About this Program
Old Dominion University offers a minor in German. This program will help students achieve practical and culture-based proficiency in German through studying German literature, philosophy, film, art, and news as well as related fields such as history, politics, economics, and the arts. We offer a great variety of curricular and extracurricular means to meet your academic, professional, and personal goals—whether you are studying German language and culture to fulfill your language requirement, in preparation for studying and working in a German-speaking country, or out of sheer interest and curiosity for all things German.
Program Highlights
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Course content is both literary and more broadly cultural, drawing on fields such as history, philosophy, politics, economics, and the arts
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Instructors are experienced native or near-native German speakers, who are either from Germany or have lived, worked and studied in Germany
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Courses taught in an interactive seminar format with a focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as intercultural competence, which sets students apart on the job market
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Students have access to the Language Learning Center as a resource
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Requirements
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Students must complete 15 hours of 300/400-level courses in the language and earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the upper-level courses specified as a requirement for the minor. Lower-level courses and prerequisite courses do not count toward the grade point average required for the minor. Only one GER course taught in English may be applied toward the minor.
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At least six hours of upper-level courses must be taken through courses offered by Old Dominion University.
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To declare a minor the student must have completed and the 202 course in the language.
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Cost
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