german-studies/hons-arts-german-studies

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18 September 2017 27 December 2024

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Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Monash University

Honours
Research area

Commencement year

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Arts

Offered by

School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics

Contact details

Visit http://future.arts.monash.edu/contact-arts/

Coordinator

Associate Professor Axel Fliethmann

Websites

Faculty of Arts

School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics

Location

Clayton

Honours studies in this area will advance students' knowledge and competencies in the discipline of German studies.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising either a 12-point thesis and 36 points of coursework units, or a 24-point thesis and 24 points of coursework units. The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the German studies honours coordinator.

There is a strong expectation that students will complete at least one semester's study at a German university.

Units

This course comprises 48 points: Part A: Research (24 points) and Part B: Coursework (24 points)

Units are 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

Part A. Research (24 points)

Students undertake the following in their chosen discipline:

either:

  • ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)

or both of:

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/honours/translationprojectthesis/) webpage.

Part B. Coursework (24 points)

Option 1

and one of:

  • ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours)
  • ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours)

Option 2

  • ATS4131 Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Intending honours students

Students intending to enter honours in German studies must have completed a major in that discipline.

Relevant courses

A3701 Bachelor of Arts (Honours)