Dr. Christiane Weller

Associate Professor

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Biography

Christiane Weller studied German Literature, Art History, and Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany, where she completed her studies with a Master’s Degree (Magister Artium). In 1999, she received her Ph.D. from Monash University and joined the German Department. Her research interests include German travel writing, expedition reports, colonial writing, contemporary German fiction, and psychoanalytic theory. She has published on notable authors such as Georg Forster, Adelbert von Chamisso, Christoph Ransmayr, W.G. Sebald, Thomas Bernhard, and Peter Handke, focusing on themes like trauma, melancholia, and psychosis. Weller is a co-editor of 'Limbus: Australisches Jahrbuch für germanistische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft' (Australian Yearbook of German Literary and Cultural Studies) and is a member of several academic societies, including the German Studies Association Australia (GSAA) and the Georg-Forster Society. Additionally, she is part of the Freudian School of Melbourne and has expertise related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

1999-01-01 — Present

Monash University • Melbourne, Australia

Teaching and researching in the Department of European Languages, focusing on German literature and culture.

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Information Technology for most Master's programs including Computer Science and Data Science.