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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Germanic Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Germanic Studies

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

Requirements

The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Gateway Courses*. Two (2) courses:
    • 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
  2. Electives.
    1. Advanced Electives Taught in German. 12 credit hours:
      • Any GER-G 400–499 except GER-G 491; GER-G 492
      • Any GER-K 400–499
      • Any GER-N 400–499 except GER-N 400
      • Any GER-S 400–499 except GER-S 491
      • Any GER-Y 400–499
    2. Additional Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements.
      • Any GER-E 200–299
      • Any GER-E 300–399 except GER-E 336
      • Any GER-E 400–499
      • Any GER-G 200–299
      • Any GER-G 300–399 except GER-G 332; GER-G 334
      • Any GER-G 400–499
      • Any GER-K 200–299
      • Any GER-K 300–399
      • Any GER-N 200–299
      • Any GER-N 300–399
      • Any GER-N 400–499
      • Any GER-S 400–499
      • Any GER-X 300–399
      • Any GER-X 400–499
  3. Courses Taught in German. At least 21 credit hours toward the major must be completed in courses taught in German.
    • GER-G 200 Intermediate German I
    • GER-G 250 Intermediate German II
    • 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
  4. 400–499 Level Residency. At least three (3) credit hours in German courses at the 400–499 level must be taken on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
  5. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Major 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 major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major 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 major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :

  • Any GER-E 100–199
  • Any GER-G 100–199
  • Any GER-K 100–199
  • Any GER-N 100–199
  • GER-G 100 Beginning German I *
  • GER-G 105 Accelerated First-Year German *
  • GER-G 150 Beginning German II *
  • GER-K 150 Beginning Norwegian II *
  • GER-N 100 Beginning Dutch I *
  • GER-N 105 Accelerated Elementary Dutch *
  • GER-N 150 Beginning Dutch II *
  • GER-S 100 Beginning Swedish I *
  • GER-S 150 Beginning Swedish II *
  • GER-Y 100 Beginning Yiddish I *
  • GER-Y 150 Beginning Yiddish II *
  • GER-K 100 Beginning Norwegian I *

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Certificate in Business German (BUSGRMACRT)
  • Minor in German (GERMIN)
  • Minor in Germanic Studies (GERSTMIN)
  • Minors (GERMANMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major 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.