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German Studies Department
The German Studies Department offers a major and minor degree in German Studies. Courses range from introductory level instruction to advanced studies seminars. Students may choose from courses in literature, culture, German film, history, music, business, and Yiddish studies.
Faculty
Core Faculty
Courses
German 300-Level Courses
- GER 300: Continuing Grammar and Comp.
- GER 301: German Studies I: Literature
- GER 302: German Studies II: Culture
- GER 305: Personal Writing
- GER 318: Modern Germany
- GER 320: Business German I
- GER 321: Business German II
- GER 330: German Prose
- GER 331: German Drama And Poetry
- GER 332: German Poetry
- GER 340: German Film
- GER 350: Intro to German Literature
- GER 360: Current German Issues
- GER 369: Jewish Modernities
- GER 370A: The Austrian Experience
- GER 370B: The Austrian Experience
- GER 375: Spec. Topics in German Studies
- GER 380: Topics in German Studies
- GER 385: Topics in German Linguistics
- GER 392: German Conversation
German 400-Level Courses
- GER 431: German Drama
- GER 432: German Lyric Poetry
- GER 450R: Internship
- GER 460: German Studies Seminar
- GER 461: German Literature To 1750
- GER 462: From Enlightenmt To Romantcsm
- GER 463: Poetic Realsm To Expressionism
- GER 464: German Literature Since 1945
- GER 470: Topics:Ger Cult & Civilization
- GER 475: Topics:German Lit Translation
- GER 475S: The Art Of Translation
- GER 475SWR: The Art Of Translation
- GER 480: Adv Top In German Literature
- GER 482: German Drama 18th & 19th Cent
- GER 493: Research Workshop
- GER 495A: Honors
- GER 495B: Honors
- GER 497R: Directed Study
- GER 498R: Supervised Reading
Programs
Honors Program
Qualified German Studies majors are encouraged to consider writing an honors thesis their senior year. Consult the department for more information. Each year outstanding German Studies majors and minors are inducted into the Delta Phi Alpha, the national German Honor Society. In addition, qualified students of German can be inducted into the Phi Sigma Iota, the national Foreign Language Honor Society.
General Honors Program information.
Study Abroad
All undergraduate students at Emory are invited and all students in German are encouraged to participate in the department’s summer program in Vienna, Austria (see German 370A/B), which provides cultural immersion as well intensive language instruction. Students majoring in German studies are strongly urged to spend a regular semester or the junior year with an approved program of study in a German-speaking country. Programs are currently available in Freiburg, Berlin, and Vienna; for details contact the Study Abroad Office (CIPA) or the Department of German Studies.
General Study Abroad information.
Advising
For further assistance regarding studying German at Emory, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department. The Director of Undergraduate Studies also serves as the advisor to all majors and minors.
Internship
In conjunction with the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the department is pleased to offer its own summer internship program that arranges summer positions in Germany for up to five students each year. Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the department for more information.
Awards and Honors
Each year the department recognizes outstanding achievement in German by awarding Sprachpreise to students in first-year German, second-year German, and the German major. In addition, the Emory College Language Center awards a prize each year for excellence in the study of German.