Germanic Studies

专业详情

The program for the BA degree in Germanic Studies is intended to provide students with a wide ranging and highly personalized introduction to the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking countries. 

Our program trains students to read closely, think critically, and develop historical perspective. Germanic Studies students gain strong communication skills and global literacy, learning how to engage with cultures different from their own. German thinkers, artists, and scientists helped shape the Western tradition, and Germany has been a major force within the European concert of powers. Today with the largest economy in Europe and the third largest in the world, Germany is the United States’ largest European trading partner. Our program provides students with the linguistic skills and cultural competency necessary to function in German-speaking countries and to succeed in a variety of private and professional contexts.

Students who elect to major in Germanic Studies choose one of three concentrations: (1) Literature and Culture, (2) Comparative Germanics, and (3) Germanic Studies and Allied Fields.

The department also offers two options for a minor in German: (1) Germanic Studies and (2) Business German, in addition to minors in Yiddish and Norwegian.