Along with specific requirements for any major, all students in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs must meet all general education and graduation requirements under a single catalog.
Coordinator, Clinton S. Shaffer
Requirements for a major in German Studies are 32 total credit hours which include at least 24 credit hours in German language and culture courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| GERM 341 | Contemporary German Culture and Mores | 4 |
| GERM 342 | Contemporary German Culture: Politics, Economics, and Current Events | 4 |
| Study Abroad | ||
| Option 1: | ||
| GERM 343 | German Cultural Identity from Charlemagne to the Berlin Republic (Summer Wheaton in Germany program) | 4 |
| GERM 496 | Internship (afterwards) | 2,4 |
| Option 2: (equivalent semester abroad program) | ||
| GERM 338 | Advanced German in Germany | 4 |
| GERM 489 | Special Topics | 2-4 |
| Select one | ||
| GERM 351 | Topics in German Literature (two different versions) | 4 |
| or GERM 361 | Topics in German Language and Cultural Studies | |
| Senior Capstone Experience | 4 | |
| Senior Seminar (Section 1 or 2) | ||
| Elective courses | ||
| Select 8 credit hours of upper division GERM courses or up to 8 credits hours from the following | 8 | |
| Renaissance and Reformation Art | ||
| Studies in Art History | ||
| International Business | ||
| Historical Theology | ||
| Martin Luther | ||
| Karl Barth | ||
| Modern Literary Theory | ||
| History of Literary Criticism | ||
| Medieval Europe to 1300 | ||
| Renaissance Europe (1300-1600) | ||
| Revolutionary Europe (1789-1870) | ||
| Origins of Contemporary Europe (1870-1950) | ||
| Nazi Germany | ||
| European Politics | ||
| Post-communist Politics | ||
| History of Philosophy - Modern & Contemporary | ||
| Historical Seminar (readings in German) | ||
or PHIL 456 | German Historical Seminar | |
| Historical Seminar (readings in German) | ||
or PHIL 457 | German Historical Seminar | |
| Independent Study in German Philosophy | ||
| Total Credits | 32 | |
A period of study abroad in a German-speaking country is required either through participation in the eight-week long Wheaton in Germany program (GERM 343; GERM 496 Internship) or by completing an equivalent semester abroad program (at least 8 hours of which must be taken in German) with an accredited academic institution in either Germany, Austria, or Switzerland to be arranged and approved in consultation with the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and the Global Programs and Studies (GPS) Department at Wheaton. (n.b. For students choosing the semester abroad option an accompanying internship is also recommended.) Credits earned during a semester of study abroad may be applied either to a second major (with the approval of that major department), to the German Studies major, or (upon approval) to both.