German (B-ARTS_MAJOR_15)

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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 and has four entry points (German 1, 3, 5 and 7). Placement in the correct entry point is determined by the German Program, based on the results of the online placement test. Hence all students who enrol in German at The University of Melbourne for the first time need to undertake the placement test. Thereafter students 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.

Intended 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.

Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

75 credit points

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

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://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll/resources/language-placement-testing

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.

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.

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM10004	German 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM10005	German 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM20004	German 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20005	German 4	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20006	German Cultural Studies A	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM30005	German 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30006	German 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30001	German Cultural Studies B	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM10001	German 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM10002	German 4	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM20007	German 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20008	German 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20003	German Cultural Studies B	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM30021	German 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30022	German 8	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM10006	German 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM10007	German 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM20001	German 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20002	German 8	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20003	German Cultural Studies B	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM30003	German 9	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM10008	German 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM10009	German 8	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM20009	German 9	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20010	German 10	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM20003	German Cultural Studies B	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

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 subjects and one level 3 European Studies subject (37.5 points). Students completing the German minor are required to complete one of the two following subjects and one level 3 elective (25 points).

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM30002	German Cultural Studies C	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30023	German Cultural Studies D	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

German Electives - Level 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EURO30006	A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30005	Europe: Making and Breaking of Nations	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30002	German Cultural Studies C	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30003	European Modernism	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30004	German 10	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30023	German Cultural Studies D	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30002	Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe	Not available in 2017	12.5
EURO30004	Screening Europe: Image and Identity	Not available in 2017	12.5
EURO30001	Language and Society in Europe	Not available in 2017	12.5

Links

http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/