German Studies minor (B-ARTS_MINOR_27)

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 Studies 1, 3, 5 and 7). Placement in the correct entry point is determined by the German Studies 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 minor 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: 2 October 2024

Structure

75 credit points

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:

Link

The entry points for this minor 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 minor requires the completion of either:

Entry Point 1

25 credit points of EP1 Level 1 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP1 Level 2 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP1 Level 3 Core subjects

Entry Point 3

25 credit points of EP3 Level 1 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP3 Level 2 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP3 Level 3 Core subjects

Entry Point 5

25 credit points of EP5 Level 1 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP5 Level 2 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP5 Level 3 Core subjects

Entry Point 7

25 credit points of EP7 Level 1 Core subjects
25 credit points of EP7 Level 2 Core subjects
12.5 credit points of EP7 Level 3 Core subjects and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Electives

Subject Options

German Studies Entry Point 1

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

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

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

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

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

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

German Studies Entry Point 3

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

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

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

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

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

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 Studies Entry Point 5

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

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

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

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

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM30003	German 9	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GERM30004	German 10	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

German Studies Entry Point 7

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

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

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

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

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

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

Level 3 Electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GERM30024	Berlin and Beyond	Winter Term (Off Campus)	12.5
LANG30001	Languages at Work	Not available in 2024	12.5
EURO30001	Language and Society in Europe	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30002	Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe	Not available in 2024	12.5
EURO30003	European Modernism	Not available in 2024	12.5
EURO30004	Screening Europe: Image and Identity	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EURO30005	Europe and its Others	Not available in 2024	12.5
ARTS30002	Introduction to Language Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Links

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