German Minor
for the Undergraduate Minor in German
The minor in German offers students a background in the language through the advanced undergraduate level, an introduction to the study of German literary classics, and a knowledge of the history of German culture.
for the Undergraduate Minor in German
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GER 211 | Conversation and Writing I | 3 |
| GER 420 | German Cultural History | 4 |
| Elective courses, including at least one 300- or 400-level course from the list below: | 11-12 | |
| Intermediate German I | ||
| Intermediate German II | ||
| German Popular Culture | ||
| Germany and Europe | ||
| Conversation and Writing II | ||
| Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP | ||
or GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | |
| The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ||
or GER 261 | The Holocaust in Context | |
| Sexuality and Literature | ||
| Intro to German Literature | ||
| German Literature and Culture | ||
| Global Issues in German | ||
| Politics of the European Union | ||
| German-English Translation: Theory & Practice | ||
| German Linguistics | ||
| Middle Ages to Baroque | ||
| Enlightenment to Romanticism | ||
| Realism to Expressionism | ||
| 1920s to Today | ||
| German Cinema I | ||
| German Cinema II | ||
| Total Hours | 18-19 | |
for the Undergraduate Minor in German
- Language ability: Students develop and improve their foreign language abilities, i.e., their ability to read, speak, write, and listen in German in order to work with texts and communicate with others in the language.
- Cultural-historical literacy and knowledge: Students develop and improve their ability to function in non-native cultural-historical and linguistic contexts and communities in order to respect and navigate cultural differences and build upon similarities.
- Analytical and argumentative skills: Students develop and improve their abilities to analyze diverse cultural artifacts in order to apply analytical thinking and discursive skills to the construction of sound, supported, factual argumentation rather than merely expression of opinion, completely or in part.
- Writing development: Students will demonstrate and produce well-written, communicative, argumentative, and interpretive texts in German and/or English in order to competently meet diverse writing tasks.
for the Undergraduate Minor in German
Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures
Germanic Languages & Literatures Faculty
german@illinois.edu
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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