German Language Education Minor

This minor 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.
- Secondary Education Licensure Program
- Licensure Degree Requirements
To complete this minor, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this minor must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in another teaching content area.

Minor - German Language Education

Degree Specific Credits: 34-35

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Language Core		16
Upper-Division Core Courses		12-13
German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives		3
German Language Education Requirements		3
Total Hours		34-35

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 101	Elementary German I	4
GRMN 102	Elementary German II	4
GRMN 201	Intermediate German I	4
GRMN 202	Intermediate German II	4
Total Hours		16

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories. 12-13 total credits required.

Note: Native or near-native speakers of German must substitute two 400-level literature courses for GRMN 301 and GRMN 302.

Subcategory 1

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 301	Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture I	3
GRMN 311	Introduction to German Literature	3
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subcategory 2

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:
GRMN 302	Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture II	3-4
or GRMN 305	Practicum in German Language
Total Hours		3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subcategory 3

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
GRMN 312	Introduction to German Literature: Drama/Poetry	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
GRMN 317L	Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Contemporary Germany
GRMN 322L	Survey of German Cinema
GRMN 340L	Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film
GRMN 350	German Culture & Civilization
GRMN 351H	German Culture: Beginnings to Romanticism
GRMN 352H	Germ Culture: Romanticism to the Present
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
LING 270S	Intro to Linguistics	3
WLC 410	Methods Teaching Foreign Language	3
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

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.