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.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF ARTS - GERMAN; CONCENTRATION IN GERMAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
- 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.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Core | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| GRMN 106H | Introduction to German Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| GRMN 101 | Elementary German I | 4 |
| GRMN 102 | Elementary German II | 4 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German I | 4 |
| GRMN 202 | Intermediate German II | 4 |
| Upper-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| GRMN 301 | Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture I | 3 |
| GRMN 302 | Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture II | 3 |
| GRMN 311 | Introduction to German Literature | 3 |
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| 19th Century German Literature | ||
| 20th and 21st Century German Literature | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| German Language Education Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| WLC 410 | Methods Teaching Foreign Language | 3 |
| Total Hours | 46 | |
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, 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 webpage.