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Languages & Cultures

German Studies

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Our German program combines linguistic competence with practical outcomes. Coursework on campus—or at our three study-abroad sites—hones effective writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills in German and English. Our innovative classes on topics like the ethics of Grimms’ Fairy Tales, Holocaust Studies, and Migration and Culture address the stakes of our times. Hallmarks of our German program are flexible opportunities to study abroad in Austria (Salzburg) and Germany (Berlin or Eichstätt) and one-on-one professional guidance from faculty on internships, scholarships, and honor society memberships. As a result, over 70 of our German learners have been awarded Fulbright scholarships and our students work in a wide range of rewarding fields in the German-speaking world and in the U.S., including in the performing arts, science laboratories in Germany, education, and further graduate study.

Course Number Course Title Credits
GERM 111 Elementary German I 4 Credits
GERM 111A Elementary German I – Abroad 4 Credits
GERM 112 Elementary German II 4 Credits
GERM 112A Elementary German I I – Abroad 4 Credits
GERM 211 Intermediate German 4 Credits
GERM 211A Intermediate German – Abroad 4 Credits
GERM 212 Introduction to German Culture 4 Credits
GERM 212SA INTERMEDIATE GERM II (ABROAD) 4 Credits
GERM 270SA German Language Course – Abroad 3 Credits
GERM 271 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits
GERM 324 German Culture Before 1850 4 Credits
GERM 325 German Culture 1850 to Present 4 Credits
GERM 330 Germanic Myths and Legends 2,4 Credits
GERM 333 The Language of Love: German 2,4 Credits
GERM 345 Novels, Novellen, Stories and Tales. 2,4 Credits
GERM 349 Genius!: The Romantic Invention of Creativity 2,4 Credits
GERM 350 Current Debates and Issues 2,4 Credits
GERM 356E The Fairy Tale Tradition: the Brothers Grimm, Disney, and Beyond 2,4 Credits
GERM 356F Imagining the Nation in German Film 4 Credits
GERM 357B Seminar: The Holocaust, Its Origins & Effects 2,4 Credits
GERM 357H Migration and Culture: Contemporary Germany 2,4 Credits
GERM 357J Seminar in a Specific Theme: Green Germany 4 Credits
GERM 357K Berlin: Genius/Creativity 4 Credits
GERM 370SA HITLER/DRITTE REICH (HE) 3 Credits
GERM 370SB GERM LANG ABROAD 3 Credits
GERM 371 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits
GERM 378A Migration and Culture: Contemporary Germany 4 Credits
GERM 379A Enlightenment, Tolerance, and Human Rights 4 Credits
GERM 397 Internship 1-16 Credits
GERM 399 Senior Capstone 2 Credits