German Degree Requirements

Complete these requirements for a German Studies degree.

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in German Studies

A major in German Studies consists of: four introductory lower-level courses and 27 credit hours above GERM 202

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Four introductory lower-division courses
GERM 101	First Year German I	4
GERM 102	First Year German II	4
GERM 201	Second Year German I	4
GERM 202	Second Year German II	4
27 credits required from the sections below
6 credits must come from the following:
LANG 380	Global Gateways	3
LANG 480	Capstone: Global Connections	3
21 elective credits from the following. Note: A maximum of 6 credits may come from 206, 306, and 406.
GERM 206	Germany in a Global World	3
GERM 306	Contextualizing Culture: Introduction to German Studies	3
GERM 304	German Phonetics: History, Dialect, and the Living Language	3
GERM 307	Communicating Cultures I	3
GERM 308	Communicating Cultures II	3
GERM 310	Screening German Cultures	3
GERM 404	German Stories, German Histories	3
GERM 405	Mediating Cultures: Social Discourse in German-Speaking Countries	3
GERM 406	Literary Voices in Translation	3
GERM 409	Madness and Genius: An Introduction to German Intellectual History	3
GERM 413	Advanced German Grammar Review	3
LANG 318	Individual Arranged Study Abroad	1-12
LANG 320	Faculty-Led Study Abroad	1-12

Majors and minors are encouraged to make their interests known early in their academic career, including the desire to study in a German-speaking country, particularly for programs administered through partner institutions. In addition to the department-wide Arneberg and Larsen scholarships, the German Program, awards the Max Kade, Stoltz and Rogers scholarships as well as the Boswau Endowment Fund exclusively to qualified students of German.

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.