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Twin Cities Campus
Austrian and Central European Studies MinorGerman, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch
College of Liberal Arts
The minor allows students to focus a group of electives on the study of Austrian and Central European culture, history, and society. Courses address specific social and political circumstances, cultural traditions, and shared history of Austria and other countries of Central Europe. The minor is supported by the Center for Austrian Studies, student exchange programs with universities in Vienna, Salzburg, and Graz, and visiting Austrian scholars sponsored by the Austrian-American Education Commission.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
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website.
Required prerequisites
Beginning and Intermediate German
These courses, or equivalent, must be taken in sequential order. In select cases, students with advanced proficiency may be exempt from taking some or all of these courses. See the departmental advisor for more information. Students who place above GER 1001 may take GER 1022 in place of GER 1001 and 1002.
Take 0 - 4 course(s) totaling 0 - 20 credit(s) from the following:
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GER 1001 - Beginning German
(5.0 cr)
·
GER 1002 - Beginning German
(5.0 cr)
·
GER 1022 - Beginning German Review
(5.0 cr)
·
GER 1003 - Intermediate German
(5.0 cr)
·
GER 1004 - Intermediate German
(5.0 cr)
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of German. with a grade of C-, or better, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
No more than one course counting towards the minor may be a directed study or independent research course. Any directed study or independent research course must be approved by the DUS.
At least 1 upper-division course in the minor must be taken in the German program at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. In the Austrian and Central European Studies minor, this does not include learning abroad courses taken for resident credit.
Students with a German, Scandinavian, Dutch major may elect a minor in Austrian and Central European Studies (ACES), but no courses may count for both the major and the minor.
Art, Culture, and Literature Electives
Note: The following list is not exhaustive, and related upper-division and study abroad courses may count towards this requirement.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
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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)
·
CSCL 3412W - Psychoanalysis
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
Other course approved by DUS
History, Politics, and Society Electives
Note: The following list is not exhaustive, and related upper division and study abroad courses may count towards this requirement.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
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HIST 3724 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3746 - Game of Thrones: Emperors, Knights and Witches in Central Europe
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3729 - Nazi Germany and Hitler's Europe
(3.0 cr)
or
JWST 3729 - Nazi Germany and Hitler's Europe
(3.0 cr)
·
HSCI 3611 - Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Rise of Modern Science
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
HSCI 5611 - Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Rise of Modern Science
(3.0 cr)
·
Other course approved by DUS
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Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ger 1001/Ger 4001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ger 1002/Ger 4002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ger 1003/Ger 4003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3729/JwSt 3729 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3729/JwSt 3729 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HSci 3611/HSci 5611 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HSci 3611/HSci 5611 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |