Diploma in Modern Languages (German)

Course 888-GE (2008)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2008. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus: 2008
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Undergraduate

Contact

School of Languages and Linguistics 6th Floor, Arts Centre The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Tel: +61 3 8344 5204
Course Overview:

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 diploma consists of a three-year sequence of first-, second- and third-year language study and adds one year to the duration of your degree course. You take language subjects alongside your degree subjects in an integrated sequence. The diploma will only be awarded on the completion of your degree course. Students who do not commence the Diploma concurrently with the first year of their degree studies may not be able to complete the Diploma at the same time as the degree. This means that graduation from one of the courses may be delayed until the other course is completed.

The DML is not equivalent to a BA language major.

The DML does not qualify you to enter programs for which a BA language major is required. However, high-achieving DML students wishing to complete the equivalent of a BA language major (those with honours entry standard marks) may, with Faculty and School approval, complete an additional subject. The additional subject may be completed within your degree course if sufficient space is available and if your home Faculty approves the enrolment. Otherwise, it must be taken as an over-enrolment in the DML.

Students wishing to undertake an honours or postgraduate diploma program on completion of the DML (100 points) should note that they are required to complete the equivalent of a BA language major (112.5 points) before being eligible for entry to a fourth year level program.

Diploma graduates with the equivalent of a BA language major must have completed a BA degree to be eligible to apply for the BA (Honours), otherwise they may apply to enter the postgraduate diploma.

Objectives:

At the completion of the Diploma, students should:

  • have acquired a mastery of both oral/aural and writing/reading skills comparable to that of a student majoring in a language discipline;

  • have gained a basic understanding of selected aspects of the culture (or cultures) and of the society (or societies) associated with the language.

Course Structure & Available Subjects:

The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of study in one language (totalling 100 points). The language subjects will be taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree in an integrated sequence and will normally add one year to the duration of a student's degree course.

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that s/he meets the requirements of the Diploma by enrolling in the correct number of subjects at the appropriate year level and within the rules outlined for the relevant language stream of the DML.

Students need to keep in mind that the points requirement for the DML (100 points) is not equivalent to a language major (112.5 points), see Diploma in Modern Languages above.

Subject Options:

Beginners stream-First year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Beginners stream - Second year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Beginners Stream - Third Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Intermediate stream - First year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Intermediate stream - Second Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Intermediate stream - Third Year

Third year students must choose an elective as well as the following subjects;
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Post-VCE stream - First Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Post-VCE stream - Second Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Post-VCE stream - Third Year

Third year students must choose an elective as well as the following subjects;
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Electives for Second/Third Year Students

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Semester 2
12.50
Entry Requirements:

The Diploma in Modern Languages (DML) is only available to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree course at the University of Melbourne. The DML must be completed alongside your degree studies and can only be awarded on the completion of your degree.

For continuing students, selection into the Diploma is based upon the weighted average of subjects across your entire course. For first-year students, eligibility is based on your ENTER score. The entry cut-off fluctuates from year-to-year. It is determined by the number of places available and the number of applications received.

For combined degree students and students from faculties other than arts, entry to the Diploma requires the approval of both the Faculty of Arts and the other faculty.

Core Participation Requirements: The Diploma will be available to students with no prior knowledge of a language as well as to those who have completed several years of study (for instance, as part of the VCE).Your stream enrolment depends on your previous language experience and is determined by the relevant School. Refer to the individual language entries in the 2007 Handbook for detailed information about available streams of study and procedures for stream enrolment.
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.

Graduate Attributes: Refer to http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/105-AA
Generic Skills: Refer to http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/105-AA

Download PDF version.