German Studies Major

Major Requirements

A departmental major in German Studies consists of:

1. 32 semester credits in German Studies above Intermediate German II, to include: GERM 307  or GERM 308 ; at least two of the following: 
   German Studies GERM 363 , GERM 364 , GERM 365 , and GERM 366 ; and GERM 488  as the senior capstone experience.
2. 8 semester credits in or outside the German Studies department, which must include:
   1. One course providing an introduction to critical theory and approved by the department. GERM 327 - Darwin/Nietzsche/Freud  or GERM 337 - Dead White Men  fulfill this requirement. Possible courses outside the department include: MCST 110  or MCST 376 , ENGL 205  or ENGL 404 , INTL 110 , POLI 160 , POLI 260  or POLI 261 , PHIL 231  or PHIL 367 , PHIL 238 /PHIL 238 , RELI 235 , THDA 194  (topics course), WGSS 300  or WGSS 400 . Topics courses in critical theory taught in Media and Cultural Studies or in the German Department count subject to approval of department.
   2. One other course with significant German content. Possible courses include: ART 259 , ART 263 , ECON 225 , ECON 227 , ECON 325 , GEOG 261 , HIST 110 , HIST 258 , HIST 364 , MUSI 342 , MUSI 343 , POLI 241 , POLI 260 , or RELI 248 , RELI 346 .
3. Participation in the Macalester German Study Abroad program.