Academic Programs Catalog

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in German

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate  Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in German.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the German major is met by completing German 420, 435, 445  or 455.  Those courses are referenced in item 3. a. (3) below.
2. The  requirements of the College of Arts and Letters for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
    
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	The following German courses (34 to 40 credits):
   	(1)	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
   		GRM	301	Third-Year German: Global Germany			3
   		GRM	302	Third-Year German: Nature in Germany			3
   		GRM	303	Third-Year German: German Genders			3
   		GRM	304	Third-Year German: German Media			3
   		GRM	311	Business German I			3
   	(2)	Six additional credits at the 300-level, including at least one of the following courses (6 credits):
   		GRM	341	German Literature and Culture Before 1918			3
   		GRM	342	German Literature and Culture Since 1918			3
   	(3)	Twelve credits at the 400-level selected from the following courses (12 credits):
   		GRM	420	Advanced German (W)			3
   		GRM	435	18th and 19th German Literary Studies (W)			3
   		GRM	445	20th Century and Contemporary German Literary Studies (W)			3
   		GRM	455	Major Themes in German Cultural History (W)			3
   		GRM	460	Linguistic Analysis of Modern German			3
   		GRM	461	Applied Linguistics for German Learners and Teachers			3
   		GRM	491	Special Topics in German Studies			1 to 4
   	(4)	The following capstone course (1 credit):
   		GRM	492	Capstone Project			1
   	(5)	German electives:  Additional credits in German courses numbered 250 and above, with the exception of German 400, as needed to meet the requirement of at least 34, but not more than 40, credits in courses in the major. A maximum of 3 credits of German 250 or Linguistics and Languages 250A may be counted as elective credits toward the major.
   	(6)	Education Abroad requirement: Students with a primary major in German are expected to participate in a education abroad experience approved by the German program. MSU study abroad programs are available at various sites in Germany and Austria throughout the year. Completion of German 202, or the equivalent, is a requirement for participation. Under special circumstances, equivalent experiences may be approved by the department.