Students may commence their studies at different entry points according to their previous experience of the subject. Those with little or no previous experience in German take 0204.131 and 0204.132. These are intensive papers designed to take students up to Bursary level.
Students normally take both papers in a single year.
The beginners papers cannot count towards a major. It is therefore not possible for students beginning at this level to complete a major in German in less than four years. Students with Bursary of a good Sixth Form Certificate grade in German will start with 0204.101 and 0204.102. Exceptional students may, at the discretion of the Convenor, start with 0204.201. Students majoring in German must take 0204.101, 0204.102, 0204.201, 0204.202, 0204.204, 0204.301, 0204.302 and 0204.308.