German

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1017 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus: 2015
Overview:

German has more than 100 million native speakers and is the third most popular foreign language world-wide. 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.

Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete this major will:

• Interpret a range of different genres relevant in German-speaking social and cultural contexts;
• Communicate effectively in a variety of oral and written formats, comprehending and producing German discourse with fluency (relative to entry level) and appreciate its cultural contexts;
• Specialize in at least one of the three core areas of modern German literature, linguistics, and cultural studies;
• Apply relevant research and analytical skills combined with a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
• Appreciate German-speaking cultures in a differentiated and informed way;
• Engage critically and to constructively in intercultural dialogue as a bicultural and bilingual person and as a global citizen;
• Independently apply a wide range of learning techniques (in German and English) as autonomous, motivated, self-directed and well-organised learners;
• Act confidently in German-speaking milieus and target culture, and work effectively in a cooperative way using German and English as media.

Structure & Available Subjects:

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/

Subject Options:

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

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).


Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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

German Electives - Level 3

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Links to further information: http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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