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German, B.A.

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Requires 27 hours beyond GER 153 to include:

Course List
Code Title Hours
GER 317Composition and Grammar Review3
Select at least one of the following:3
GER 208
Introduction to German Short Fiction (offered only in Jena)
GER 210
Encounters with the German-Speaking World
GER 212
Introduction to German Short Fiction
GER 214
Masterpieces of Austrian Literature (offered only in Vienna)
Select at least one of the following: 3
GER 380
German Literature before 1700
GER 381
German Literature from 1700-1815
GER 383
German Literature from 1815-1900
GER 385
German Literature from 1900 to Present
GER 399Seminar in the Major3
No more than two GES courses may count in the major

Highly qualified majors will be invited by the department to participate in the honors program in German. To be graduated with the designation “Honors in German,” students must complete a senior research project and maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 overall and 3.3 in German. For additional information, members of the departmental faculty should be consulted.

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