German Language and Cultural Studies, BA

Prerequisites

Students must choose one of the following pairs of introductory language courses.

• GER 0001 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN 1 and
• GER 0002 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN 2

• or

• GER 0101 - BEGINNING GERMAN 1 and
• GER 0102 - BEGINNING GERMAN 2

Requirements

The German Language and Cultural Studies major requires completion of 33 to 35 credits distributed as follows. If necessary to fulfill credit requirements, higher-level language courses can be substituted for GER 0003 GER 0003 - INTERMEDIATE GERMAN 1  and GER 0004 GER 0004 - INTERMEDIATE GERMAN 2  .

Additional requirements

Grade requirements: A 2.00 GPA is required in is required in each course that counts toward the major.

Satisfactory/No Credit option: No course that counts toward the major can be taken on an S/NC basis unless the student receives special permission from the major advisor.

Writing requirement: GER 1001 - GERMAN WRITING  and GER 1003 GER 1003 - PROFESSIONAL GERMAN 1  fulfill the requirement for a writing course in the major.

Related area: A minimum of 12 credits is required in any one Dietrich School department chosen in consultation with the major advisor. The completion of an official Dietrich School minor or a Dietrich School or UCIS certificate also satisfies this requirement.

Honors requirements: To earn departmental honors in German, students must demonstrate superior performance in departmental courses by:

• earning an average GPA of at least 3.5 in their major courses;
• demonstrating a high level of proficienty in speaking and writing German; and
• completing a three-credit senior honors project (in addition to the credits required for the major), which has been accepted by the departmental faculty. Senior honrs projects may include:
  • a semester-long, independent research project, as an extension of the senior thesis written during the capstone seminar;
  • taking an exam on a comprehensive reading list derived by the student in consultation with the faculty; or
  • enrolling in a graduate seminar and completing a graduate paper.

Students are encouraged to study and reside in a German-speaking country as a component of the German major. Numerous possibilities exist for such study, and financial aid is often available.