WCAS Department of German: Majoring and Minoring: Two Minors

The Department of German offers two minors: a Minor in German and a Minor in Business German. Students completing a Minor in Business German have a chance to take one or both of the internationally recognized Business German Examinations offered through Northwestern University. For more information on these exams, consult the section on Business German. Each Minor requires 9 courses. The Minor in German is designed to give students a solid language proficiency at the upper level and a significant knowledge of German culture. The Minor in Business German is designed to prepare students for a career in government service or international business, or for graduate study in international economics, management, trade, or law. Courses indicated as a prerequisite for an advanced course may not be taken for credit after the advanced course. Students returning from a study abroad program in their junior year must enroll in one 300-level quarter course in the department.

MINOR IN GERMAN
Language (4 units)
2 quarter-courses at the 200 level: 205-1 or 205-2 and either 203-1, 2, 207, or 209; and 2 quarter-courses at the 300 level: 303 and 305.
Literature and Culture (4 units)
2 quarter-courses at the 200 level: 221-1,2,3, 223, 227, or 245; and 2 quarter-courses at the 300 level: 321-1,2,3, 325, 331, 333, 337, 345, or 398.
History and Culture (1 unit)
1 quarter-course at the 200 or 300 level: 222 or HISTORY 344-2 or 349.

MINOR IN BUSINESS GERMAN
Language (4 units)
2 quarter-courses at the 200 level: 205-1 or 205-2 and either 203-1, 2, 207, or 209; and 2 quarter-courses at the 300 level: 303 and 305.
Business German (3 units)
1 quarter-course at the 200 level, 209, and 2 quarter-courses at the 300 level, 309-1,2.
Literature and Culture (1 unit)
1 quarter-course at the 200 level: 221-1,2,3, 223, 227, or 245.
History and Culture (1 unit)
1 quarter-course at the 200 or 300 level: 222 or HISTORY 344-2 or 349.

Studying German abroad
Students studying abroad in a German speaking country may apply to have their work count towards the German German Minor. The department may accept up to 4 courses in German for a full year abroad, up to 2 courses for a semester abroad, and up to two courses for studying abroad in the summer.