German

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1019 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Year and Campus: 2014

Coordinator

Dr Birgit Lang

Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

The Postgraduate Diploma program in German Studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research program designed to extend students’ knowledge and skills in one specific field of German Studies (such as German linguistics, German literary studies or German cultural studies). After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing, presentation and communication skills, language skills and international and cultural awareness.

Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation should:

  • engage in sophisticated discourse in German;
  • enhance their reading comprehension of the language and their written and spoken command of German;
  • enhance the ability to discuss, analyse and evaluate complex ideas in German;
  • become acquainted with recent critical theory and methodology.
Structure & Available Subjects:

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

  • thesis of 12,000 words written in German or 15,000 words in English (50 points)
  • one complusory subject (12.5 points)
  • three elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points


Please note: students must discuss the choice of electives with the coordinator or German convernor before enrolling.

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options:

Thesis Subject

50 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
25

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.languages.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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