Major Requirements

Majors in German must complete a total of 12 advanced courses (48 quarter hours), comprised of a common 8-course core and a 4-course concentration in “German Studies,” “German Language and Literature, or “Commercial German.”

Core Requirements

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
GER 201	ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I	4
GER 202	ADVANCED COMMUNICATION II	4
GER 203	ADVANCED COMMUNICATION III	4
Select five 300-level GER courses		20

Students who begin their study of German at DePaul with GER 202 or higher may substitute a 300-level German elective course for any of the required 200-level courses.

300-Level German Course Listings

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
GER 301	INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LITERATURE I : FROM ORIGINS TO 1600
GER 302	INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LITERATURE II: FROM 1600-1850
GER 303	INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LITERATURE III: FROM 1850 TO PRESENT
GER 304	GERMAN DRAMA
GER 305	GERMAN PROSE
GER 306	THE NOVELLE
GER 307	GERMAN POETRY
GER 308	GOETHE'S FAUST
GER 309	GERMAN CIVILIZATION I
GER 310	GERMAN CIVILIZATION II
GER 311	GERMAN CIVILIZATION III
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 316	LITERATURE OF THE WEIMAR YEARS
GER 317	WOMEN WRITERS OF GERMAN EXPRESSION
GER 319	MULTICULTURAL GERMANY: LITERATURE, FILM AND ART
GER 320	ADVANCED COMMERCIAL GERMAN
GER 321	TRANSLATION
GER 329	THE GERMAN FILM
GER 351	GERMAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS
GER 395	FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
GER 397	SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN
GER 398	STUDY ABROAD

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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