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.
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
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 34-35
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Summary
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 |
Language Core
Code | Title | Hours |
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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-
Upper-Division Core Courses
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 |
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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 |
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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-
German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives
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-
German Language Education Requirements
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-
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.