Program ratingStudents who study German at the University of Melbourne have the opportunity to complete part of their studies overseas, as the university has strong ties with many centres in Germany. The German program comprises many enthusiastic and successful staff who have a strong reputation in both teaching and research as well as publishing in German language and culture.
Aimed atAnyone interested in learning the German language and through this exploring the culture.
EmployabilityGraduates of the University of Melbourne´s German programs often combine their German language learning with another degree. This way employment options are almost endless and graduates have found employment overseas in areas such as government and education bodies including the Austrailan Embassy in Berlin and in the avionics industry in Hamburg. Australian based jobs include broadcasting and government positions.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the Bachelor of Arts are to provide students with an outstanding education in the humanities, social sciences and languages as well as a broadunderstanding of selected fields of study outside these areas. The degree is designed so that a Bachelor of Arts graduate should be able to: * Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of selected fields of study in core disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Reflect a general understanding of the concepts and principles of selected areas of study outside core disciplines of the humanities, social sciences and languages. * Access and appreciate national and international debates in their specialised areas of study. * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a * respect for ethical values. * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts. * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force. * Communicate effectively and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major, to read, write and speak another language with fluency and appreciate its cultural context. * Qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations. * Commit to continuous learning. * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and otherinformation technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
Academic titleBachelor of Arts (German)
Course descriptionGerman
Three separate streams are offered in German:
* Beginners: for students who have very little or no knowledge of German.
* Intermediate: for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school German.
* Advanced/Post-VCE: for students who have obtained a pass in VCE German, or its equivalent.
Students completing a major in German will usually complete 25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two and 37.5 points at level three. Students completing a minor will usually complete 25 points at level one, 25 points at level two and 25 points at level three.
Beginners stream- level one
Students either undertaking a major or a minor must complete both following subjects.
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-126 German Beginners Language and Culture A
This intensive language subject is an introduction to the German language for students with little or no knowledge of German. It focuses on the acquisition of basic aural, oral, reading and writing skills, with emphasis placed on communicative skills... Semester 1 12.50
126-127 German Beginners Language and Culture B
This intensive language subject is an introduction to the German language for students who successfully completed 126-126 German Beginners Language and Culture A. It will deepen the aural, oral, reading and writing skills acquired in semester 1, with... Semester 2 12.50
Beginners stream- level two
Students undertaking a minor must complete German Intermediate Language and Culture A and German Language and Culture B. Students undertaking a major must complete all three following subjects.
Subject Semester Credit Points
670-231 German Intermediate Language & Culture A
This subject uses authentic written and audio-visual texts to expand students' ability to understand, speak and write German. The lecture introduces students to central aspects of the literature, culture and linguistics of German-speaking countr... Semester 1 12.50
670-232 German Intermediate Language & Culture B
This subject uses authentic written and audio-visual texts to expand students' ability to understand, speak and write German. If proceeding to German at second-year level, students should achieve the level of competency required for admittance i... Semester 2 12.50
670-233 German Intermediate Cultural Studies
This subject consists of two 1-hour special studies units and a 1-hour language seminar. Students will be introduced to important cultural, literary and linguistic aspects of the German language. Students will be given the opportunity to develop topi... Semester 2 12.50
Beginners stream- level three
Students undertaking a major must complete German Post-Intermediate 3A and German Post-Intermediate 3B and one elective either 126-006 German Post-Inter Cultural Studies or one third year elective (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Post-Intermediate 3A and German Post-Intermediate 3B.
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-021 German Post-Intermediate 3A
This subject focuses on various aspects of contemporary German language. It aims at consolidating and expanding students' proficiency in both written and spoken language and continues with the development of communicative skills, with reference ... Semester 1 12.50
126-022 German Post-Intermediate 3B
This subject focuses on various aspects of contemporary German language. It aims at consolidating and expanding students' proficiency in both written and spoken language. Students continue with the development of communicative skills, with refer... Semester 2 12.50
126-006 German Post-Inter Cultural Studies
This subject consists of area studies relating to aspects of modern German literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Students choose two area studies options, including a range of representative texts, authors or approaches in key areas of Germa... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
Intermediate stream- level one
Students either undertaking a major or a minor must complete both following subjects.
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-005 German Intermediate Language & Culture A
This subject uses authentic written and audio-visual texts to expand students' ability to understand, speak and write German. The lecture introduces students to central aspects of the literature, culture and linguistics of German-speaking countr... Semester 1 12.50
126-007 German Intermediate Language & Culture B
This subject uses authentic written and audio-visual texts to expand students' ability to understand, speak and write German. If proceeding to German at second-year level, students should achieve the level of competency required for admittance i... Semester 2 12.50
Intermediate stream- level two
Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B and one elective either German Cultural Studies 2 or second year elective (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B.
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-015 German Language and Culture 2A
This subject focuses on various aspects of contemporary German language. It will aim at consolidating and expanding students' proficiency in both written and spoken language. It will continue with the development of communicative skills with ref... Semester 1 12.50
126-016 German Language and Culture 2B
This subject focuses on various aspects of contemporary German language. It will aim at consolidating and expanding students' proficiency in both written and spoken language. It will continue with the development of communicative skills with ref... Semester 2 12.50
126-017 German Cultural Studies 2
This subject consists of area studies relating to aspects of modern German literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Students choose two area studies from a range of representative texts, authors or approaches in key areas of German literature, ... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
Intermediate stream- level three
Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 3A and two third year electives, this can include German Cultural Studies 3 and/or third year electives (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 3A and one third year elective either 126-018 German Cultural Studies 3 or one third year elective (see below).
