GermanLinx :: German and Careers :: Learn German at university!

You don't have to go to university in order to end up with a job where you use your German in some way or other ; you might spend a while O.S. as many young Aussies do, and part of that may be spent in a German-speaking country powering up your skills in German.

However, (as you'll notice with a few of the Profiles) if you are going on to uni, continuing your study of German there is a useful part of the skills you develop there that can make you special in the job market.

Doing German at uni doesn't mean you have to do a full Arts degree. At Monash University and at the University of Melbourne you can do a Diploma of Languages alongside your Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law (or whatever degree). This means one more year of study overall, though you do the units of German while you progress through your main degree. You end up with the Bachelor degree plus the Diploma of Languages.

Homepage of the Undergraduate Course Guide (Click on Arts then scroll down that page to Bachelor of Arts (Languages), and further down to Diploma in Languages).

Homepage of the Department of German.

Are you interested in studying interstate? German courses are taught at many universities around Australia. Several of these, including Monash, also offer courses in Business German (sometimes called vocational German), which is becoming popular as people see the need for knowledge of German alongside skills for a specific profession, in today's global economy. In this site you can check out a list of exactly where you can find German at Australian universities.

Hundreds of Australians from different areas of study (Law, Arts, Science, Engineering and...and...) have spent time studying at a German university or technical institute through the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD). The DAAD supports foreign students from many countries. This has given them valuable international experience and contacts that have been useful later in work. The German department in Australian universities can give you information on the possibilities. Traditionally, public universities and other tertiary education institutions in Germany never charged course fees, however a small fee is slowly but surely being introduced everywhere in Germany. This is lower than fees at unis in Australia.

The website of Fairco Worldwide provides a lot of information that could help you consider your options after Year 12.

You can find specific information about study options for overseas students in Austria, Germany and Switzerland by clicking on Where to study in the Fairco site and following the link to Europe.

Visit the Young Germany website: covering a range of topics, eg career opportunities in Germany, innovative developments in research, trends and lifestyle of young Germans.

Visit the Campus-Germany website ("international careers made in Germany") - info for people wishing to study in Germany.

Continue your study of the German language in Germany... German-language courses at: