Major Requirements
The German major at DePaul offers several interdisciplinary options to study German, along with the flexibility to double-count courses—either between a second major, minor or the learning domains—to more efficiently complete the degree. Majors in German must complete a total of 12 courses (48 quarter hours), comprised of an 8-course core at the Intermediate and Advanced levels and a 4-course concentration in “German Studies,” “German Language and Literature," or “Commercial German.”
Core Requirements
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| GER 105 | INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II | 4 |
| GER 106 | INTERMEDIATE GERMAN III | 4 |
| 24 |
300-Level German Course Listings
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
GER 301 | ORIGINS OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE TO 1600 | |
GER 302 | PLAY, PERSONALITY, AND POLITICS IN SCHILLER'S LETTERS ON ART | |
GER 304 | WORD-SCRIPT-STAGE-WORLD: DAS THEATER | |
GER 305 | COMPOSING REALITY: WRITING IN GERMAN | |
GER 306 | THE NOVELLE | |
GER 307 | FROM SOUND TO STRUCTURE: GERMAN POETRY | |
GER 308 | GOETHE AND HIS ERA | |
GER 311 | BREAKING NEWS IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING WORLD | |
GER 312 | GERMAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY | |
GER 313 | TURN OF THE CENTURY VIENNA | |
GER 314 | BERLIN AND THE GOLDEN TWENTIES | |
GER 315 | LITERATURE AFTER 1945 (EAST AND WEST) | |
GER 317 | WOMEN WRITERS OF GERMAN EXPRESSION | |
GER 318 | THE CONTEMPORARY GERMAN FILM | |
GER 319 | MULTICULTURAL GERMANY: LITERATURE, FILM, FOOD, CULTURE | |
GER 320 | ADVANCED COMMERCIAL GERMAN | |
GER 321 | TRANSLATION | |
GER 324 | ELFRIEDE JELINEK: WRITING ANGER, WRITING RESISTANCE | |
GER 325 | KAFKA AND THE KAFKAESQUE | |
GER 328 | GERMAN FILM SINCE 2010 | |
GER 329 | MEISTERWERKE OF GERMAN CINEMA | |
GER 351 | GERMAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | |
GER 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | |
GER 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN | |
GER 398 | STUDY ABROAD | |
GER 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. Majors in German should select these courses in consultation with the German Program Director and Modern Languages Staff Advisor. Students can use their open electives to pursue a double major or one or more minors.
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