Major in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Concentration

Program Overview

This 120-credit German program requires 42 upper-division credits, including 9 elective credits. The freshman and sophomore years focus on core subjects and German language proficiency, while the junior and senior years explore German literature, culture, and communication skills. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all upper-division German courses and can take up to six credits of German elective courses in English.

Program Outline

Outline:

The program requires a minimum of 120 credits, with at least 42 credits being upper-division (300- to 400- level). A minimum of 9 elective credits must be upper-division.

Freshman Year:

• Semester 1:
• College Composition (GT-CO2) - 3 credits
• First-Year German I - 5 credits
• Historical Perspectives - 3 credits
• Elective - 3 credits
• Total Credits:
14
• Semester 2:
• First-Year German II - 5 credits
• Arts and Humanities - 3 credits
• Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 credits
• Electives - 5 credits
• Total Credits:
16

Sophomore Year:

• Semester 3:
• Second-Year German I (GT-AH4) - 3 credits
• Biological and Physical Sciences - 3 credits
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - 1 credit
• Elective - 6 credits
• Total Credits:
15
• Semester 4:
• Second-Year German II (GT-AH4) - 3 credits
• Advanced Writing - 2 credits
• Biological and Physical Sciences - 3 credits
• Quantitative Reasoning - 1 credit
• Total Credits:
13

Junior Year:

• Semester 5:
• Reading and Writing for Communication-German - 3 credits
• Upper-Division LGER Elective - 3 credits
• Electives - 9 credits
• Total Credits:
15
• Semester 6:
• Approaches to German Literature - 3 credits
• Select one course from the following:
• Issues in German Culture - 3 credits
• Issues in Swiss and Austrian Culture - 3 credits
• Upper-Division LGER Electives - 6 credits
• Elective - 3 credits
• Total Credits:
15

Senior Year:

• Semester 7:
• Advanced German Communication Skills - 3 credits
• Advanced German Culture - 4 credits
• Select one course from the following:
• Selected German Literary Movements and Periods - 3 credits
• Genre Studies in German - 3 credits
• Author Studies in German - 3 credits
• Topic Studies in German - 3 credits
• Advanced Studies in German Film - 3 credits
• Seminar-German Language, Literature, and Society - 3 credits
• Electives - 7 credits
• Total Credits:
16
• Semester 8:
• Select one course from the following:
• Seminar-German Language, Literature, and Society - 3 credits
• Language, Literature, and Society-General - 3 credits
• LGER 4 - 3 credits

Other:

• All majors and minors in the department must earn a minimum grade of C (a grade of C- is not acceptable) in each upper-division course that carries the LARA, LASL, LCHI, LFRE, LGEN, LGER, LGRK, LITA, LJPN, LKOR, LLAT, LRUS, or LSPA subject code.
• No more than six credits of German elective courses may be taken in English.
• If a student has credit for LGER 200 and LGER 201, they only need to take one additional elective course in their junior year.
• Students must select either LGER 335 or LGER 336.
Whichever of the two is not selected may be included among the selection of three courses in the junior year.
• LGER 492 may be taken for up to six credits.
• Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits.