German

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1017 (2009)

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Year and Campus: 2009

Coordinator

Convenor of German: Dr Leo Kretzenbacher

Contact

Arts and Music Student Centre
Room 104, Ground Floor, Old Arts Building
University of Melbourne
Tel: +61 3 8344 5235
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424

Overview:

German

Three separate streams are offered in German:

  • Beginners: for students who have very little or no knowledge of German.
  • Intermediate: for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school German.
  • Advanced/Post-VCE: for students who have obtained a pass in VCE German, or its equivalent.
Students completing a major in German will usually complete 25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two and 37.5 points at level three. Students completing a minor will usually complete 25 points at level one, 25 points at level two and 25 points at level three.
Objectives: See course objectives.
Subject Options:

Beginners stream- level one

Students either undertaking a major or a minor must complete both following subjects.
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Beginners stream- level two

Students undertaking a minor must complete German Intermediate Language and Culture A and German Language and Culture B. Students undertaking a major must complete all three following subjects.
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Beginners stream- level three

Students undertaking a major must complete German Post-Intermediate 3A and German Post-Intermediate 3B and one elective either 126-006 German Post-Inter Cultural Studies or one third year elective (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Post-Intermediate 3A and German Post-Intermediate 3B.

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

Intermediate stream- level one

Students either undertaking a major or a minor must complete both following subjects.
Subject
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Intermediate stream- level two

Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B and one elective either German Cultural Studies 2 or second year elective (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B.

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

Intermediate stream- level three

Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 3A and two third year electives, this can include German Cultural Studies 3 and/or third year electives (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 3A and one third year elective either 126-018 German Cultural Studies 3 or one third year elective (see below).

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

Post-VCE- level one

Students either undertaking a major or a minor must complete both following subjects.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
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Post-VCE- level two

Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B and one elective either German Cultural Studies 2 or one second year elective (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B.

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

Post-VCE- level three

Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 3A and two third year electives, this can include 126-018 German Cultural Studies 3 and/or third year electives (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 3A and one third year elective either 126-018 German Cultural Studies 3 or one third year elective as (see below).

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

German second/third year elective subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.languages.unimelb.edu.au
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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