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1. Time commitment to study
2. Diploma in Modern Languages (Swedish)
3. Requirements for a major
4. Structuring a major
5. Honours
6. Career opportunities
7. For more information
Subject Lists
    Language subjects
    Optional subjects
        Second/third-year subjects

The Swedish section at the University of Melbourne was established in 1962. It is the sole provider of tertiary level studies in this area in Australia. The department fosters a friendly and attractive atmosphere for study, offering close student-teacher contact in small classes that play an important role in effective learning. Academic staff are involved in research projects with colleagues in Sweden that focus on modern spoken Swedish. Students are encouraged to study part of their degree overseas as a means of enriching their undergraduate experience. Excellent opportunities for exchanges exist in Sweden, including Lund University, a member of Universitas 21. Graduates of Swedish are presented with a variety of prospective career pathways that draw on the analytical and research knowledge gained in this area of study. Alternatively, students interested in further expanding their interests and knowledge in Swedish are provided with an articulated structure of higher degree study at the University of Melbourne.

Swedish is the study of the language and literature of Sweden and Scandinavian communities. The department offers a single stream of Swedish language study that is suitable for students who have little or no prior knowledge of the language. Swedish language skills offer access to the rich world of Swedish culture and experience as well as the literature of Scandinavia in general.

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. 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 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 of Arts course adviser and the Head of the German and Swedish Studies Department. See Diploma in Modern Languages.

3. Requirements for a major

A major in Swedish usually consists of 125 points comprising:

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

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

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

A major must include the following subjects:

• 126-070 Advanced Swedish A (12.5 points); and

• 126-071 Advanced Swedish B (12.5 points).

4. Structuring a major

A major usually takes the following form:

5. Honours

There is no honours program in Swedish in the Bachelor of Arts degree. There is, however, a Master of Arts preliminary program available.

6. 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.

7. For more information

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

Language subjects

126-144 Beginners Swedish A
126-145 Beginners Swedish B
126-146 Beginners Swedish C
126-147 Beginners Swedish D
126-064 Intermediate Swedish A
126-046 Intermediate Swedish A (on-line)
126-065 Intermediate Swedish B
126-056 Intermediate Swedish B (on-line)
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

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