Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in German

For the Bachelor of Arts in German major, you must complete a total of 45 credits, of which 30 credits are courses in German language, literature and civilization and 15 are credits in a related field.

For specific courses, look at the Bachelor of Arts in German major check sheet (.pdf file) for the most current Catalog year. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access this file.)

Additional Information about what course requirements are needed for a German Major or a German Minor is available here.

Related Fields

Please come to see the Undergraduate Academic Advisor for advice on choosing your 15 semester hours of Related Field courses (see http://www.asu.edu/clas/silc/academics/undergraduate/adv/index.html for further information). You can select from appropriate Social & Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, International Business, and other Language courses. Courses chosen for the Related Fields category may also fulfill University core and/or College of Liberal Arts & Sciences General Studies requirements. Note that courses with prefixes ASB, ECN, GCU, HIS and POS, for example, can be counted towards the Social and Behavioral Sciences distribution requirement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. By virtue of being a German major, you have already fulfilled the Humanities distribution requirement.

Many students choose another language for their Related Field and may even work toward a minor in that language. Certificate Programs or Emphasis Areas are also available that could complement a major in German, for example: Jewish Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Russian and East European Studies and Women's Studies. If you choose courses outside of the School of International Letters and Cultures, the course content should relate in some way to Germany, Europe or have an international focus. For example, in the History Department, HIS 434 (Hitler: Man & Legend) and HIS 435 (Modern Germany), and in the Philosophy Department, PHI 332 (19th Century German Philosophy) relate directly to Germany. If you are interested in employment with a globally-oriented company after graduation, you might want to consider working toward the International Business Certificate and consider those courses as your related field.

**A note to students pursuing concurrent degrees: courses for your other major will count toward your Related Field requirement.

Scholarship Opportunities Available for Students of German

• DAAD:  German Academic Exchange Service Scholarships
• Eugene Zimmerman Academic Scholarship - The School of International Letters and Cultures annually selects a student to receive this scholarship established in honor of Eugene Zimmerman. The purpose of the scholarship is to support an outstanding German major (junior or senior) who intends to continue her/his studies in German at ASU for at least one more year. Application materials (MS Word format) may be accessed through the link above.