German Studies Minor

A study of the political, social, intellectual, and artistic manifestations of German culture and civilization. For more information, contact Prof. Peter Ensberg.

Course Requirements for the German Studies Minor

Take at least two of the following courses taught in German:

• German 280 Reading German Texts (or 245 or 265 taught in Cologne)
• German 305 Advanced German in a Cultural Context
• German 310 Advanced German in a Literary Context
• German 315 Advanced Language Practice in an Authentic Cultural Context (taught in Cologne)
• German 325 German Culture
• German 345 Special Topics in German Literature and Culture (taught in Cologne)
• German 350 Topics in German Literature
• German 360 Topics in German Culture
• German 440 Seminar in Literature

Take at least three of the following courses taught in English:

• Art 236 German Art from the Middle Ages to Today (taught in Cologne)
• Art 247 20th-Century Art: Images of the Avant-Garde
• FSHIS 201 Nuremburg Trials
• History 115 The Holocaust
• History 205 Europe in the Age of Dictatorship and Democracy, 1914-Present
• History 217 History of Modern Germany (taught in Cologne)
• History 310 Europe at the Turn of the Century, 1880-1917
• History 312 State and Society Under Communism and Fascism
• Political Science 351 Government and Politics of Western Europe
• Political Science 353 The Political System of Germany (taught in Cologne)

Updated November 2008