Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
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Swedish is a Germanic language. Students find it an interesting challenge to learn a language closely related to English, one which gives access to the rich world of the Swedish and Scandinavian experience, because a knowledge of Swedish also opens up the literature of Denmark and Norway. A knowledge of Swedish facilitates research and opens up the Swedish advances in many fields - architecture, economics, physical and chemical sciences, medicine, films, sociology, design, town planning and technology.
The study of a language and its literature at university level is a rigorous intellectual discipline. It provides invaluable training in literary criticism, fosters cultural awareness, and leads students to an appreciation of the social forces and historical events which shape a language and its forms of imaginative and reflective expression. As with other Arts Faculty subjects, graduates of Swedish are intellectually equipped to enter a wide range of professions, e. g. public administration, diplomacy, radio and television, tourism, teaching and theatre. In addition, when combined with another or a higher degree, language studies equip graduates for careers in academia, international law, and international business.
Applicants must meet the entry requirements for admission to the Faculty of Arts.
Swedish is a three-year pass course for which no prior knowledge of the language is assumed. A major in Swedish requires the completion of at least five subjects at second and third-year level, totalling 83.3 points, which must include Advanced Swedish
There is no Honours programme in Swedish in the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Letters degrees. However, access to postgraduate studies in Swedish is available through an MA Preliminary program. For details contact the Department of Germanic and Russian (Swedish Section).
A degree in Swedish can lead to enrolment in an M. A. preliminary examination followed by M. A. and Ph. D.
For further information please contact:
The Department of Germanic Studies and Russian
The University of Melbourne
telephone: (03) 9344 5193
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 10 1995 Last modified: Oct 10 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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