German Studies // Structure

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the German Studies program, based on the results of the online placement test. Please refer to the following link for further information:

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The entry points for this major are:

• German Studies 1 entry point: for students who have very little or no background in the German language
• German Studies 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 Studies 5 entry point: usually for VCE German students
• German Studies 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

This major requires the completion of either:

Entry Point 1

• 25 credit points of EP1 Level 1 Core subjects
• 37.5 credit points of EP1 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP1 Level 3 Core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Capstone subject

OR

Entry Point 3

• 25 credit points of EP3 Level 1 Core subjects
• 37.5 credit points of EP3 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP3 Level 3 Core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Capstone subject

OR

Entry Point 5

• 25 credit points of EP5 Level 1 Core subjects
• 37.5 credit points of EP5 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP5 Level 3 Core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Capstone subject

OR

Entry Point 7

• 25 credit points of EP7 Level 1 Core subjects
• 37.5 credit points of EP7 Level 2 Core subjects
• 12.5 credit points of EP7 Level 3 Core subject
• 12.5 credit points of Capstone subject
• 12.5 credit points of Level 3 elective subject

Subject Options

German Studies Entry Point 1

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

Level 3 Capstone Subject

German Studies Entry Point 3

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

Level 3 Capstone Subject

German Studies Entry Point 5

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

Level 3 Capstone Subject

German Studies Entry Point 7

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Level 3 Electives - Entry Point 7