Undergraduate - Area of study German language and studies

First-year sequence

A sequence is normally a first semester first-year level unit which is followed by a second semester first-year level unit in the same discipline.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from one of the following options:

• 24 points of compulsory language units
• (for Proficient entry level students only) 18 points of compulsory language units plus one second-year-level elective chosen from units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major consisting of six compulsory language units as listed below and also including two electives chosen from units that can be counted towards the discipline.

Major sequences - choosing the right entry point

Students wishing to undertake German studies have the option of starting in one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Study Abroad units can be taken in place of any compulsory units with the permission of the program. In exceptional circumstances accelerated levels may be possible, with the permission of the program.

German major, entry point 1

For students with no knowledge of German or who have previously studied German at a junior secondary level only.

• ATS1091 German introductory 1
• ATS1092 German introductory 2
• ATS2093 German intermediate 1
• ATS2094 German intermediate 2
• ATS3095 German proficient 1
• ATS3096 German proficient 2
• two third-year-level elective from the list of electives below

German major, entry point 2

For students with some prior knowledge of German, but generally not to VCE level. In some circumstances, and with permission of the German studies coordinator, students with a pass standard in German at Year 12 may also enter at this level.

• ATS2093 German intermediate 1
• ATS2094 German intermediate 2
• ATS3095 German proficient 1
• ATS3096 German proficient 2
• ATS3097 German advanced 1
• ATS3098 German advanced 2
• two third-year-level electives from the list of electives below

German major, entry point 3

This stream assumes that students have reached a pass standard in German at Year 12 level or its equivalent.

• ATS2095 German proficient 1
• ATS2096 German proficient 2
• ATS3097 German advanced 1
• ATS3098 German advanced 2
• ATS3099 German advanced 3
• ATS3100 German advanced 4
• two third-year-level electives from the list of electives below

Language Study Abroad units

• ATS2131 LCL Language study abroad 2A
• ATS2132 LCL Language study abroad 2B
• ATS2133 LCL Language study abroad 2C
• ATS2134 LCL Language study abroad 2D
• ATS3131 LCL Language study abroad 3A
• ATS3132 LCL Language study abroad 3B
• ATS3133 LCL Language study abroad 3C
• ATS3134 LCL Language study abroad 3D

Elective units

• ATS2101/ATS3101 Second language acquisition and attrition from a German language perspective
• ATS2684/ATS3684 Intergenerational language learning
• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3102 German dialects and dialectology
• ATS3103 Language and society: Sociolinguistics from a German language perspective
• ATS3104 The contemporary German novel
• ATS3105 On the brink of modernity (Germany and Europe 1890-1920)
• ATS3106 German travel writing from the 18th to the 20th century
• ATS3107 German romanticism: Literature, aesthetics, philosophy
• ATS3108 Introduction to the study of media culture from a German language perspective
• ATS3525 The Idea of Europe
• ATS3817 Literary theory and critical practice