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Department of Germanic Studies

Minor in German (Minors)

Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements GERMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Language Proficiency. One (1) course:
    • GER-G 250 Intermediate German II
    • GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
    • GER-G 330
    • GER-G 400 Advanced College German
  2. Gateway Course. One (1) course:
    • GER-E 336 Introduction to the Structure of Germanic Languages
    • GER-G 332 Introduction to German Literature and Media
    • GER-G 334 Introduction to German Thought and Culture
  3. Advanced Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements:
    • Any GER-E 300–399
    • Any GER-E 400–499
    • Any GER-G 300–399
    • Any GER-G 400–499
    • Any GER-K 300–399
    • Any GER-K 400–499
    • Any GER-N 300–399
    • Any GER-N 400–499
    • Any GER-S 300–399
    • Any GER-S 400–499
    • Any GER-X 300–399
    • Any GER-X 400–499
  4. Courses Taught in German. At least 12 credit hours for the minor must be completed in courses taught in German:
    • GER-G 250 Intermediate German II
    • GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
    • GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
    • GER-G 305 Introduction to German Literature: Types
    • GER-G 306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes
    • GER-G 330
    • 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
  5. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Minor 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 minor.
    3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Minor 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 at the 100–499 level with the GER subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • 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
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:

  • Any GER-E 100–199
  • Any GER-G 100–199
  • Any GER-K 100–199
  • Any GER-N 100–199
  • GER-G 200 Intermediate German I

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Germanic Studies (GERBA)
  • Certificate in Business German (BUSGRMACRT)
  • Minor in Germanic Studies (GERSTMIN)
  • Minors (GERMANMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor 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.