GERMAN: REQUIREMENTS
Major and Minor in German | Requirements
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Major: German-Liberal Arts
Major: German-Teaching
Major: German-Liberal Arts Business/Professions Emphasis
Minor: German-Liberal Arts
MAJOR: GERMAN
Liberal Arts (Code 280-201)
Minimum of 36 credits beyond GERM 102 (Beginning German),
or
Minimum of 28 credits beyond GERM 202 (Intermediate German),
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
_____GERM 313 (Grammar Review and Composition) (3 credits each)
or
_____GERM 315 (German for Business I)
_____GERM 314 (Current Events: Speaking, Reading and Writing) (3 credits each)
or
_____GERM 316 (German for Business II)
_____GERM 325 (The German Sound System) (3 credits)
_____GERM 351 (German Civilization and Culture to 1871) (3 credits)
_____GERM 352 (German Civilization and Culture, 1871-1945) (3 credits)
_____GERM 340 (Introduction to Reading German Literature) (3 credits)
One 400 level German literature course (3 credits)
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One course from the following list to be agreed upon with advisor: ArtH 319, 321; Geog 301; Hist 102, 184, 315, 324, 326, 362; Hnrs 103; Phil 338; Pols 327; Rels 378.
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Capstone Project (see separate page)
Suggested Sequence for student coming in without previous German credits
| Liberal Arts: | ||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| First Year: | GERM 101 | GERM 102 |
| Second Year: | GERM 201 | WITTENBERG/GERMANY** |
| Third Year: | GERM 313 or 315*, GERM 325, GERM 340 | Germ 352 |
| Fourth year: | GERM 351, Electives, Capstone Project | 400-level literature class, Capstone Project |
Suggested Sequence for student coming in with placement into 201
| Liberal Arts: | ||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| First Year: | GERM 201 | GERM 202 |
| Second Year: | GERM 313 or 315*, | WITTENBERG/GERMANY** |
| Third Year: | GERM 325, GERM 340 | Germ 352 |
| Fourth year: | GERM 351, Electives, Capstone Project | 400-level literature class, Capstone Project |
*315/316 are offered every other year.
**Advanced students are encouraged to study a semester or academic year in Graz/Austria
or Marburg/Germany. Please see academic advisor for details and procedures.
MAJOR: GERMAN
Teaching (Code 280-204)
Minimum of 36 credits beyond GERM 102 (Beginning German),
or
Minimum of 28 credits beyond GERM 202 (Intermediate German),
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
_____GERM 313 (Grammar Review and Composition) (3 credits each)
or
_____GERM 315 (German for Business I)
_____GERM 314 (Current Events:April 21, 2006 or
_____GERM 316 (German for Business II)
_____GERM 325 (The German Sound System) (3 credits)
_____GERM 351 (German Civilization and Culture to 1871) (3 credits)
_____GERM 352 (German Civilization and Culture, 1871-1945) (3 credits)
_____GERM 340 (Introduction to Reading German Literature) (3 credits)
One 400 level German literature course (3 credits)
CAPSTONE Project (see separate handout)
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One course from the following list to be agreed upon with advisor: ArtH 319, 321; Geog 301; Hist 102, 184, 315, 324, 326, 362; Hnrs 103; Phil 338; Pols 327; Rels 378.
Note: This major leads to licensure to teach German in Early Childhood through Adolescence classrooms and is accompanied by a sequence of study in the College of Education and Human Sciences that includes the foreign language methods courses CI 366 and CI 437. Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence education majors with a second major in German must complete both CI 366 and CI 437 and will be licensed to teach in Early Childhood through Adolescence classrooms.
For certification a period of residence abroad is required.
Suggested Sequence for student coming in without previous German credits
| Teaching: | ||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| First Year: | GERM 101 | GERM 102 |
| Second Year: | GERM 201 | WITTENBERG/GERMANY* |
| Third Year: | GERM 313 or 315, GERM 325, GERM 340 | Germ 352 |
| Fourth year: | Electives, Capstone Project | GERM 413, Electives, Capstone |
Suggested Sequence for student coming in with placement into 201
| Teaching: | ||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| First Year: | GERM 201 | GERM 202 |
| Second Year: | GERM 313 or 315 | WITTENBERG/GERMANY* |
| Third Year: | GERM 325, GERM 340 | Germ 352 |
| Fourth year: | Electives, Capstone Project | GERM 413, Electives, Capstone |
*Students earn credit for 314 and 353 while in Wittenberg. Advanced students are
encouraged to study a semester or academic year in Graz/Austria or Marburg/Germany.
Please see academic advisor for details and procedures.
MAJOR: GERMAN, Liberal Arts
Business/Professions Emphasis
At least 36 credits beyond Germ 102 or 28 credits beyond Germ 202
Required courses :
_____Germ 275 (Internship in German-Speaking Country) 2
_____Germ 314 (Current Events: Speaking, Reading, and Writing) 3
_____Germ 315 (German for Business I) 3
_____Germ 316 (German for Business II) 3
_____Germ 358 (Practice in Translation) 2
_____Germ 352 (German Civilization and Culture, 1871-1945) 3
_____Germ 413 (Structure of German in Contrast) 3
Plus 3 courses (including at least one literature or film course) from the following list of electives:
_____Germ 325 (The German Sound System) 3
_____Germ 340 (Introduction to Reading German Literature) 3
_____Germ 351 (German Civilization and Culture to 1871) 3
_____Germ 353* (Postwar German Culture and Civilization)
_____Germ 356 (Studies in German Film) 3
any German 400 level course taught in the Department 3
* Taught in Wittenberg/Germany only
• Students who pass the exam Deutsch für den Beruf (at the end of Germ 316) will receive an internationally recognized certificate in Business German (intermediate level).
• The Service Learning requirement should be fulfilled in a venue compatible with this major.
Suggested Sequence for student coming in without previous German credits
Liberal Arts (Professions/Business Emphasis):
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| First Year: | GERM 101 | GERM 102 |
| Second Year: | GERM 201 | WITTENBERG, GERMANY** |
| Summer: | FLG 275 | |
| Third Year: | GERM 315*, Germ 358* | Germ 316*, Germ 352 |
| Fourth year: | Electives (325, 340, 351) | Germ 413, Electives (Lit. or Film) |
*315/316/358 are offered every other year, so electives may have to be completed before 315, 316 and 358.
**Advanced students are encouraged to study a semester or academic year in Graz/Austria or Marburg/Germany. Please see academic advisor for details and procedures.
MINOR: GERMAN
Liberal Arts (Code 280-401)
Minimum of 24 credits beyond GERM 102 (Beginning German),
or
Minimum of 16 credits beyond GERM 202 (Intermediate German),
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
_____GERM 313 (Grammar Review and Composition) (3 credits each)
or
_____GERM 315 (German for Business I)
_____GERM 314 (Current Events: Speaking, Reading and Writing) (3 credits each)
or
_____GERM 316 (German for Business II)
_____GERM 351 (German Civilization and Culture to 1871) (3 credits)
or
_____GERM 352 (German Civilization and Culture, 1871-1945) (3 credits)
_____GERM 340 (Introduction to Reading German Literature) (3 credits)
