CURRICULUM
With a focus on cultivating future leaders who possess an awareness and appreciation of cultural differences and the ability to negotiate those differences in productive ways, the German Area Studies Program trains learners to reflect on the world and themselves through the lens of another language and culture.
Students who study German develop functional language abilities, critical language awareness, interpretation and translation, historical and political consciousness, social sensibility and aesthetic perception.
The program offers both a disciplinary and interdisciplinary minor. Students who are interested in studying German primarily may choose to design an individual major in German Area Studies.
Course List
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Requirements for the Minor
interdisciplinary, 6 courses
The interdisciplinary minor in German Area Studies is made up of six courses: three required courses and three electives. The required courses would originate from the German curriculum. Students choosing an interdisciplinary minor in German area studies must take at least two semesters of German language beyond GERM 102; GERM 102 and 202, or its equivalent. Moreover, students are required to take GERM 301, Introduction to German Area Studies I. Beyond these courses, students are expected to take three electives. Two of the three electives must address one of the topic areas (cultural legacies, historical heritages, and intellectual traditions); the third should examine one of the other two topic areas. The electives should be chosen from the cross-listed courses. All courses must be passed with a grade of C- or higher. No more than one course with a CR grade may be counted towards the minor.
Requirements for the Minor
disciplinary, 6 courses
The disciplinary minor in German Area Studies is comprised of six courses originating from the German curriculum. Students wishing to complete a disciplinary minor in German area studies must take two semesters of German language beyond GERM 102 or its equivalent, GERM 301, and three further courses in German literature and culture. One of these culture courses may be a GERE course (German culture taught in English), while the other culture course must be upper-level German course. All courses must be passed with a grade of C- or higher. No more than one course with a CR grade may be counted towards the minor.