THE FACULTY OF LANGUAGES
AND LINGUISTICS

VI. DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS

GERMAN

Major in German

The German Department offers coursework in language, culture, literature, and linguistics. Required courses for German majors are listed below. Entering students take a placement test upon arrival to determine where to begin the program.

Required Courses

12 General Education courses

10 German courses (unless placement requires additional language study) consisting of:

• GERM-111 Intensive Advanced German: Stories and Histories (Level III) or GERM-102
• GERM-152 Text in Context (3 credits) (Level IV)

Additional level IV courses are optional:

• GERM-150–199
• Electives to make a total of 10 (preferably GERM-200–GERM-499)

Major electives must be approved by faculty advisor.

German majors are strongly encouraged to take a second language.

Minor in German

Students majoring in other subjects are welcome to minor in German. Eighteen credit hours taught in German above Intensive Basic German (011) or Introductory German II (002) are required, nine of which need to be at a level above 150.

German Major with Business Coursework

(See the Business Coursework section of this Bulletin.)

The Certificate in European Studies

(See the European Studies Certificate section in the Bulletin.)

Five-Year Joint Bachelor/Master Degree Program

(See the section on this topic in the Bulletin.)

Scholarship Support

The German Department provides support to enable student participation in the Trier summer program through the Heinz C. Prechter Fellowship (World Heritage Foundation) and the Kurt Jankowsky Fellowship. Competitions are announced on the Trier program website at: www1.georgetown.edu/departments/german/programs/undergraduate/studyabroad.

Cultural Opportunities

Students are urged to participate in numerous cultural opportunities offered by the Department and the Washington area. For details contact the German Department or by subscribing to the internal list serv at GERMAN-L@listproc.georgetown.edu.

Overseas Study

The Department requires students to have a significant overseas study experience. Students interested in the University’s five-week summer study program at the University of Trier, Federal Republic of Germany, should contact the Department or the Office of International Programs. The University also conducts semester and full-year programs at the universities of Berlin, Munich, Tübingen and Vienna. In addition, students can, in consultation with their advisors, apply for internship in various German-speaking countries. (See the Overseas Study section of this Bulletin.)

(For course listings for German see http://courses.georgetown.edu/)

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