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. 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.

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A 100-point major and 75-point minor sequence is available. The sequence is as follows for the three most common entry points for the Major and Minor:

• 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).
• German 7 entry point: for native speakers or near-native speakers of German, or for candidates who have spent a number of years in a German speaking country.

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the German Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information: http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/german/german-placement-test

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. Students completing a minor will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 25 points at level two and 25 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/

GERMAN 1 ENTRY POINT:

German 1 entry point - Level 1

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

German 1 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the German major with a German 1 entry point are required to complete the following Level 2 subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete German 3 and German 4 (25 points).

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). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete German 5 and German 6 (25 points).

GERMAN 3 ENTRY POINT:

German 3 entry point - Level 1

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

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). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete German 5 and 6 (25 points).

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). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete the following Level 3 subjects (25 points).

GERMAN 5 ENTRY POINT:

German 5 entry point - Level 1

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

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). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete German 7 and 8 (25 points).

German 5 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the German major with a Post-VCE entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subject and two Level 3 electives (37.5 points). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete the following subject and one Level 3 elective (25 points).

GERMAN 7 ENTRY POINT

German 7 entry point - Level 1

Students completing the German major or minor with a German 7 entry point are required to complete the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).

German 7 entry point - Level 2

Students completing the German major with a German 7 entry point are required to complete the following Level 2 subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete German 9 and German 10 (25 points).

German 7 entry point - Level 3

Students completing the German major with a German 7 entry point are required to complete the following Level 3 subject and two level 3 European Studies subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the German minor are only required to complete German Cultural Studies C and one Level 3 European Studies subject (25 points).

German Electives - Level 3