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Germanic Studies

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Germanic Studies

The rules below are for the introductory language acquisition pathway. Please see the Subject Area page on the left for information on how to achieve the major at a higher level.

Major

A major in Germanic Studies requires 48 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level language units *
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level language units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level culture units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level language units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project

Minor

A minor in Germanic Studies requires 36 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level language units *
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level language units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level culture units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level language units
* Appropriate language units are assessed either by language level and grade therein achieved in Higher School Certificate or International Baccalaureate, and/or by one-on-one interviews prior to commencement.

1000 level units of study

GRMN1001
German 1
6    N GRMN1111
Intensive July
Semester 1
GRMN1002
German 2
6    P GRMN1001, or GRMN1111
N GRMN1122
Semester 2
Summer Main

2000 level units of study

Language
GRMN2003
German 3
6    P HSC Beginners >70, or HSC Continuers <80, or GRMN1002, or GRMN1122
N GRMN1211, GRMN2611
Semester 1
GRMN2004
German 4
6    P GRMN2003, or GRMN1211, or GRMN2611
N GRMN1222, GRMN2612
Semester 2
Culture
GRMN2005
Reading German Culture
6    P GRMN1002 or 12 credit points at 1000 level of European Studies
Semester 1
GRMN2632
Early 20th Century German Culture

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Junior credit points of German
N GRMN2450
Semester 2
GRMN2633
Topics in German Film
6    P (12 Junior credit points of Germanic Studies) or (18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011) or (6 Senior credit points in ICLS)
N GRMN2455
Semester 2
GRMN2642
German Culture and Society 1849-1914

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Junior credit points of German
Semester 2
GRMN2643
Teaching and Learning Methods in German

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Junior credit points of German
Semester 2

3000 level units of study

Language
GRMN3005
German 5
6    P GRMN2004, or GRMN1222, or GRMN2612
N GRMN2613
Semester 1
GRMN3006
German 6
6    P GRMN3005, or GRMN2613
N GRMN2614
Semester 2
GRMN3007
German 7
6    P HSC Continuers >80, or HSC Extension, or German IB GRMN3006, or GRMN2614
N GRMN2617, GRMN2618, GRMN3008, GRMN3009, GRMN3010
Semester 1
GRMN3008
German 8
6    P GRMN1311 or GRMN2615 or GRMN3007
N GRMN1322, GRMN2616
Semester 2
GRMN3009
German Language and Society
6    P GRMN3008, or GRMN2616
Semester 1
GRMN3010
Translating German Culture
6    P GRMN3008, or GRMN2616
Semester 2
Culture
GRMN3011
Power and Protest: 20th Century Germany
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level of Germanic Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level of European Studies
Semester 2
GRMN3015
Gender and Sexuality in German Culture
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level of Germanic Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level of European Studies
Semester 1
GRMN3611
Contemporary German Fiction

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Senior credit points from German or (GRMN1311 and GRMN1322)
Semester 2
GRMN3613
Research in German as a Foreign Language

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Senior credit points in German or (GRMN1311 and GRMN1322)
Semester 2
GRMN3682
Foreign and Exotic in German Literature

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Senior credit points in German or (GRMN1311 and GRMN2322)
N GRMN2682
Semester 1
GRMN3686
Art and Ideology: Theories of Culture

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Senior credit points in GRMN
Semester 1

Interdisciplinary Project unit of study

FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6    P 18 credit points at 2000 level

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Honours

Honours in Germanic Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 4000-level selective seminar units
(ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level thesis units

Honours seminar units

GRMN4113
Theories and Methods in Germanic Studies
6      Semester 1
GRMN4114
Research Fields in Germanic Studies
6      Semester 2

Honours thesis units

GRMN4111
Germanic Studies Honours Thesis 1
18      Semester 1
Semester 2
GRMN4112
Germanic Studies Honours Thesis 2
18      Semester 1
Semester 2

Advanced Coursework

The requirements for advanced coursework in Germanic Studies are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies.
24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2019.