University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

German B.A. - German Language Education

  • This concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
  • To complete this concentration , you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. . Approvals for this concentration must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
  • French qualifies for a single field endorsement. However, there is a limited demand in the majority of Montana high schools for teachers with a single endorsement in French. Students should complete the requirements for a second teaching endorsement in another field in more demand in high schools.
  • Study in a French speaking country, provided either through the university's Study Abroad Program or an experience considered to be equivalent, also is required.

Bachelor of Arts - German; Concentration in German Language Education

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

Language Core and Introduction to German Culture19
Upper-Division Core Courses12
German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives9
German Language Education Requirements6
Total Hours46

Degree Specific Credits: 46

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Note: Students are required to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all upper-division GRMN courses presented in fulfillment of requirements for the German major.

Language Core

Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 106HIntroduction to German Culture and Civilization3
GRMN 101Elementary German I4
GRMN 102Elementary German II4
GRMN 201Intermediate German I4
GRMN 202Intermediate German II4
Total Hours19

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following subcategories. 12 total credits required.

Subcategory 1

Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 301Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture I3
GRMN 302Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture II3
GRMN 311Introduction to German Literature3
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subcategory 2

Complete 1 of the following courses:3
19th Century German Literature
20th and 21st Century German Literature
Special Topics
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives

Rule: May substitute a 400-level course with consent of instructor

Note: The upper-division writing expectation must be met by successfully completing either GRMN 351H or GRMN 352H.

Complete three of the following courses:9
Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Contemporary Germany
Survey of German Cinema
Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film
German Culture & Civilization
German Culture: Beginnings to Romanticism
Germ Culture: Romanticism to the Present
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-


German Language Education Requirements

Complete all of the following courses:
LING 270SIntro to Linguistics3
WLC 410Methods Teaching Foreign Language3
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach German, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department