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Department of Germanic Studies

Certificate in Business German

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements BUSGRMACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Intermediate German II. One (1) course:
    • GER-G 250 Intermediate German II
  2. Fifth-Semester College German. One (1) course:
    • GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
  3. Sixth-Semester College German. One (1) course:
    • GER-G 330
  4. Advanced College German. One (1) course:
    • GER-G 400 Advanced College German (Business German section)
  5. Electives in Germanic Studies. Six (6) credit hours:
    • GER-G 332 Introduction to German Literature and Media
    • GER-G 334 Introduction to German Thought and Culture
    • GER-G 361 Contemporary Austria
    • GER-G 362 Introduction to Contemporary Germany
    • GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History
    • GER-G 375 Conversational German
    • GER-G 396 German Language Abroad
    • GER-G 400 Advanced College German
    • GER-G 403 Medieval German Literature
    • GER-G 404 Modern German Literature
    • GER-G 415 Perspectives on German Literature
    • GER-G 416 Studies in German Authors
    • GER-G 418 German Film and Popular Culture
    • GER-G 421
    • GER-G 422
    • GER-G 424 Literature and Society since 1945
    • GER-G 448 Introduction to German Phonetics and Phonology
    • GER-G 451 Introduction to German Syntax
    • GER-G 453
    • GER-G 458 Introduction to German Morphology
    • GER-G 459 Introduction to the History of the German Language
    • GER-G 464 German Culture and Society
    • GER-G 496 Advanced German Language Abroad
    • GER-G 422 Contemporary Germany: Special Topics in German Studies
  6. Courses Taught in German. At least 18 credit hours for the certificate must be completed in courses taught in German.
  7. Outside Electives. Two (2) options from the following:
    • ECON-E 203 Introduction to International Economics
    • ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
    • ECON-E 331 International Trade
    • ECON-E 390 Undergraduate Seminar in Economics (Approved topics: "ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGATN" (TPC 30); "ECONOMICS OF EUROPN INTEGRATN" (TPC 24))
    • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • EURO-W 406 Special Topics in European Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "ISSUES IN GLOBALIZATION" (TPC 303))
    • One of the following:
      • EURO-W 301 Modern European Politics and Society
      • POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
    • One of the following:
      • EURO-W 405 Special Topics in European Studies (Approved topics: "POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION" (TPC 7))
      • POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
    • One of the following:
      • EURO-W 304 Model European Union
      • POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations (Approved topics: "MODEL EUROPEAN UNION" (TPC 4); "MODEL EUROPEAN UNION" (TPC 1))
    • POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
    • BUS-C 204 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
    • BUS-D 311 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
    • BUS-D 312 BUILDING MANAGERIAL CROSS CULTURAL COMPETENCIES
    • BUS-G 202 BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY
    • BUS-G 494 PUBLIC POLICY AND THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
    • Both of the following:
      • BUS-D 270 THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
      • BUS-D 271 GLOBAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS-INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
  8. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Germanic Studies (GERBA)
  • Minor in German (GERMIN)
  • Minor in Germanic Studies (GERSTMIN)
  • Minors (GERMANMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.