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Table of Contents

1. Requirements for a Major
2. Diploma in Modern Languages (Swedish)
3. Structuring a Major
4. Honours
5. Career opportunities
6. For more information

Subject Lists
    Language subjects
    Optional subjects
        Second/Third Year subjects


A knowledge of Swedish gives you access to the rich world of Swedish culture and experience as well as the literature of Scandinavia in general. Swedish language skills also facilitate knowledge and research into the Swedish advances in many fields, including Architecture, Economics, Physical and Chemical Sciences, Medicine, Films, Sociology, Design, Town Planning and Technology. The Department's subjects focus on both Swedish language and literature. The Department offers a single stream of Swedish language study, which is suitable for students who have little or no prior knowledge of the language.

 1. Requirements for a Major

A Major in Swedish usually consists of 125 points comprising:

A Major must include the following subjects:

 2. Diploma in Modern Languages (Swedish)

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 (Swedish) is offered in the Beginners stream. Swedish subjects are taken alongside degree subjects in an integrated sequence of study. This must be approved by a Faculty course adviser and the Head of the German and Swedish Studies Department. See Diploma in Modern Languages (DML).

 3. Structuring a Major

A Major usually takes the following form:

First Year
 126-060 Beginners Swedish A6.25
 126-061 Beginners Swedish B12.5
 126-062 Beginners Swedish C6.25
 126-063 Beginners Swedish D12.5

Second Year
 126-064 Intermediate Swedish A6.25
 126-065 Intermediate Swedish B12.5
 126-066 Intermediate Swedish C6.25
 126-067 Intermediate Swedish D12.5

Third Year
 126-070 Advanced Swedish A12.5
 126-071 Advanced Swedish B12.5
 Two optional subjects (25 points). 

 4. Honours

There is no Honours program in Swedish in the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Letters degrees. There is, however, a Master of Arts Preliminary program available.

 5. Career opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts who have majored in Swedish have found employment in teaching, the media, theatre, the public service, diplomacy, tourism and commerce.

 6. For more information

Department of German and Swedish Studies
School of Languages
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 9344 5204
Web: http://www.German-Swedish.unimelb.edu.au

Language subjects

126-060 Beginners Swedish A
126-061 Beginners Swedish B
126-062 Beginners Swedish C
126-063 Beginners Swedish D
126-064 Intermediate Swedish A
126-065 Intermediate Swedish B
126-066 Intermediate Swedish C
126-067 Intermediate Swedish D
126-070 Advanced Swedish A
126-071 Advanced Swedish B

Optional subjects

Second/Third Year subjects

126-068 Viking Studies A
126-069 Viking Studies B
126-072 The Runes of Scandinavia
126-073 Modern Swedish Culture and Society
126-086 The Nordic Languages in Society


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