Graduate Diploma in Arts - German

Major/Minor/Specialisation !GD-ARTS-SPC+1004 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus: 2016

Coordinator

Dr Birgit Lang

Contact

Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au

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.
Learning Outcomes:

See program objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:

Duration: The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation is only available part-time and normally takes 2 - 3 years to complete. This specialisation is not available to international students.

Please note: German language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence of units from German 1 through to German 10. Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the German Program, based on the results of the online placement test. Please refer to the following link for further information: http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/german/german-placement-test

The following description of the entry points below is indicative only:

  • German 1 entry point: for students who have very little or no background in the German language.
  • German 3 entry point: usually for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school German or who have obtained a low VCE German score.
  • German 5 entry point: usually for VCE German students.
  • German 7 entry point: usually for native speakers or near-native speakers of German, or for candidates who have spent a number of years in a German speaking country.



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

German 1 Entry Point

  • eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

German 3 Entry Point

  • eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

German 5 Entry Point

  • eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

German 7 Entry Point

  • eight compulsory subjects (100 points)

Total 100 points
Subject Options:

Compulsory Subjects

German 1 Entry Point

8 compulsory subjects (100 points)

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

German 3 Entry Point

8 compulsory subjects (100 points)

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

German 5 Entry Point

8 compulsory subjects (100 points)

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

German 7 Entry Point

8 compulsory subjects (100 points)

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

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