German Studies Minor
The German Studies program offers students the opportunity to study German — the native language of more than 100 million people in the world. Students not only learn this widely spoken language, but also study German literature and culture through diverse and richly layered courses and a variety of cultural programs. The accomplished faculty of the German program offers dynamic attention to the diverse learning styles of students through the use of innovative and individualized teaching methods that make the German language, literature, and culture come to life in the classroom. Students continue their learning outside of the classroom — through small group practice session with a German foreign language assistant — as well as through 30-minute conversation opportunities offered five days a week, and fun-filled events as well as seasonal celebrations offered throughout the semester. Interested students are encouraged to consider studying abroad in Germany for full language and cultural immersion.
Department Advanced Placement Policy
Students with AP credit in German language or literature earn placement in the curriculum but not progress toward the minimum number of courses required by the minor. Students who take a course that duplicates the AP award in German will forfeit the AP credit. Students with AP credit in German literature will not be permitted to enroll in a course below the 300 level.
Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Required German courses: | |
| Intermediate German 1 | |
| Intermediate German 2 | |
| German Composition & Conversation | |
| German Culture 1750-1890 (or equivalent) | |
or GERM 304 | German Culture/20th Century |
| German elective courses: | |
| Metropolis Berlin | |
| 19c German Lit (Novella) | |
| Kafka, Hesse, Mann and their Contemporaries | |
| Contemporary German Literature | |
| German Law & Literature | |
| Majors may take one course on a German topic in English, for example: | |
| Germany in Age of Nationalism | |
A minimum of six courses at the intermediate level and above. German minors are required to complete successfully GERM 301 German Composition & Conversation and GERM 303 German Culture 1750-1890 or GERM 304 German Culture/20th Century (or an equivalent course addressing either the culture/literature of 19th- or 20th-century Germany). Minors who spend their third year abroad are required to take at least three courses at Holy Cross including one in their fourth year.