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Twin Cities Campus
German Studies B.A.German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch
College of Liberal Arts
The major in German studies includes the study of the spoken language, as well as the literature, philology, and culture of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The department also offers a major and minors in Scandinavian languages, a minor in Dutch, and a minor in Austrian and Central European studies.
The department recommends study abroad in a German-speaking country for at least six months in order to acquire cultural familiarity and language fluency. Students may apply appropriate coursework to a German studies major or a German minor. The University is affiliated with exchange programs in Berlin and Freiburg for both one- and two-semester stays. There are also possibilities for study at many other German, Austrian, and Swiss universities. Visit the Learning Abroad Center website at www.umabroad.umn.edu for more information.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
German.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
The major in German studies consists of a minimum of 31 credits in 3xxx, 4xxx, and 5xxx courses. All courses in the major must be taken A-F and completed with a C- or better. At least two courses must be taken in the German program at the University of Minnesota. The major program must be approved by the director of undergraduate studies.
Major Core Courses
GER 3011W - Conversation and Composition
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
GER 3104W - Reading and Analysis of German Literature
[LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
GSD 3511W - Vikings, Knights, and Reformers: German and European Culture and Controversies to 1700
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
GSD 3512W - Imagined Communities: German and European, Culture and Controversies, 1700 to Present
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Major Project
The major project is a substantial paper of approximately 20 typed pages. The paper is prepared in the Major Project Seminar (GSD 3451W or 3451V) with the guidance and supervision of a faculty member.
Please note: This seminar is offered fall semester only.
GSD 3451W - Major Project Seminar
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
GSD 3451V - Honors Major Project Seminar
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Emphasis Areas
Literature, Culture, and Society Emphasis
Up to two courses in this emphasis may be GER 36xx, 46xx, 56xx courses if substantial work in German is done by the student, as directed by the instructors of the courses or by the director of undergraduate studies. One elective can be a course outside the German department, as long as the course includes sufficient coverage of German-speaking areas.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
GER 3xxx
·
GER 4xxx
·
GER 5xxx
-OR-
Linguistics and Philology Emphasis
Take 5 or more course(s) from the following:
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
LING 3001 - Introduction to Linguistics
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
·
LING 3001H - Honors: Introduction to Linguistics
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
·
LING 3601 - Historical Linguistics
(3.0 cr)
·
LING 5001 - Introduction to Linguistics
(4.0 cr)
·
LING 5601 - Historical Linguistics
(3.0 cr)
·
Take 4 or more course(s) from the following:
·
GER 3701 - History of the German Language
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 3702 - Beginning Middle High German
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 3704 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5711 - History of the German Language I
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5712 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5722 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5731 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5732 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5734 - Old Saxon
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 5740 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GSD 3451V/GSD 3451W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GSD 3451V/GSD 3451W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3001/3001H/5001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3001/3001H/5001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3601/5601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3001/3001H/5001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3601/5601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |