ATS3104 Around 1800: The foundational Age of German Culture
Faculty of Arts
ATS3104 Around 1800: The foundational Age of German Culture is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs ATS2093 and ATS2094.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3104. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3104
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ATS3104
No unit lists ATS3104 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit will explore German literature in the Age of Goethe, focussing on key issues such as national identity and the construction of the self within the framework of political and social change. It will encourage a close critical reading of texts produced mainly between 1770 and 1830, examining modes of narratives in the light of contemporary theory.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse and discuss key examples of German literature in the Age of Goethe;
- 2
identify the styles, genres, intellectual preoccupations and socio-historical trends in German literature of the period through wide reading of various types of literary and philosophical texts;
- 3
utilise close and critical reading skills to analyse literary texts and research articles in advanced German;
- 4
engage in informed discussions of literature and culture in German;
- 5
apply a range of spoken and written language skills to communicate the results of their own research
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3104 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Franz-Josef Deiters
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Franz-Josef Deiters
Common questions
When is ATS3104 offered?
In 2020, ATS3104 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3104?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3104?
ATS3104 is part of German studies.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- German Studies
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020