German, B.A.

Intermediate German

Complete the following course:

• GERM 262 - Intermediate German II (or equivalent)

Advanced German

Complete all courses in the following list:

• GERM 311 - Advanced German I: German History from the Medieval to the Modern
• GERM 312 - Advanced German II: National Socialism and Postwar German History, Media, and Society

The German Enlightenment

Choose one course from the following list:

• GERM 347 - Intellectual and Literary Landscape of the Early German Enlightenment
• GERM 349 - Intellectual and Literary Landscape of the Late German Enlightenment

German Literary History

Choose one course each from three of the following four areas (nine credits total):

German Culture

Choose one course from the following list, or a substitute approved by the department head.

• GERM 304 - Layered Berlin
• GERM 305 - Traces of Empire (Vienna and Graz, Austria)

Electives

The remaining credits may be taken in English or German, from departmental course offerings, approved cognate courses (see list), or approved study abroad courses in German, with no more than six credits in any one discipline.

Proficiency exam

Students must write an interdisciplinary paper as part of an independent study course and give an oral presentation to the department before or during their last long term prior to graduation.

Total Major Requirements 34 Credits