (tertiary) |
Bachelors degree in Mathematics or Science (with Mathematics major, including mathematics variants). Or Masters degree in Mathematics. |
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English |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in a degree course with english or english literature major. Or Masters degree in English or English Literature. |
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English Language (ESL) |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in a degree course with a humanities major |
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English Literature |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in a degree course with english or english literature major. Or Masters degree in English or English Literature. |
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Essay Writing |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in a degree course with english or english literature major. Or Masters degree in English or English Literature. |
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Science |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, medicine or engineering degree. Or Masters degree in Science, Physics, Chemistry or Biology. |
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Anatomy |
3 years full time equivalent study in a medicine degree course, or science degree course with anatomy or biophysical science major |
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Basic Science |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science, engineering degree. Or Masters degree in Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Engineering discipline. |
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Biology |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science degree with biology major. Or Masters degree in Biology. |
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Chemistry |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science degree with chemistry major. Or Masters degree in Chemistry. |
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Environmental Science |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science degree with environmental science, geography or ecology major. Or Masters degree in Environmental Science, geography or ecology. |
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Physics |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in science degree with physics major. Or Masters degree in physics. |
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Accounting |
3 years full time equivalent study in a degree course with accounting major. Or Masters degree in commerce or accounting. |
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Accounting – Auditing (tertiary) |
3 years full time equivalent study in accounting or B Commerce degree with Accounting major. Or Masters degree in commerce or accounting. |
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Accounting – Financial Statement Analysis (tertiary) |
3 years full time equivalent study in accounting or B Commerce degree with Accounting Major, and inclusions of Financial Statement Analysis. Or Masters degree in commerce or accounting. |
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Accounting – Forensic Accounting (tertiary) |
3 years full time equivalent study in accounting or B Commerce degree with Accounting major. Or Masters degree in commerce or accounting. |
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Agriculture |
3 years full time equivalent study in Agricultural Science, or Science degree with Agriculture major. Or Masters degree in Agricultural Science. |
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Architecture (tertiary) |
Completed Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Architectural Design or Building Design. Or Masters degree in Architecture. |
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Art |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in a degree course with art or art history major. Or Masters degree in Art, or Art History. |
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Automotive |
3 years full time equivalent study as an automechanic or automotive engineering |
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Building & Construction |
Completed Bachelor of Building or Bachelor of Building Surveying |
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Business |
Bachelor of Commerce Degree or MBA |
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Business Management |
3 years full time equivalent study in commerce degree with business major, or completed MBA |
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Classical Studies |
3 years full time equivalent tertiary study in a degree course with classical studies major |
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Corporate Finance (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters Degree in Commerce and or Accounting |
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Excel Modeling |
no ‘specialist’ status available |
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Programming – Android |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – C++ |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – CSS & HTML |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – iPhone |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – Java |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – Linux |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – MySQL |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – Photoshop & Illustrator |
3 years full time equivalent study in design or graphic design. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – PHP |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – Python |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – Ruby on Rails |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Web design |
3 years full time equivalent study in design or graphic design. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Programming – Web Development |
3 years full time equivalent in computer science or computer programming. Or Masters degree in computer science or computer programming. |
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Conservation & Land Management |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with conservation, land management, geography or ecology major. Or Masters degree in conservation, land management, geography or ecology. |
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Design and Technology |
3 years full time equivalent study in design or graphic design. Or Masters degree in design and Technology. |
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Digital Media |
no ‘specialist’ status available |
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Economics |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with economics major. Or Masters Degree or Doctorate in Economics. |
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Engineering (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering |
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Thermodynamics (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters degree in Chemical Engineering |
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Structural engineering (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters degree in Structural or Civil Engineering |
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Electrical engineering (tertiary) |
Bachelor or masters degree in electrical engineering |
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Materials Science |
3 years full time equivalent study in materials science or materials engineering |
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Fluid Mechanics (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) or Masters degree in fluid mechanics |
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Biological engineering (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical), or Masters degree in Biological Engineering. |
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Electromagnetism and Electromagnetics (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical or Electrical), or Masters Degree in Electrical or Chemical Engineering. |
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Equine Industry |
no ‘specialist’ status available |
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Polymer Engineering (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Materials) or Bachelor of Materials Science, or Masters or Doctorate in materials Science or Engineering (Materials) |
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Genetics (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Genetics, or Bachelor of Science (Molecular Science, biochemistry or Genetics), or Bachelor of Medical Science, or Bachelor of Medicine, or Masters or Doctorate in Science with genetics specialisation. |
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Traffic Flow (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), or Masters degree in Civil Engineering |
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Structural design (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering (Civil or Structural) |
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Structural Analysis (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Masters degree in Engineering (Civil or Structural) |
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Catchment hydrology (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering (Civil) |
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Soil mechanics (tertiary) |
Bachelor or Masters degree in Engineering (Civil) |
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Marketing |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in marketing (or a marketing variant). Or Masters degree in marketing, or business with marketing specialisation. |
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Public Relations |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in public relations |
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Journalism |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in journalism |
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Fashion Design |
Bachelor of Fashion or Bachelor of Fashion Design. |
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Finance |
Bachelor or Masters Degree in Commerce and or Accounting |
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Food & Technology |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in food, food science or food & technology |
