Pre-Classical German Drama, History of Germanic Language and Culture. Hans Jurgen Gaycken - Ph. D., Tennessee. Age of Goethe, German Novel. 20th century and children's Literature, Interdisciplinary approaches. The Department maintains an active chapter of Delta Phi Alpha , the national German Honor Society.
Membership is based upon intellectual performance.
A major leading to the B.A. in German requires 30 hours exclusive of the 100 level credits, with at least nine hours at the 300 level, and at least nine hours at the 500 level. A minor requires the completion of twelve hours, exclusive of the 100 level credits, if any. The first option requires 24 hours of graduate level work, a thesis, and at least nine hours in an minor field. The second option require 36 hours of graduate level work with no thesis required. Up to twelve hours in a minor field may be taken with the approval of the Graduate Advisor.