German, BA

The German major allows students to choose from one of three possible tracks or areas of primary focus related to German studies:

1) Literature
2) Linguistics
3) Intellectual History

The German BA requires completion of advanced credits (10 courses) at the 3000 level or above, including senior thesis.

We offer an academically challenging and energetic course of studies in German language, literature and culture. Those who learn German gain access to an important intellectual, economic and culturally historic area of Central Europe.

Requirements

Basic requirements: Thirty advanced credits (10 courses) in all.

The major in German allows students to choose from one of three possible tracks or areas of primary focus related to German and German studies. The three focus areas are:

1) German Literature,
2) German Linguistics (Historical, Applied, and Synchronic)
3) German Intellectual History

The German concentration consists of four courses (beyond the core) usually a skills course and one course in each of these diverse areas.

The German Major has a group of "core" courses, which is identical to the concentration plus one course (5 courses beyond the University's core language requirement). Upon completion of the "German core" students then have the option of pursuing one of the three areas as a primary focus.

German Literature: Offers the Literary Tradition sequence as well as other literature-based courses in the German language.

German Linguistics: Offers course work in the three main areas of foreign language linguistics. These courses offer a meta-discussion of language in the theoretical framework of the field as it currently is practiced in the US.

German Cultural History: Offers a focus on broader areas of German culture and the history of ideas within German culture. This area of study seeks to define a German cultural context for ideas and events in History, Philosophy, Religion, Music, Art, and the social sciences. This track, interdisciplinary in nature, incorporates courses offered in other departments, giving students maximum flexibility in defining an area of concentration.

Core Requirements for all German Majors (5 courses beyond Second-Year - 2 skills, 2 literature, 1 linguistics)

Advanced German Grammar (MGE 3310)

German Conversation and Composition (MGE 3311)

Two courses from among Lit-Trad 1, 2, or 3 (MGE 3341-3343)

Intro to Foreign Language Pedagogy (MGE 3331), History of the German Language (MGE 3333), or German CLT (MCTG) course.

German Studies Tracks to be declared in the junior year.

Track 1 - German Literature

Remaining German Lit-Trad (1, 2, or 3) (MGE 3341-3343)

Two courses from the following:
German Novella (MGE 4320) (Readings and course work in German)
Wagner (MGE 4346) (Readings and course work in German)
German Drama (MGE 4323) (Internship incorporated into Second-Year II)

Two courses from the following:
German Translation (MGE 3334)
Advanced Civilization (MGE 4335)
German CLT (MCTG) course (Readings and course work in German).

Track 2 - German Linguistics

Fifteen credits chosen from among the following courses:

Intro to Linguistics (EDU 5354)
History of German Language (MGE 3333)
Applied Linguistics (Pedagogy) (MGE 3331)
German Outreach (MGE 3V32) (teaching practicum in area schools can be taken for 1-3 credit hours)
Historical Linguistics (MGE 3330)
German Translation (MGE 3334) (same as MCTG 5312 German for Reading Knowledge II)
Old English, Old French, Occitan
Philosophy of Language (PHI4335)
Psychology of Language (PSY 3334)191
Senior Honors Thesis (MGE 4349)