Languages courses
Introduction to Languages
We’ve partnered with leading Australian universities to offer you the choice to study the language you want, and the flexibility to study how you want.
Get multicultural and multilingual. Communicate with confidence in your chosen language—and pick up a culture’s history and politics along the way.
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Online languages degrees
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Online languages subjects and short courses
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Languages study FAQs
Boost your career with a language
If you’re looking to work overseas, or for a multinational within Australia, extra languages on your CV help you stand out. If there’s a particular country or region you’d love to work in, picking up one of the local languages is a smart idea.
By choosing language electives or minors, you’ll make your degree as unique as you are and gain a competitive edge. Many undergraduate degrees offer this opportunity. Look for courses that include free-choice subjects (as opposed to mandatory) that let you pursue your interests.
National languages of Asia
| I want to learn | We recommend exploring |
|---|---|
| Arabic - the common language of the Arab world and the liturgical language of Islam | Arabic courses |
| Auslan - Australian sign language | Auslan courses |
| Burmese - the official language of Myanmar | Burmese courses |
| Gamilaraay - an Indigenous Australian language | Gamilaraay courses |
| Hindi - the official language of India | Hindi courses |
| Indonesian - the official language of Indonesia | Indonesian courses |
| Japanese - the official language of Japan | Japanese courses |
| Korean - the official language of North Korea and South Korea | Korean courses |
| Mandarin - used in China, and the world's most spoken native language | Mandarin courses |
| Mongolian - the official language of Mongolia | Mongolian courses |
| Persian - the mother tongue of more than 150 million people in the Middle East | Persian courses |
| Tetum - a language of Timor-Leste | Tetum courses |
| Thai - the national and official language of Thailand | Thai courses |
| Tibetan - a language of Tibet | Tibetan courses |
| Tok Pisin - an official language of Papua New Guinea | Tok Pisin courses |
| Vietnamese - the national and official language of Vietnam | Vietnamese courses |
Classical and ancient languages to study
| I want to learn | We recommend exploring |
|---|---|
| Arabic - the common language of the Arab world and the liturgical language of Islam | Arabic courses |
| Gamilaraay - an Indigenous Australian language | Gamilaraay courses |
| Ancient Greek - one of the most important languages of the ancient world | Ancient Greek courses |
| Hebrew - the classical Hebrew language | Hebrew courses |
| Latin - a classical language and discover the blueprint of modern western languages | Latin courses |
| Literary Chinese - the language of the classical period of Chinese literature | Literary Chinese courses |
| Sanskrit - a classical language of India | Sanskrit courses |
Popular European languages
| I want to learn | We recommend exploring |
|---|---|
| French - the official language of France | French courses |
| German - the official language of Germany | German courses |
| Greek - the official language of Greece and Cyprus | Greek courses |
| Italian - the official language of Italy | Italian courses |
| Spanish - the world's second-most spoken native language | Spanish courses |
| Portuguese - the native language of Brazil and Portugal | Portuguese course |
| Turkish - the official language of Turkey | Turkish courses |
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