German Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2020

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Overview

The minimum entry requirement for German Studies honours is completion of all of the requirements for the BA, with a major in German and an average of at least H2B (70%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

The honours program in German Studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project designed to extend students' knowledge and skills in one specific field of German Studies (such as German linguistics, German literary studies or German cultural studies). After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing, presentation and communication skills, language skills and international and cultural awareness.

Last updated: 18 December 2020

Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking pure honours in German Studies must complete:

  • GERM40016 German Thesis Part 1, and GERM40017 German Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
  • GERM40010 German Honours Language (12.5 points);
  • Three honours elective subjects in German (37.5 points)

Note: Students must discuss their choice of electives with the honours co-ordinator or the convenor of German Studies.

Students undertaking combined honours in German Studies and another program must complete:

  • GERM40016 German Thesis Part 1, and GERM40017 German Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
  • GERM40010 German Honours Language (12.5 points);
  • Three honours elective subjects in the combined discipline (37.5 points)

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
  • One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
  • GERM40010 German Honours Language (12.5 points);
  • Two honours elective subjects in German Studies (25 points)

Total: 100 points

Subject Options

Compulsory subjects:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GERM40010 German Honours Language
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GERM40016 German Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
GERM40017 German Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective Subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GERM40002 German 4: Research Project
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40002 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40003 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics B
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40001 Introduction to European Critical Theory
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MULT40007 Special Research Topics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

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

Last updated: 18 December 2020