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Geography |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in geography, conservation, land management, or ecology. Or Masters degree in geography, conservation, land management or ecology. |
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Geophysics |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in geophysics or geology, or Masters degree in geophysics or geology. |
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History |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in History (or any history variant) or Bachelor of History. Or Masters degree in History. |
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Horticulture |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in horticulture |
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Industrial Technology |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in industry technology |
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Information Technology |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in computer science |
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Investment Banking (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Commerce with major in Investment or Investment Banking or Masters Degree in investment or investment banking |
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Legal Studies |
3 years full time equivalent study in legal degree course |
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Linguistics |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with linguistic major, or Masters degree with Linguistics specialisation. |
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Media |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in media or media studies, or Masters degree with Media specialisation. |
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Music |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in music, or 8th Grade ( in any musical instrument) through Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB) or Royal Schools of Music. Or Masters degree with Music specialisation. |
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Music Theory |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in music theory, or completion of Grade 6 Music Theory (through Australian Music Exam board, or Royal Schools of Music). Or Masters / Doctorate with music specialisation. |
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Philosophy |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in philosophy, or Masters or Doctorate in philosophy |
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Physical education |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in physical education, or Masters in Physical Education. |
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Physiology |
3 years full time equivalent study in Medicine degree, or science degree with physiology major, or Masters degree with Physiology specialisation. |
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Politics – Australian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Australian Politics; or Masters or Doctorate with Australian Politics specialisation |
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Politics – International |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in International Politics or International Relations; or Masters or Doctorate with International Politics / International Relations specialisation |
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Psychology |
3 years full time equivalent study in psychology degree, or degree course with major in psychology, or Masters degree in Psychology. |
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Reading Recovery |
Tertiary degree in primary education (3 years full time equivalent) |
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Religious Studies |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in religious studies. Or Masters degree with Religious Studies specialisation. |
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Science |
3 years full time equivalent study in science degree course. Or Masters degree in Science. |
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Society and Culture |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major anthropology or society and culture. Or masters degree with anthropology, society and culture specialisation. |
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Sociology |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in sociology. Or Masters or Doctorate in Sociology. |
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Software Development (tertiary) |
Bachelor of Computer Science, or Masters degree in Computer Science. |
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Theatre Studies |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in theatre studies. Or Masters degree with theatre studies specialisation. |
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Languages |
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Albanian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Albanian |
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Arabic |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Arabic |
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Armenian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Armenian |
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Auslan |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Auslan |
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Bengali |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Bengali |
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Bosnian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Bosnian |
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Chinese |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Chinese |
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Croatian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Croatian |
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Czech |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Czech |
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Dutch |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Dutch |
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English Language |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in English Language |
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French |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in French |
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German |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in German |
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Greek |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Greek |
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Hebrew |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Hebrew |
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Hebrew |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Hebrew |
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Hindi |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Hindi |
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Hungarian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Hungarian |
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Indonesian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Indonesian |
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Italian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Italian |
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Japanese |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Japanese |
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Khmer |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Khmer |
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Korean |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Korean |
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Latin |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Latin |
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Latvian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Latvian |
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Lithuanian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Lithuanian |
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Macedonian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Macedonian |
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Maltese |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Maltese |
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Persian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Persian |
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Polish |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Polish |
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Portuguese |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Portuguese |
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Punjabi |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Punjabi |
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Romanian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Romanian |
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Russian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Russian |
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Serbian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Serbian |
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Sinhala |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Sinhala |
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Slovenenian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Slovenenian |
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Spanish |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Spanish |
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Swedish |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Swedish |
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Tamil |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Tamil |
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Turkish |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Turkish |
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Ukranian |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Ukranian |
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Vietnamese |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Vietnamese |
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Yiddish |
3 years full time equivalent study in degree course with major in Yiddish |