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.
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MINOR - GERMAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
- This minor requires a 2.5 GPA.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Core | ||
| 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 |
| Upper-Division Core Courses 1 | ||
| 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 |
| or GRMN 305 | Practicum in German Language | |
| GRMN 311 | Introduction to German Literature | 3 |
| German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | ||
| 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 | 31 | |
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.