Group I: Required Language Development Courses

Students seeking a major in German as part of a secondary or K-12 teaching certificate must complete the following four required courses (12 credits).

GERN 343  German Composition on Cultures and Civilization

GERN 344  German Phonetics and Conversation

GERN 443  German Syntax and Advanced Composition

GERN 444 Advanced German Conversation Based on Media

Group I: Required Language Development Courses

Students seeking a minor in German as part of a secondary (7-12) certificate must complete the following four required courses (12 credits).

GERN 343  German Composition on Cultures and Civilization

GERN 344  German Phonetics and Conversation

GERN 443  German Syntax and Advanced Composition

GERN 444 Advanced German Conversation Based on Media

Group II: Required Literature Courses

Students seeking a major in German as part of a secondary or K-12 teaching certificate must complete the following  two required,   3-credit literary survey  courses (6 credits).

GERN 341  Survey of German Literature  

GERN 342  Survey of German Literature

Group II: Required Literature Courses

Students seeking a minor in German as part of a secondary (7-12) certificate must complete ONE of the following required courses (3 credits).

GERN 341  Survey of German Literature

GERN 342  Survey of German Literature

Group III:  Required Civilization and Culture Courses

Students seeking a major in German as part of a secondary or K-12 teaching certificate must complete the following required civilization and culture courses (6 credits).

GERN 366   The Cultures of German-speaking Europe

GERN 428   German Literature and Film from 1945-Present

Group III: Required Civilization and Culture Courses

Students seeking a minor in German as part of a secondary (7-12) teaching certificate must complete ONE of the following required civilization and culture courses.

GERN 366   The Cultures of German-speaking Europe

GERN 428   German Literature and Film from 1945-Present

Group IV: Required Immersion Experience

Students seeking a major in German as part of a secondary or K-12 teaching certificate must complete an additional 6-credit,  6-week cultural and linguistic immersion experience. 

GERN 490 Intensive German in Europe

Group IV: Required Immersion Experience

Students seeking a minor in German as part of a secondary (7-12) teaching certificate must complete an additional 6-credit,  6-week cultural and linguistic immersion experience.

GERN 490 Intensive German in Europe

Group V: Required Capstone Senior Seminar

Students seeking K-12 certification in German are required to complete a 3-credit senior capstone seminar that focuses on German language, linguistics, cultures, and literatures of the German-speaking countries.

GERN 492  Senior Capstone Seminar in German

Note:  Majors seeking secondary certification must take FLAN 411.  Majors seeking K-12 certification must take FLAN 411 and FLAN 412.

Note:  Minors seeking secondary certification must take FLAN 411.