About the Program
Professor: Edye Lawler
Assistant Professor: Joshua Kavaloski
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Requirements for the Major (34 Credits)
I. Required Courses (16 credits)
GERM 30/Intermediate German (4)
GERM 100/Composition and Reading (4)
GERM 101/Contemporary German Society (4)
GERM 102/Practicum: Selected Readings, Fiction and Nonfiction (4)
Heritage speakers and other advanced students whom the German program determines are fluent in German should substitute an upper-level elective in German Studies beyond GERM 102 in place of any course that they test out of.
II. Electives in German Studies (12 credits)
German majors must take an additional 12 credits of upper-level electives in German Studies. One 4-credit course may be a German Studies Course taught in English
III. Elective in Another Discipline (4 credits)
In consultation with their advisor in German, majors must take an additional 4 credits in an approved course that has a topic related to German Studies. The following courses count toward this elective:
ENGL 121/Marx, Nietzche, Freud (4)
HIST 47/Modern German History (4)
HIST 138/Germany, Nazism, and the Holocaust (4)
HIST 153/Europe 1914-1945 (4)
JWST 33/Perspectives on the Holocaust (4)
PHIL 117/History of 19th Century Philosophy (4)
IV. Senior Project (2 credits)
The senior project is the capstone experience for the major in German Studies. Students enroll in 2 credits of GERM 199 while taking an upper-level German course such as GERM 110, 112, 114, or 118. The senior project involves guided research that concludes with a substantial paper in German on a topic chosen in consultation with their advisor in German.
Note: It is strongly recommended that all German majors spend time in a German-speaking country. Students considering graduate study in German should take additional courses in areas such as history, literature, mythology, philosophy, linguistics, political science and another language.
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Requirements for the Minor (20 Credits)
I. Required Courses (16 Credits)
GERM 30/Intermediate German (4)
GERM 100/Composition and Reading (4)
GERM 101/Contemporary German Society (4)
GERM 102/Practicum: Selected Readings, Fiction and Nonfiction (4)
II. Elective Courses (4 credits)
German minors must take an additional 4-credit upper-level elective in German Studies beyond GERM 102. This elective may be a course taught in English.
Note: It is recommended that German minors spend time in a German-speaking country.
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Advanced Placement (AP) examinations
A student receiving a score of 4 or 5 on the German examination is exempt from GERM 30 and is considered to have fulfilled the College's general education language requirement. AP credits in German do not apply to the language-in-context general education requirement. See pages 15-16 for further information about AP credits.
The College language requirement may also be met by achieving a score of 680 on the CEEB/SAT II German Test, or a satisfactory placement score on the Drew German placement examination.
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Off-Campus Programs
Off-Campus study of German is readily available and encouraged. Summer, one-semester, and year-long programs are offered in Germany and Austria , with some of the programs featuring a combination of courses in German and in English. Students may also choose stateside summer immersion programs throughout the United States.
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Language-in-Context Requirement for German
The following regularly offered courses fulfill the language-in-context requirement for students offering German as their language. Courses from foreign language departments and programs offered to fulfill this requirement must be in addition to the eight (8) credits needed to fulfill the language requirement. For other courses, see the list published each semester.
ARTHST 105/19th-Century Art (4)
ARTHST 106/Early 20th-Century Art (4)
CL 136/Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition (4)
ENGL 174/Modernism and Post-Modernism (4)
HIST 7/European History 1492-1789: Reformation, Enlightenment, and Revolution (4)
HIST 8/European History 1789-1989: Nationalism, Totalitarianism, and Rebirth (4)
HIST 136/Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition (4)
HIST 137/Modern European Intellectual History (4)
HIST 138/Germany, Nazism, and the Holocaust (4)
HIST 153/Europe, 1914-1945: The World Wars and the Great Dictators (4)
HOLST 33/Perspectives on the Holocaust (4)
MUS 3/The Enjoyment of Music (4)
MUS 12/History of Western Music I (4)
MUS 13/History of Western Music II (4)
MUS 101/Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (4)
MUS 103/Music of the Baroque and Classical Periods (4)
MUS 111/Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries (4)
PHIL 117/History of 19th Century Philosophy (4)
PSCI 107/European Politics (4)
PSCI 137/Europe in World Affairs (4)
Students who wish to use a course designated GERM to satisfy the language-in-context requirement must choose a course that is appropriate to their skills in German, or GERM 11, 12 (taught in English) may be elected.
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