German Major

For a 30-credit major in German, students complete the following:

Select at least 7 courses taught in German from GRMN 2210 Intermediate German I and above 121
Select up to 2 courses taught in English, either from the department's offerings or from the list of approved courses in other departments6
Select one capstone taught in English3
Total Credits30
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This may include GRMN 2210 or approved courses from study abroad partner institutions (list available upon request).

German majors also are encouraged to study abroad with Fairfield's program in Berlin, Germany or Salzburg, Austria during their junior year or in the summer. The final course for the German major must be taken at Fairfield University.

The following list of courses taught in English has been approved to count toward the German major and minor:

AHST 1191Art and Mythologies of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Bolshevik Russia: Comparative Systems & Outcomes3
ENGL 1130Literature of the Holocaust3
HIST 1112Germany Between Dictatorship and Democracy3
HIST 2210The Third Reich3
HIST 2212Modern Germany: From Reich to Republic3
HIST 3304The Holocaust in History and Memory3
MUSC 1124Bach and Beethoven3
PHIL 3311Kant3
PHIL 3317Heidegger3