German Major & Minor Requirements

At Carthage, students can major and minor in German.

As with all language majors at Carthage, the German major is structured around a requisite study abroad experience. Students spend a semester abroad immersing themselves in real communicative situations to become culturally aware and linguistically proficient professionals in an interdependent world.

The German Major
The German Minor
Honors in the Major

Please note: Current students should work with their advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.

The German Major

201 Intermediate German I
202 Intermediate German II
220 Cultural Awareness Orientation
301 Advanced German I
During the term in which this course is taken, students are required to pass a written and oral proficiency evaluation. A passing score on this evaluation is required before a student can enroll in courses numbered 308 or higher.)
308 The German-Speaking World: Social, Political & Economic Issues
309 The German-Speaking World: Cultural and Intellectual Life
311 Interpreting Written Texts in German
401 Senior Seminar in German
424 German Theatre OR 471 Topics in German

Also required:

GNRL 351 Immersion Abroad (12-16 credits)
Students preparing to study abroad are urged to take MLAN 220 Cultural Awareness Orientation.

About the Immersion Abroad Experience:

German major are required to spend one term studying abroad. Courses taken at foreign institutions are usually recorded on the student's Carthage transcript as GNRL 351. This is a global designation for experiential learning and courses that may be in history, economics, political science, linguistics, art history, or a number of other fields supporting the German major. When faculty of any department agree, a specific course taken abroad may be accepted in lieu of a course in that department and be so noted on the student's transcript. Students are strongly urged to get such courses approved by Carthage faculty before taking them. GNRL 351 may fulfill the Carthage Symposium requirement. (See department chair for details.) Students whose special circumstances do not permit an extended stay abroad must consult with the department chair.

The German Minor

Students pursuing a minor in German must complete 22 credits:

201 Intermediate German I
202 Intermediate German II
301 Advanced German I During the term in which this course is taken, students are required to pass a written and oral proficiency evaluation. A passing score on this evaluation is required before a student can enroll in courses numbered 308 or higher.)
311 Interpreting Written Texts in German

Choose one:

308 The German-Speaking World: Social, Political and Economic Issues
309 The German-Speaking World: Cultural and Intellectual Life
At least two additional credits above 301 in the target language.

Honors in the Major

The Carthage Modern Languages Department offers Honors in the Major. Please see the department chair for details. Basic requirements for Honors in a major include an overall GPA of 3.5 at graduation, completion of all requirements for the major, a formal recommendation by department faculty, a rating of “excellent” on the senior thesis by department faculty, and presentation of the senior thesis to an audience beyond the department.

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