Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2001: Subjects indexed by faculty
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German studies


The discipline

Areas of research specialisation include media studies, history and theory of mass media, literature of exile; applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, German for special purposes, discourse and text analysis; Romanticism, feminine theory, drama and theatre studies, literature and the environment; contemporary German literature, sociology of literature, aesthetics; the grotesque satire, B. Brecht, literary theory; medieval and baroque studies, comparative literature, poetics, rhetoric and in cultural studies; travel literature, European cinema, literature of the fantastique.

Research degrees

German studies offers PhD and masters by research degrees. See the front of the Arts postgraduate section for course details. Areas of research specialisation include German linguistics and German literature, culture and medial studies. For up-to-date information about research areas please refer to the staff and research sections at the German website at german.arts.monash.edu.au/

Masters Qualifying in German with a research component*

General information

Program code: 1988 * Program fee: Local students - HECS; international - students $A13,000 * pa
* THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2001.

Entry requirements

The pass degree of BA with results at least at credit level in the third part of a major sequence in German studies.
As per faculty policy, students who have completed fourth-year-level subjects in German studies with results of at least credit level may be granted credit for a maximum of 24 points.

The program

The program has two streams: German literary studies, and German linguistics. Candidates must complete a total of 48 points.

German literary studies

The following subjects, to a total of 24 points, are compulsory:

In addition, two subjects (four points each) from the following are compulsory:

Finally, two subjects (eight points each) are to be chosen from the following:

German linguistics

The following subjects, to a total of 24 points, are compulsory:

In addition, two subjects (four points each) from the following are compulsory:

Finally, two subjects (eight points each) are to be chosen from the following:

With the permission of the department, students may choose a relevant subject from cognate departments or centres.
With the permission of the department, masters qualifying students may complete a part of their program at a university in a German-speaking country. Students intending to do this are required to make early arrangements with the department.

Studies abroad

All graduate students are strongly encouraged to conduct a part of their studies in a German-speaking country. The department will assist in obtaining scholarships and has made arrangements with German universities enabling students to continue their courses under supervision and with a maximum of assistance.

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