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German 4 (GERM20005) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorHeather Benbow
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours48 hours: 2 x 2-hour seminars per week
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 July 2026 to 25 October 2026
    Last self-enrol date 7 August 2026
    Census date31 August 2026
    Last date to withdraw without fail25 September 2026
    Assessment period ends20 November 2026

    Semester 2 contact information

    benbow@unimelb.edu.au

     

Time commitment details

170 hours

What do these dates mean

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  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
       -  Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
     

    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.

Additional delivery details

The prerequisite for entry to this subject is:

  • completion of German 3.

Otherwise, any student enrolling in German at The University of Melbourne for the first time is required to take the online German Placement Test regardless of their background in German. The results of the Placement Test are binding and enrolment can only be changed in consultation with the relevant subject coordinator.

Last updated: 9 February 2026