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 2000
        Third/Fourth Year subjects not offered in 2000
        Fourth Year subjects not offered in 2000
    Horwood German reading course
    Horwood German intensive

German Studies covers the study of the language, literature, history and culture of the German-speaking peoples. The Department of German and Swedish Studies also offers subjects in Swedish language and Scandinavian civilisation. (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 (Academic Programs).

 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 German and Swedish Studies. 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 (totalling 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 3B and;

• 126-020 Advanced German 3C and;

• one Third/Fourth Year optional subject.

or

• 126-006 German 3 Intermediate (Core) 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)	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 2B	12.5
	126-016 Advanced German 2C	12.5

Third Year
	126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A	12.5
	126-019 Advanced German 3B	12.5
	126-020 Advanced German 3C	12.5
	One Third/Fourth Year optional subject.

 4.3. Post-VCE stream

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

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

Third Year
	126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A	12.5
	126-019 Advanced German 3B	12.5
	126-020 Advanced German 3C	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 Graduate Diploma in German, a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (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 German and Swedish Studies
The School Of Languages
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 9344 5204
Web: http:/www.German-Swedish.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)
126-021 German 3 Intermediate B
126-022 German 3 Intermediate C
126-010 Advanced German 1A
126-011 Advanced German 1B
126-012 Advanced German 1C
126-013 Advanced German 1D
126-017 Advanced German 2 (Core) A
126-015 Advanced German 2B
126-016 Advanced German 2C
126-018 Advanced German 3 (Core) A
126-019 Advanced German 3B
126-020 Advanced German 3C

Optional Subjects

Second/Third Year subjects

Third/Fourth Year subjects

Fourth Year Honours subjects

Subjects not offered in 2000

Third/Fourth Year subjects not offered in 2000

Fourth Year subjects not offered in 2000

Horwood German reading course

183-003 Science German/German Reading Course

Horwood German intensive

183-002 Intensive Beginners German

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