THE FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS

VI. DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS

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.

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.

Students majoring in other subjects are welcome to minor in German. Six semester courses taught in German and above. Intensive Basic German (011) or Introductory German II (002) are required.

(See section B. Business Coursework of this Bulletin.)

(See section on this topic in the Bulletin.)

(See section on this topic in the Bulletin.)

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.

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

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, arrange independent study programs in various German-speaking countries. (See section on this topic in the Bulletin.)

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

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