German Language and Society Minor

Coordinator:
David J. Limburg

Department of Foreign Languages

This minor provides access to German culture as well as insights into our own culture. The program focuses on language-learning as a living, functioning and fun activity, and combines the development of language skills with the discovery of new ways to see and think about different cultures. It fosters international understanding and provides knowledge and skills that are becoming increasingly essential in our evolving global society.

The minor in German Language and Society is not available to German or German Studies majors.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses) at the 200 level or above, all taught in German.

    1.  GERM 202 Intermediate German II

4 credits

    2.  One course from:

4 credits

         GERM 310 Contemporary German Culture

         GERM 311 German Youth Culture

         GERM 320 Culture and Society: The Weimar Republic

         Any GERM course at the 200-level or above taught in German in a German-speaking country

3.-4.  Two German courses at the 200-level or above excluding GERM 260, 290, 360, 390, 460

8 credits

 

Total credit hours required for German Language and Society minor

16 credits