Faculty of Arts German

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Table of Contents

1. Time commitment to study
2. Language study streams
3. Diploma in Modern Languages (German)
4. Requirements for a major
5. Structuring a major
    5.1. Beginners stream
    5.2. Intermediate stream
    5.3. Post-VCE stream
6. Honours entry
7. Honours requirements
    7.1. Pure honours
    7.2. Combined honours
8. Further study
9. Career opportunities
10. For more information
Subject Lists
    Language subjects
    Optional subjects
        Second/third-year subject
        Third/fourth-year subjects
        Fourth-year subjects

The German Section has a proud history of more than half a century at the University of Melbourne. The department offers a full complement of language classes from beginners to advanced levels and has strong links with universities in the German-speaking and Scandinavian countries. Students have the opportunity to complete part of their studies overseas through scholarships and exchange and study abroad programs. Options and interdisciplinary electives are available at all levels to encourage students to pursue their particular interests and develop prospective career pathways. The department provides a friendly environment with excellent access to talented and enthusiastic teaching staff. The German students' club provides the opportunity for students to become actively engaged in campus life and the organisation of entertainment and educational events. Theatrical productions in German are staged annually by the 'Germanic Players' who draw their members from the staff and students of the department. These activities will enrich the academic experience of students of German language, literature and culture who are able to continue their studies in German through an articulated structure of higher degrees at the University of Melbourne.

German is the study of the culture, literature, language and linguistics of German-speaking societies. Students are able to choose optional elements at all levels and are encouraged to identify and pursue their own interests within the discipline, taking advantage of interdepartmental subject offerings where these are available.

1. Time commitment to study

As well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorial and seminars a considerable additional time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject.

A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. In addition, general estimates of the total time commitment required to study a 12.5-point single semester subject in the Faculty of Arts can be found on Time commitment to study.

2. 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, will be 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).

3. 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 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.

4. Requirements for a major

A major in German usually consists of 125 points comprising:

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

• three second-year subjects in German (37.5 points); and

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

A major must include either:

• 126-018 German 3 (Core) A; and

• 126-019 German 3B; and

• 126-020 German 3C; 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.

5. Structuring a major

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

5.1. Beginners stream

5.2. Intermediate stream

5.3. Post-VCE stream

6. 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.

For information on how to apply see Applying for Honours.

7. Honours requirements

Honours coordinator: Dr Leo Kretzenbacher

7.1. Pure honours

Students undertaking pure honours in German must complete:

• 126-508 German Thesis (37.5 points); and

• five honours subjects in German (62.5 points).

7.2. Combined honours

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

• 126-508 German 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).

8. Further study

A BA with a major in German can lead to a Graduate Diploma in Arts (German), a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (German) or study in Germany.

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

9. 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.

10. For more information

Department of German, Russian and Swedish Studies
The School of Languages
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5204
Web: http://www.german-swedish.unimelb.edu.au

Language subjects

183-101 Intensive Beginners German

126-126 Beginners German A
126-127 Beginners German B
126-128 Beginners German C
126-129 Beginners German D
126-005 Intermediate German A
126-007 Intermediate German B
126-008 Intermediate German C
126-009 Intermediate German D
126-130 German 1A
126-131 German 1B
126-132 German 1C
126-133 German 1D
126-017 German 2 (Core) A
126-015 German 2B
126-016 German 2C
126-018 German 3 (Core) A
126-019 German 3B
126-020 German 3C
126-006 German 3 Intermediate (Core) A
126-021 German 3 Intermediate B
126-022 German 3 Intermediate C

Optional subjects

Second/third-year subject

Third/fourth-year subjects

Fourth-year subjects

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