CAUTG Enrolment Report 2002-2003 1. COLLECTION OF DATA: On April 11, 2003, the CAUTG Enrolment Questionnaire was posted on the web at http://www.mun.ca/german/German/CAUTG/questionnaire2003.html and a message was sent to the CAUTG listserv asking the designated individual in each department to fax the completed form to the Enrolment Surveyor by April 25. E-mails and faxes were sent to universities and colleges that had not responded by May 1. Out of 43 universities listed in Table 1, 41 replied. Information was also received from 12 colleges.
2. RESULTS AND COMPARISONS: Attached are 12 Tables reflecting the results of this year's survey (Table 4) and comparisons based on data from the history file.
Table 1: 13-Year Report of German Enrolments 1990-2003 for 43 Universities with Gains and Loss Comparison of 40Universities Reporting in Both 01/02 and 02/03. This is the comprehensive report for 43 universities, with data missing, so there is no point in totaling the columns or providing a graph. The only comparison made here is for the 40 universities that reported in both of the last two years. In 2002-2003, 23 universities show a combined gain of 2213 over the previous year, 15 universities show a combined loss of 548, and two remained the same, for a net gain of 1665 students.
Table 2: Total German Enrolments for 25 Universities That Have Reported Every Year for 13 Years. This is the only category for which we have complete data going back to 1990. Enrolments at these 25 universities are up this year by 1,169 students.
Table 3: Ranking for 2001-2002. This table represents the ranking for the previous year, 2001-2002, since the university enrolment figures for 2002-2003 are not yet available. German enrolments are ranked twice: 1) by actual size, and 2) by market share.
Table 4: The 2002-2003 Enrolment Survey with 41 Universities Reporting. The total German enrolment for this year reported by 41 universities is 20,473. Table 4 shows the enrolment distribution spread over nine categories: 1 Language, 2 Reading, 3 Business German, 4 Culture/German Studies, 5 Culture/German Studies in Translation, 6 Literature, 7 Literature in Translation, 8 Linguistics and 9 Other. This year's survey results have been added to the database for the comparisons below.
Tables 5 - 10 show the enrolment distribution for Language, Reading, Culture/German Studies, Culture/German Studies in Translation, Literature, and Literature in Translation for the eleven-year period 1992-2003. While distribution figures were in the history file for the year 1990-91, only the total enrolment was available for 1991-92. The tables begin therefore with 1992-93.
26 universities are included in this eleven-year study. Note that this is a slightly different selection of universities than in Table 2 above. Ottawa and York, who could not be used in Table 2 because of missing data from 90-91, have been included in Tables 5-10. Simon Fraser, included in Table 2, has been omitted here, since the breakdown for one year (1995-96) was not in the history file. Since we now have an electronic database, all universities are invited to fill in any data missing from the charts.
Table 5: Total enrolment in language courses. 11,228 students were enrolled in language courses, compared to 10,593 last year, for an increase of 635 students.
Tables 5a, 5b, 5c, & 5d show the distribution of enrolment in language courses. The previous labels Beginner, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, and Advanced have been replaced for clarity and consistency with 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year and 4th year. The 1st-year figures over the eleven years should be reliable. Tables 5b, 5c, and 5d are less reliable, since departments interpreted the labels differently in the past. It will take several years to see an accurate pattern in 2nd - 4th years.
Table 6: Reading. 698 students were enrolled in reading courses, compared to 457 last year, for an increase of 241 students. The high-enrolment course (879) at UBC that caused the jump in 2000-01 to an enrolment of 1272 was the Reading German series, a five-part CD-ROM/Print program developed at UBC and offered on campus as well as on-line.
Table 7: Culture/German Studies. There was a dramatic increase in this area last year, when 916 students were enrolled, compared to 431 the previous year. Six universities contributed to the jump in 2001-02 with increases ranging from 50 to 100 each. Enrolment continues to be high this year, with 827 students enrolled.
Table 8: Culture/German Studies in Translation. Enrolment in this area tripled in 98-99 (from 401 to 1302) and remains high. 1259 students were enrolled this year, compared to 1042 last year, for an increase of 217. The high-enrolment course (520) at Dalhousie is a film course that satisfies the writing requirement.
Table 9: Literature. After an increase last year, enrolment is down again in this category. 878 students were enrolled, compared to 955 last year, but 847 the year before. The policy of some departments to offer courses every second year may be reflected in this graph since 98-99.
Table 10: Literature in Translation. After an increase last year, enrolment is down slightly in this category. 419 students were enrolled this year compared to 439 last year, but only 293 the year before.
Table 11: Colleges. We received answers from 12 colleges. Most of the colleges and cégeps do not seem to be on the listserv and so do not know about the annual enrolment survey. Attempts were made to contact them by e-mail and fax.
Table 12: Graduate Enrolments. The graduate programs are up in all categories. 11 universities reported graduate students this year. In 2002-2003 there were 70 M. A. students and 49 Ph. D. students, for a total of 119 graduate students, compared to 105 the previous year.
By faculty request, information has also been collected on Teaching Complement, Factors Affecting Enrolment, majors and minors, degrees granted, and film courses as a separate category. A report on these topics is being prepared and will be posted on the web site. An announcement will be made to the listserv when these additional reports are posted.
3. SUMMARY. ENROLMENTS ARE UP AGAIN THIS YEAR!. Of 40 universities reporting in both 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, 23 universities show a combined gain of 2213 over the previous year, 15 show a combined loss of 548, and 2 remain the same, for a net gain of 1665 students, on top of a net gain of 763 students last year. In particular, there are gains in language, reading courses, German studies in translation, and graduate studies.
This report differs from the report distributed at the Annual Meeting in May in that it reflects updates and corrections received through 5 June 2003. To update the printed copy you received at the May meeting, add Concordia's total German enrolment figure for 2002-03 of 558 to Table 1, increasing the Gain column by 125. This changes the combined gain to 2213 and the net gain to 1665. The only other table affected by this addition is Table 4. Also add Capilano College's German enrolment figure of 116 to Table 11. Corrections were also made to Total Language, First-year Language and Table 2.
Every attempt has been made to supply an accurate report. Figures deviating substantially from previous years have been followed up and in several cases corrected. The most common errors involved whole courses or programs being omitted, intensive courses not being doubled, and courses being reported in the wrong category (culture vs culture in translation and literature vs literature in translation). Please check your own institution's figures for accuracy and contact the Enrolment Surveyor for any corrections or additions.
Respectfully submitted,
Marcella Rollmann
Enrolment Surveyor
26 May 2003/revised 5 June 2003
marcella@mun.ca