MINOR IN GERMAN
Office:
University Hall 205
Telephone:
750-8076
Faculty:
Michael Hughes, Ph.D.
Program Offered:
● Minor in German
The German Minor provides a focused development of German language skills and knowledge of the cultures and literatures of German speaking peoples. The Minor offers students a course of study that provides an important supplement or complement to their majors. It aims to provide more tools for understanding globalization while providing students with insights and understanding of the German and Germanic cultures.
The program is designed to develop a high level of communicative competence in all four language skills—listening, reading, speaking, and writing—through a focused collection advanced grammar and composition courses.
Students pursuing the German Minor will be introduced to the German-speaking world through important cultural, economic, political, and social issues presented via readings from the press, German TV, movies, and documentaries, and a variety of literary works from different genres. The German Minor gives students a comprehensive understanding of German-speaking cultures, literatures, and language, while developing enhanced awareness, understanding, and analysis of cultural and social phenomena rooted in a shared language.
German Minor Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the German Minor, students must complete the following curriculum, at minimum twelve (12) upper-division units. Entry into the upper-division courses is contingent upon completion of GRMN 202 or demonstration of equivalent proficiency through examination. Students may apply up to six (6) units of upper-division transfer credits toward the Minor. A grade of C (2.0) or better must be earned in each course applied to the Minor.
Units
I. Lower-Division Preparation for the Minor:
Demonstrated Proficiency through GRMN 202
GRMN 101 4
GRMN 1024
GRMN 2013
GRMN 2023
Total Lower-Division Coursework0-14
II. Required Upper-Division Coursework:
GRMN 3113
GRMN 312 3
GRMN 3503
III. Upper-Division Elective3
GRMN 315
GRMN 318
GRMN 331
GRMN 390
GRMN 395
HIST 323
HIST 326
Total Units12-26
New Courses and Catalog Descriptions
GRMN 331 Introduction to German LinguisticsU (3)
Introduction to the linguistic analysis and scientific study of the German language. Examines the historical development of German and the relationship of German to other Germanic languages, German phonetics and phonology, morphology and word formation, and syntax. Also addresses German sociolinguistics and dialectology, as well as varieties of German spoken in Eastern Europe and the Americas. Course conducted in German and English.Prerequisite: GRMN 202 or equivalent.
U
UGRMN 390 Topics in German Literature (3)
Selected topics in German Literature. Topics will vary according to the instructor and semester offered. Conducted in German. Students should check the Class Schedule for a listing of actual topics. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units of credit as topics change.
Prerequisite: GRMN 311 or 312 or equivalent.