German

Majoring & Minoring

German majors and minors tie their language studies to in-depth analysis of literature, culture and film. The curriculum integrates speaking, writing and culture into all courses, enhanced by faculty mentoring and interdisciplinary opportunities.

Major in German: 8 courses 
  • One course from:
    GER12-314 Reading German: Text in Context
    GER12-334 Speak German!
  • GER12-344 Topics in German Literature and Film
  • GER12-354 German Culture
  • Two German courses at or above the 300 level
  • Two additional upper level German courses
  • GER12-934 Capstone Seminar (to be taken in the spring of the junior or senior year)
Paired Major in International Studies and German: 14 courses

*Please refer to the International Studies section of the catalog for the full list of requirements and track options.

  • One Introductory course from:
    ANT35-104 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
    Any World History course (HIS16-0X4)
    PSC32-144 Comparative Politics
  • One German course from:
    GER12-314 Reading German: Text in Context
    GER12-334 Speak German!
  • GER12-344 Topics in German Literature and Film
  • GER12-354 German Culture
  • Two German courses at or above the 300 level
  • Two additional upper level courses in German
  • Four courses taken from one International Studies track (Global Politics and Economy, Global Society and Culture, or Global Justice)
  • GER12-934 Capstone Seminar (to be taken in the spring of the junior or senior year)
  • INS38-894 Capstone 
Minor in German: 5 courses  
  • Two courses from:
    GER12-314 Reading German: Text in Context
    GER12-334 Speak German!
    GER12-344 Topics in German Literature and Film
    GER12-354 German Culture
  • Three additional courses in German, at least one of which must be at or above the 300 level; GER12-164, if taken for credit, counts toward the minor.