German Studies

Description


German Studies at UNSW places special emphasis on integrating the study of the social, historical and cultural developments in German society with the teaching of practical language skills. This approach aims to enable to students to achieve a high level of communicative competence in German while offering them a critical understanding of this fascinating modern European society.

There is a special emphasis on the cultural history of Germany, Austria and Switzerland and, in particular, on the social structure and the intellectual life of the contemporary German-speaking societies as they have developed over the last two centuries.

Studying German Studies at UNSW

From 2009 German Studies is offered as an undergraduate minor in the Bachelor of Arts (3403) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and can be combined with other areas of study.



German Studies can be studied as 

Specialisation At the Level of Plan
Advanced German Studies Major GERSB13400
German Studies Major
Combined Honours
Honours
GERSA13400
GERSAC3400
GERSAH3400