Department Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
Required courses, Lower division Units GERM 101 German I 4 GERM 102 German II 4 GERM 201 German III, Conversation and Composition, or GERM 211 German III, Reading Emphasis 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, or 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 375 German Intellectual Perspectives 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.
Teaching Major Requirements
Twelve lower division units are required. For the upper division, eight courses are required, including GERM 320, 325, 410, 420 and 470, and one course in the structure of the German language.
Department Minor Requirements
For the lower division, 101 German I, 102 German II, 201 German III, Conversation and Composition or 211 German III, Reading Emphasis, 221 Conversational German IV or equivalent (by test) are required. For the upper division, four courses (16 units) in one of the three areas of concentration: Literature and Culture, Business and Culture, or Language and Culture, are required.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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