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About European languages

Our European languages program offers flexible entry points tailored for beginners, intermediate learners, and proficient speakers alike, enabling you to specialise in one or more of our diverse language offerings: French and Francophone Studies, German, Italian, or Spanish and Latin American Studies.

Why choose European languages?

Employers seek candidates with exceptional language skills, intercultural literacy, and the ability to communicate and translate across diverse languages, cultures, and societies. By studying European languages within a global cultural context, you'll acquire knowledge and skills applicable to a wide range of careers in business, government, NGOs, education, communication, and the cultural sector.

What will you study?

You will specialise in one or more of French and Francophone, German, Italian or Spanish and Latin American Studies, developing a deep understanding of the interconnections between different languages and cultures, and their global impact over time.

Career opportunities

Graduating with European language proficiency opens a world of career pathways in areas such as:

• International Relations
• Diplomacy and Government
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Interpreting and Translation
• Marketing and Communications
• Education and Language Teaching
• Cultural and Creative Industries
• International Business
• Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and more.

Global study

Monash University's extensive international partnerships offer unique opportunities to immerse yourself in European languages and cultures through short-term programs such as:

• Screening Europe (Italy): Study European cinema in Europe.
• Imagining Europe (Italy): Learn what makes Europe Europe.
• Sustainable Tuscany (Italy): Tradition, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• The French Pacific: Immersion into (post)colonial francophone cultures

Exchange programs include:

• Sciences Po – France
• Free University of Berlin – Germany
• University of Florence – Italy
• Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) – Spain.

Global Immersion Guarantee:

As a Bachelor of Arts student, you’ll have access to the Monash Global Immersion Guarantee – an opportunity to spend two weeks studying in one of a variety of locations, with airfares and accommodation covered as part of your degree.

Australia’s leading university language program

When you study languages at Monash, you'll be studying at Australia’s largest international university, ranked in the top 1% in the world for Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences. We offer the most comprehensive, flexible and well-integrated program incorporating language acquisition with cultural competence. Choose from a wide range of Asian and European languages: Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean; French and Francophone, German, Italian, and Spanish and Latin American studies (within the European Languages Area of Study). Find out more about Languages at Monash.