Degrees and Courses
Lower division language courses (GERM 1301, GERM 1302, GERM 2311 and GERM 2312) provide a solid foundation in basic language skills. Our language classes are student-centered and foster communicative competence in German. Students not only learn the language but are also introduced to a wide array of topics relevant to the understanding of contemporary German life and culture. Video and audio materials as well as computer software supporting language learning are available at the Language Commons. During fall and spring semesters, free tutoring in German is offered by the department.
The Placement Exam required for students with prior German instruction is offered and administered by . Qualified students who have first taken the placement exam may attempt a departmental credit-by-exam test to receive credit for GERM 2311, 2312, 3333 and/or 3334. For more information on the departmental exam, please contact Professor Glass.
German offers core curriculum courses (taught in English) on topics such as the Holocaust, modernity, German cultural history and German film. These courses may also be applied toward the minor or major in housed in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.