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Coordinator

Dr. Cindy Renker

Cindy.Renker@unt.edu

Faculty

Professors

  • Dr. Christoph Weber (Department Chair)

Lecturers

  • Dr. Cindy Renker

Adjunct Faculty

  • Steven Richards

Please see the Faculty section of our website for contact information and additional information about faculty.

German Studies Major

A  German Studies major consists of a minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the "General University Requirements" in the Academics section of the catalog and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences requirements.

Major Requirements:

Required courses, 18 hours:

 Placement for credit by examination may be used to satisfy GERM 1010, GERM 1020, GERM 2040, GERM 2050.

Advanced-level courses, 21 hours:

Students must take an additional 21 semester hours of advanced work, including 9 hours in 4000-level courses. Students have the option to enroll in two English-taught courses (6 hours) related to German culture, history and literature included in the list below.

German Teacher Certification

Minor in German

A minor in German consists of a minimum of 21 semester hours in German, including 9 advanced hours. Demonstration of proficiency may be substituted for credit in courses equivalent to GERM 1010 through GERM 2050. A minimum grade of C is required for a course to count toward the minor.

Syllabi & Courses

For full listing of courses with descriptions and prerequisites, please visit the UNT catalog site. You can also download syllabi from the Faculty Information System at https://facultyinfo.unt.edu/

Marketable Skills

Marketable skills for this degree include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas that are valued by employers and are primary or complementary to the major. The marketable skills goal was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. UNT's marketable skills were faculty-developed and approved by employers or discipline-specific agencies, e.g., internship providers, chambers of commerce, workforce development boards, and other workforce-related entities. For information on these marketable skills: https://vpaa.unt.edu/thecb/class.

Additional Resources

Please see the following document for student testimonials, detailed information about topical course offerings, and events and social gatherings for students interested in German:

 

Useful Websites:

  • Goethe Institute: Mein Weg nach Deutschland (My portal to Germany):

http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/wnd/deindex.htm

  • Lead With German

http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/german/

  • Dallas Goethe Center:

http://www.dallasgoethecenter.org/

  • German is world's fourth most popular language:

http://www.thelocal.de/20150415/german-is-fourth-most-learnt-language-globally

  • Deutsch gehört zu den Top fünf der Weltsprachen (German belongs to the top-five foreign languages):

http://www.welt.de/kultur/article139489335/Deutsch-gehoert-zu-den-Top-fuenf-der-Weltsprachen.html

  • The hottest job skill is…learning a foreign language (German!):

http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/30/news/economy/job-skills-foreign-language/index.html

  • Study Abroad: Budget For Germany:

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/032415/study-abroad-budget-germany.asp

  • North Texas Chapter American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)

https://www.northtexas.aatg.org

Transfer Credit and Placement Test

Students may earn credits in German 1010-2050 through a placement test or by transferring credits from another institution. For more details about the placement test, click here.

Study Abroad

For study abroad opportunities, visit studyabroad.unt.edu.