Faculty of Arts

 German

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Subject Lists
    Language Subjects
    Optional Subjects
        Second/third-year subjects
        Third/fourth-year subjects
        Fourth year Honours subjects
    Subjects not offered in 1999
        Third/fourth-year subjects not offered in 1999
    Horwood German reading course
    Horwood German intensive

Germanic Studies covers the study of the language, literature, history and culture of the German-speaking peoples. The Department of Germanic Studies and Russian also offers subjects in Swedish language and Scandinavian civilisation as a further aspect of Germanic Studies (see Swedish).

 1. Language study streams

The Department offers three streams of German language study:

• Beginners

  • The beginners stream is for students who have little or no knowledge of German. It is available to students at both first and second year although students intending to complete a Major will need to commence their language study in their first year.

• Intermediate

  • The intermediate stream is usually only available to students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school German, or its equivalent.

  Post-VCE

  • The post-VCE stream is usually only available to students who have obtained a pass in VCE German, or its equivalent.

The Department determines the language stream in which a student is to enrol. Placement is based on VCE results, other language study record, or a placement test.

Stream enrolment remains provisional until confirmed or, alternatively, altered according to the student's needs as determined by the Department during the first two weeks of teaching. As far as possible, the Department will notify students of any changes to their stream enrolment during the first two weeks of semester. Where a change is made in the third or fourth week of semester it will be reported to the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies).

 2. Diploma in Modern Languages (German)

The Diploma in Modern Languages (DML) enables students to gain a diploma in language study while completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne.

The DML usually involves a three-year sequence of language study, totalling a minimum of 100 points. It adds one year to the duration of an ordinary degree course.

The DML (German) is offered in beginners, intermediate and post-VCE streams. German subjects are taken alongside the degree subjects in an integrated sequence of study. This must be approved by a Faculty course adviser and the Head of the Department of Germanic Studies and Russian. See Diploma in Modern Languages (DML).

 3. Requirements for a Major

A Major in German usually consists of 125 points comprising:

• Four first-year subjects in German (37.5 points), and;

• Second-year subjects in German equivalent to 37.5 points, and;

• Four third-year subjects in German (50 points).

A Major must include either:

• 126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A, and;

• 126-019 Advanced German 3 B, and;

• 126-020 Advanced German 3 C, and;

• One third/fourth year optional subject.

or

• 126-006 German 3 Intermediate (Core) A, and;

• 126-021 German 3 Intermediate B, and;

• 126-022 German 3 Intermediate C, and;

• One third/fourth year optional subject.

 4. Structuring a Major

A Major in German usually takes one of the following forms:

 4.1. Beginners stream

First year
	126-001 Beginners German A	6.25
	126-002 Beginners German B	12.5
	126-003 Beginners German C	6.25
	126-004 Beginners German D	12.5

Second year
	126-005 Intermediate German A	6.25
	126-007 Intermediate German B	12.5
	126-008 Intermediate German C	6.25
	126-009 Intermediate German D	12.5

Third year
	126-006 German 3 Intermediate (Core) A	12.5
	126-021 German 3 Intermediate B	12.5
	126-022 German 3 Intermediate C	12.5
	One third/fourth year optional subject

 4.2. Intermediate stream

First year
	126-005 Intermediate German A	6.25
	126-007 Intermediate German B	12.5
	126-008 Intermediate German C	6.25
	126-009 Intermediate German D	12.5

Second year
	126-017 Advanced German 2 (Core) A	12.5
	126-015 Advanced German 2 B	12.5
	126-016 Advanced German 2 C	12.5

Third year
	126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A	12.5
	126-019 Advanced German 3 B	12.5
	126-020 Advanced German 3 C	12.5
	One third/fourth year optional subject

 4.3. Post-VCE stream

First year
	126-010 Advanced German 1 A	6.25
	126-011 Advanced German 1 B	12.5
	126-012 Advanced German 1 C	6.25
	126-013 Advanced German 1 D	12.5

Second year
	126-017 Advanced German 2 (Core) A	12.5
	126-015 Advanced German 2 B	12.5
	126-016 Advanced German 2 C	12.5

Third year
	126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A	12.5
	126-019 Advanced German 3 B	12.5
	126-020 Advanced German 3 C	12.5
	One third/fourth year optional subject

 5. Honours entry

The prerequisites for entry to fourth year Honours in German are:

• Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;

• Completion of a Major in German, and;

• An average grade of H2B or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the Major.

Entry to Honours must be approved by the German Honours coordinator and the Faculty of Arts course advisor.

 6. Honours requirements

Honours coordinator: Associate Professor C Grawe

 6.1. Pure Honours

Students undertaking pure Honours in German must complete:

• 126-035 German Honours Thesis (37.5 points), and;

• Five Honours subjects in German (62.5 points).

 6.2. Combined Honours

Students undertaking combined Honours in German and another area of study must complete:

• 126-035 German Honours Thesis (37.5 points), and;

• Two Honours subjects in German (25 points), and;

• Three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (37.5 points).

or

• Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points), and;

• Two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (25 points), and;

• Three Honours subjects in German (37.5 points).

 7. Further Study

A BA with a Major in German can lead to a Postgraduate Diploma in German or study in Germany at the Goethe Institute.

An Honours degree in German can lead to MA or PhD degrees.

 8. Career opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts who have majored in German have found employment in teaching, the media, the public service, diplomacy and international trade.

 9. For More Information

The Department of Germanic Studies and Russian
Level 4, Babel Building
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel: +61 3 9344 5204
Web: http:/www.Germanic-Russian.unimelb.edu.au

Language Subjects

126-001 Beginners German A
126-002 Beginners German B
126-003 Beginners German C
126-004 Beginners German D
126-005 Intermediate German A
126-007 Intermediate German B
126-008 Intermediate German C
126-009 Intermediate German D
126-006 German 3 Intermediate (Core) A
126-021 German 3 Intermediate B
126-022 German 3 Intermediate C
126-010 Advanced German 1 A
126-011 Advanced German 1 B
126-012 Advanced German 1 C
126-013 Advanced German 1 D
126-017 Advanced German 2 (Core) A
126-015 Advanced German 2 B
126-016 Advanced German 2 C
126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A
126-019 Advanced German 3 B
126-020 Advanced German 3 C

Optional Subjects

Second/third-year subjects

Third/fourth-year subjects

Fourth year Honours subjects

Subjects not offered in 1999

Third/fourth-year subjects not offered in 1999

Horwood German reading course

183-003 Science German/German Reading Course

Horwood German intensive

183-002 Intensive Beginners German

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