German and Central European Studies (Minor)

German and Central European Studies Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• GERM101 Elementary German I
• GERM102 Elementary German II
• GERM203 Intermediate German I
• GERM204 Intermediate German II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• CESS210 Introduction to Central and East European Studies
• CESS212 Central and East European Film, Literature, and Culture
• CESS310 European City Studies
• CESS380 Special Topics in Central and East European Studies
• GERM212 German Film, Literature, and Culture
• GERM214 German Cinema: Society and the Individual
• HIST220 World War Two
• HIST308 Twentieth Century Europe
• HIST309 Total War Europe
• HIST311 The Cold War

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.