German

German has more than 100 million native speakers and is the third most popular foreign language world-wide. A knowledge of German opens up the rich culture of German-speaking Europe as well as its history, philosophy, literature, music and scientific traditions. The German Studies Program has a proud history of more than half a century at the University of Melbourne and provides students with the opportunity to complete part of their studies overseas through scholarships and exchange programs.

German language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence of units from German 1 through to German 10 (German 1-5 available from 2012, German 6-8 from 2013 and German 9-10 from 2014). Students may enter at any point, subject to placement testing and/or prerequisites, and normally progress through the sequence in consecutive order. Accelerated progression is possible with the permission of the course convenor. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers.

See course objectives.

A 100-point major sequence is available. The sequence is as follows for the three most common entry points:

• German 1 entry point: for students who have very little or no background in the German language.

• German 3 entry point: for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school German or who have obtained a VCE German score of 32 or below (or equivalent).

• German 5 entry point: for students who have obtained a VCE German score of 33 or above (or equivalent).

Students completing a major in German will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two and 37.5 points at level three.

For an example of a typical German major structure for each of the three entry points, please visit: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/lcr/

Note: Students must follow structure and point requirements for the year they commenced, please refer to the relevant handbook available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/

GERMAN 1 ENTRY POINT (formerly Beginners Stream):

German 1 entry point - Level 1

Students completing a German major with a German 1 entry point are required to complete the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).

*German 1 and German 2 were formerly called German Beginners Language & Culture A and B respectively.

German 1 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the German major with a German 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points).

*German 3 and German 4 were formerly called German Intermediate Language & Culture A and B respectively. German Intermediate Cultural Studies will be replaced by German Cultural Studies A in 2013.

German 1 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the German major with a German 1 entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subjects (37.5 points).

*German Post-Intermediate 3A and 3B will be replaced by German 5 and German 6 respectively in 2013. German Post-Inter Cultural Studies will be replaced by German Cultural Studies B in 2013.

GERMAN 3 ENTRY POINT (formerly Intermediate Stream):

German 3 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the German major with a German 3 entry point are required to complete the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).

*German 3 and German 4 were formerly called German Intermediate Language & Culture A and B respectively.

German 3 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the German major with a German 3 entry point are required to complete the following Level 2 subjects (37.5 points).

*German Language and Culture 2A and 2B will be replaced by German 5 and German 6 respectively in 2013. German Cultural Studies 2 will be replaced by German Cultural Studies B in 2013.

German 3 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the German major with a German 3 entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subjects (25 points) and one Level 3 elective (12.5 points).

*German Language and Culture 3A and 3B will be replaced by German 7 and German 8 respectively in 2014.

GERMAN 5 ENTRY POINT (formerly Post-VCE Stream):

German 5 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the German major with a German 5 entry point are required to complete the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).

*German 5 and German 6 were formerly called German Language & Culture 1A and 1B respectively.

German 5 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the German major with a German 5 entry point are required to complete the following Level 2 subjects (37.5 points).

*German Language and Culture 2A and 2B will be replaced by German 7 and German 8 respectively in 2013. German Cultural Studies 2 will be replaced by German Cultural Studies B in 2013.

German 5 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the German major with a German 5 entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subject and two Level 3 electives (37.5 points).

*German Language and Culture 3A will be replaced by German 9 in 2014.

German Electives - Level 3