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-019 German Language and Culture 3A
This subject is a comprehensive study of both the formal structures and the functional varieties of contemporary German in a wide range of text and discourse forms. Students should develop a refined use of idiomatic and conversational forms and the c... Semester 1 12.50
126-018 German Cultural Studies 3
This subject is offered in the form of a series of seminars which introduce research methods and materials in different specialised fields within the three core areas of Germanic studies: literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. The topics of t... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
Post-VCE- level one
Students either undertaking a major or a minor must complete both following subjects.
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-130 German Language and Culture 1A
This subject gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of German literature, linguistics and culture, and focuses on revision and further development of students' competence in German. The lecture and accompanying tutorial introdu... Semester 1 12.50
126-131 German Language and Culture 1B
This subject aims at further consolidating and developing students' competence in German and introduces them to important cultural, literary and linguistic aspects of the German-speaking countries. The language component is designed to consolida... Semester 2 12.50
Post-VCE- level two
Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B and one elective either German Cultural Studies 2 or one second year elective (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 2A and German Language and Culture 2B.
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-015 German Language and Culture 2A
This subject focuses on various aspects of contemporary German language. It will aim at consolidating and expanding students' proficiency in both written and spoken language. It will continue with the development of communicative skills with ref... Semester 1 12.50
126-016 German Language and Culture 2B
This subject focuses on various aspects of contemporary German language. It will aim at consolidating and expanding students' proficiency in both written and spoken language. It will continue with the development of communicative skills with ref... Semester 2 12.50
126-017 German Cultural Studies 2
This subject consists of area studies relating to aspects of modern German literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Students choose two area studies from a range of representative texts, authors or approaches in key areas of German literature, ... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
Post-VCE- level three
Students undertaking a major must complete German Language and Culture 3A and two third year electives, this can include 126-018 German Cultural Studies 3 and/or third year electives (see below). Students undertaking a minor must complete German Language and Culture 3A and one third year elective either 126-018 German Cultural Studies 3 or one third year elective as (see below).
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-019 German Language and Culture 3A
This subject is a comprehensive study of both the formal structures and the functional varieties of contemporary German in a wide range of text and discourse forms. Students should develop a refined use of idiomatic and conversational forms and the c... Semester 1 12.50
126-018 German Cultural Studies 3
This subject is offered in the form of a series of seminars which introduce research methods and materials in different specialised fields within the three core areas of Germanic studies: literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. The topics of t... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
German second/third year elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
126-006 German Post-Inter Cultural Studies
This subject consists of area studies relating to aspects of modern German literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Students choose two area studies options, including a range of representative texts, authors or approaches in key areas of Germa... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
126-017 German Cultural Studies 2
This subject consists of area studies relating to aspects of modern German literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Students choose two area studies from a range of representative texts, authors or approaches in key areas of German literature, ... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
126-018 German Cultural Studies 3
This subject is offered in the form of a series of seminars which introduce research methods and materials in different specialised fields within the three core areas of Germanic studies: literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. The topics of t... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
126-020 German Language and Culture 3B
This subject is a comprehensive study of both the formal structures and the functional varieties of contemporary German in a wide range of text and discourse forms. Students should develop a refined use of idiomatic and conversational forms and the c... Semester 2 12.50
673-390 East meets West since Unification
This subject examines German authors' response to German unification. Who in fact is 'das Volk' that was proclaimed in the popular slogan 'Wir sind das Volk' in 1989? Does to be German mean to be West German? What has the res... Semester 2 12.50
671-368 Contemporary Popular Culture in Germany
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
673-388 History of the German Language
This subject offers an historical explanation for aspects of German grammar. The science of historical linguistics is based on a hypothesis, that all languages in a language family have derived from a common ancestor and, a proven fact, that language... Semester 1 12.50
119-211 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe
The eye-witness account and the personal memoir offer powerful ways of exploring the human legacy of overwhelming historical events on individual lives. But how do literary genres like the memoir and autobiography manage to speak about unspeakable to... Semester 1 12.50
673-380 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe
The eye-witness account and the personal memoir offer powerful ways of exploring the human legacy of overwhelming historical events on individual lives. But how do literary genres like the memoir and autobiography manage to speak about unspeakable to... Semester 1 12.50
116-028 Screening Europe: Image and Identity
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
671-324 Screening Europe: Image and Identity
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
119-200 Language and Society in Europe
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
673-379 Language and Society in Europe
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
119-201 European Modernism
European modernism refers to a wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends in literature and arts at the end of the 19th and early 20th century and has proven a major influence on current (Western) literature, film and the arts. This course int... Semester 2 12.50
119-301 European Modernism
European modernism refers to a wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends in literature and arts at the end of the 19th and early 20th century and has proven a major influence on current (Western) literature, film and the arts. This course int... Semester 2 12.50