Undergraduate Degrees
Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in German
| Required courses, Lower division | Units |
|---|
| GERM 101 | German I | 4 |
| GERM 102 | German II | 4 |
| GERM 201 | German III, Conversation and Composition | 4 |
| GERM 221 | Conversational German IV | 4 |
| (or an equivalent 16 units) |
| Required courses, Upper division | Units |
|---|
| Eight courses are required; one of either: |
| GERM 320 | Composition and Conversation on Contemporary Affairs, or |
| GERM 325 | Composition and Conversation in Cultural History | 4 |
| two from: |
| GERM 330 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 4 |
| GERM 351 | Colloquium on Drama | 4 |
| GERM 352 | Colloquium on Poetry | 4 |
| GERM 353 | Colloquium on Prose | 4 |
| both: |
| GERM 410 | Profile of German Literature I | 4 |
| GERM 420 | Profile of German Literature II | 4 |
| one of either: |
| GERM 430 | Age of Goethe | 4 |
| GERM 460 | Expressionism to the Present | 4 |
| two from: |
| GERM 310 | Business German I | 4 |
| GERM 311 | Business German II | 4 |
| GERM 335 | Applied German Drama | 4, max 8 |
| GERM 346 | German Folklore and Popular Culture | 4 |
| GERM 360 | 20th Century German Prose: Texts and Films | 4 |
| GERM 370 | Literature and Culture in Vienna at the Turn of the Century | 4 |
| GERM 372 | Literature and Culture in Berlin of the 1920s | 4 |
| GERM 465 | Germany East and West | 4 |
| GERM 466 | The German Speaking Nations | 4 |
| GERM 470 | Advanced Composition and Stylistics | 4 |
Majors must do all the reading in German for those courses taught in English.
Honors Program
The B.A. in German with honors is available to students who have a GPA of at least 3.5 in courses counted for major credit and at least 3.0 overall. To complete the honors program the student must complete two upper division courses in an area of concentration and a related senior honors thesis of 25-30 pages under the supervision of the sponsoring professor.
Teaching Major Requirements
Twelve lower division units are required. For the upper division, eight courses are required, including GERM 320, GERM 325, GERM 410, GERM 420 and GERM 470, and one course in the structure of the German language.
German Minor Requirements
| Required courses, Lower division | Units |
|---|
| GERM 101 | German I | 4 |
| GERM 102 | German II | 4 |
| GERM 201 | German III, Conversation and Composition | 4 |
| GERM 221 | Conversational German IV, or the equivalent by test | 4 |
| Required courses, Upper Division | Units |
|---|
| Four courses — 16 units in the two areas of concentration. |
| One course from the following: |
| GERM 320* | Composition and Conversation on Contemporary Affairs | 4 |
| GERM 325* | Composition and Conversation in Cultural History | 4 |
| GERM 470* | Advanced Composition and Stylistics | 4 |
| Three courses from the following: |
| GERM 330 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 4 |
| GERM 335 | Applied German Drama | 4 |
| GERM 346 | German Folklore and Popular Culture | 4 |
| GERM 351 | Colloquium on Drama | 4 |
| GERM 352 | Colloquium on Poetry | 4 |
| GERM 353 | Colloquium on Prose | 4 |
| GERM 360 | 20th Century German Prose: Texts and Films | 4 |
| GERM 370 | Literature and Culture in Vienna at the Turn of the Century | 4 |
| GERM 372 | Literature and Culture in Berlin of the 1920s | 4 |
| GERM 410 | Profile of German Literature I | 4 |
| GERM 420 | Profile of German Literature II | 4 |
| GERM 430 | Age of Goethe | 4 |
| GERM 440 | Women's Literature in Germany | 4 |
| GERM 460 | Expressionism to the Present | 4 |
| GERM 466 | The German Speaking Nations | 4 |
Sequence
A placement test is required of all students resuming German after high school courses in German; credit is allowed for all college work taken above the level established by this test.
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