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LIBERAL ARTS MINOR: REQUIREMENTS

The eighteen credit German Liberal Arts Minor offers intermediate and advanced German language courses, introductory courses in literature and civilization (taught in German), and selected topics courses about contemporary German issues (taught in English).

All classes and seminars are taught as part of a living culture; students watch films and videos, listen to music, go to exhibitions, and travel abroad. Classes are small and students receive personalized attention both inside and outside the classroom.

It is highly recommended that Minors spend some time studying in a German-speaking country. Students studying abroad will receive credit toward the minor upon evaluation of successfully completed courses. Montclair State University has an exchange program with three universities in Graz, Austria.

Teaching, law, journalism, finance, consulting, internal affairs, and communications are but some of the careers in which a completed German minor will be an asset.

The requirements for the German Minor with Liberal Arts Emphasis are as follows:

MINOR RequirementS (18 Credits Minimum)

 

A.  Minor Required Courses (9 Credits)

GERM 121 Intermediate German I

3 credits

GERM 132 Intermediate German II

3 credits

GERM 151 Advanced German I

3 credits

 

B.  Minor Electives (9 Credits)

Take 9 additional semester hours in German literature and language courses from the following list of departmental electives for the German Minor,  in consultation with the faculty advisors from the German Program.

 

GERM141 Review of Fundamental Grammar

3 credits

GERM 142 Practice in Written German

3 credits

GERM152 Advanced German II

3 credits

GERM 209 Phonetics and Phonology

3 credits

GERM 251 Introduction to German Literature I

3 credits

GERM 252 Introduction to German Literature II

3 credits

GERM 309 Practice in Spoken German

3 credits

GERM 310 Advanced Composition

3 credits

GERM 315 Translation I

3 credits

GERM 316 Translation II

3 credits

GERM 317 Translation III

3 credits

GERM 318 Translation IV

3 credits

GERM 320 Development of German Language

3 credits

GERM 341 German Lit. from Origin to the Reformation

3 credits

GERM 342 German Lit. from the 16th to the 18th Century

3 credits

GERM 351 German Civilization I

3 credits

GERM 352 German Civilization II

3 credits

GERM 360 Modern German Fiction

3 credits

GERM 362 Development of German Poetry

3 credits

GERM 364 German Drama of the 19th and 20th Centuries

3 credits

GERM 375 Study Abroad
(Credit by Evaluation)

3 credits

GERM 380 Independent Study in German

3 credits

GERM 381 Independent Study in German

3 credits

GERM 400 Selected Topics in German Lit. and Culture

3 credits

GERM 410 German Grammar; Applied Linguistics

3 credits

GERM 441 The Age of Goethe

3 credits

GERM 442 The Age of Schiller

3 credits

GERM 460 Senior Seminar

3 credits

GERM 480 Independent Study in German

3 credits

GERM 481 Independent Study in German

3 credits

GRIN 250 Selected Topics in German Lit. and Culture

3 credits

GRIN 292  German Literature: 1890 to present

3 credits

Note: Students who place out of GERM121, 132, or 151 by either the placement exam or a challenge exam must substitute other courses from the list provided by the Department to take the place of these courses.


Note

If you would like to learn more about the German minor, please contact the Department at (973) 655-4283. You can also directly contact Dr. Bettina Brandt, Assistant Professor of German and Coordinator of the German Section, at (973) 655-7915.


Dickson Hall, Room 124
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
USA
Chairperson: Dr. Lois Oppenheim
Secretary: Diomie Johnson

Tel: (973) 655-4283
Fax: (973) 655-7909
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