Students also learn about German culture and literature.
The German major combines practice in reading, speaking, and writing about themes of general interest and about topics related to business and other professions. In addition, students read and discuss important literary works and explore German cultural history. The Course Requirements During their first two years, German majors typically take general education courses and, if they are novices in German, enroll in beginning and intermediate German courses. Students with language experience take a placement test and may place into higher-level German courses. A major in German requires 27 hours of course work on the 300-level and above.