Our department offers three degree options in German Studies.
Bachelor's Degree in German Studies
Undergraduate courses are designed to familiarize students with the German language as well as the cultures and histories of German-speaking communities. The department is designated as a German Center of Excellence by the American Association of Teachers of German.
Master's Degree in German Studies
Students in this program practice critical analysis across literary and cultural studies, theoretical and applied linguistics, studies in second language acquisition and teaching, and related professional disciplines.
Doctoral Degree in Transcultural German Studies
With its German partner universities in Leipzig and Cologne, the dual PhD/DPhil degree program offers interdisciplinary doctoral training in two rigorous academic environments, while providing intensive mentoring opportunities and comprehensive financial support.
We aim to support German learners at every stage as you:
- Navigate your fears or anxieties about your emerging German language skills and which classes to take
- Learn how to participate actively and multilingually in German-speaking communities, via study abroad (with scholarships), our German student club, internships, and other communities
- Achieve more complex and articulate forms of meaningful self-expression in German
- Prepare for life-long use of German as an additional language!
Learn more about our program that has been designated a German Center of Excellence by the American Association of Teachers of German.
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