Major Requirements

The major consists of ten courses in the German program. Required are: GER 233 Advanced German: Reading, Writing, Analysis, at least one 300-level seminar, and a capstone experience. German majors must take a course in German both semesters of their senior year (including GER 457 Senior Thesis or GER 458 Senior Thesis).

Students starting the major with GER 101 Introduction to German Language and Culture I typically take the sequence GER 101 Introduction to German Language and Culture I, GER 102 Introduction to German Language and Culture II, GER 201 Intermediate German Language and Culture I, GER 202 Intermediate German Language and Culture II, and GER 233 Advanced German: Reading, Writing, Analysis, before taking upper-level courses. Students who have started their major with GER 101 Introduction to German Language and Culture I and are studying abroad in a German-speaking country during the fall of their junior year may substitute an appropriate course taken abroad for GER 233 Advanced German: Reading, Writing, Analysis.

Courses on German and European history and culture taught by the faculty in the German program, as well as courses relevant to German studies offered in other departments or programs may be counted toward the major with the approval of the faculty advisor.

German majors must take a course in German both semesters of their senior year (including GER 457 Senior Thesis or GER 458 Senior Thesis).

Minor Requirements

A minor requires a minimum of seven courses in German studies. At least one of the seven courses must involve the study of literature or culture, taught either in German or English. Only one class in translation may be counted toward the minor.