German Studies Major
Check Sheet
Eleven courses are required for the German Studies major.
Four Required Courses
- German 301 Advanced German
- German 302 Advanced German
German 302 or equivalent proficiency is considered a prerequisite to all 300-level German courses. - German 310 Introduction to German Studies: Methods and Theories
- German 400 Senior Seminar
Three additional 300-level Courses
- Three 300-level courses taught in German (or the equivalent) are required.
Four German Studies Electives
- Four German Studies courses, including up to two courses taught in English.
GER 201 and GER 202 Intermediate German can count toward this requirement. - Students may count up to two courses taught in English as German Studies electives toward the major. Selected from the following list of courses: First-Year Seminars taught by faculty of the German Studies Department, GER 120 German Literature in Translation, GER 250 European Fairy Tales, GER /CIMS 231 German Film, Gender, and Culture Before the Nazis, GER/ CIMS 235 The Holocaust through Film, GER/ CIMS 259 Gaming, GER 260 Media Violence, GER 265/ IDS 264 Antisemitism and Jewish Responses, GER 273 The Real World, GER 275 Science + Fiction, GER 276 Fermentation and Intoxication, GER 277 German Eco-Fiction, GER 280 European Cinema, GER 285 European Jews, GER 351 The German-Jewish Experience, HIST 218 Modern Germany, PHIL 208 Kant and the 19th Century, Phil 366 Great Philosophers – Nietzsche
Notes:
- For students who start at the 100-level, GER 102 may also count as an elective toward the major.
- Must include at least two German courses in senior year.
- Majors are strongly encouraged, but not required, to spend one semester studying in an approved program in a German speaking country
Two courses per semester abroad may count for major credit