Undergraduate Programs

Program in German

Major
The German major consists of 24 upper-division hours.

6 hours in language:

9 hours in literature and culture chosen from:

6 hours of topic seminars chosen from:

3 additional hours of German chosen from:

GER 149T, 249T, and 349T may not be counted toward a major in German.

Up to 9 hours of a combination of Study Abroad (generally Würzburg, Tübingen, and Dresden, but also other affiliated or pre-approved programs) and the Undergraduate Program in Germanic Studies, University of New Mexico German Summer School in Taos may be counted toward the UT German major.

The Undergraduate Advisor will request a reduction in the residency hours requirement from Liberal Arts and be responsible for determining the course equivalency and grade in the Taos matter; the student is responsible for having the UNM hours transferred to UT. The Undergraduate Advisor is also the liaison to the UT Study Abroad Office and will determine course equivalency, hours, and grades for study abroad transfers. The Study Abroad hours are considered to be UT residency. The upper-division major courses listed above are not offered in the Summer Sessions.

German majors should take GER 328 as their first upper division German course. They must follow up with (or undertake concurrently) a course in the 330s before moving on to courses in the 340s. Students must have at least six hours of upper-division German credit before attempting a topic seminar.

The German Minor

The German Minor consists of 12 hours in one other field of study, including at least 6 hours of upper–division coursework OR the fourth-semester proficiency in a second foreign language, plus one upper-division course in that language.