This is a general description of the German Studies Major and how you incorporate it year-by-year with your engineering course work. By sticking to the courses listed here, you will get your German Studies major in the most efficient way as many of these courses also fulfill General Education Requirements (see this page for details). There is some flexibility with those courses marked by an *, how you can move these courses around is explained below:
| FALL | SPRING |
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First Year |
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| GERM 1001 (4 credits) | GERM 1002 (4 credits) |
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Second Year |
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| GERM 1003 (4 credits) | GERM 1004 (4 credits) |
| GERM 3220 (1 credit) | GERM 3221 (1 credit) |
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Third Year |
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| GERM 3233 (3 credits) | GERM 3234 (3 credits) |
| (the sequence 3233-3234 is direct preparation for your study or work abroad period; in these courses you discuss cultural differences and practical issues of coping with the experience of a different culture) | |
| GERM 3222 (1 credit) | |
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Fourth Year |
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| Study Abroad GERM 3293* (9 credits)
GERM 3231 (3 credits) |
GERM 3292 German Language Practicum, Internship abroad |
| GERM 3255W German Literature | GERM 4246 Capstone in German Studies |
Other ways of speeding up your German language training that can make your schedule more flexible and/or accelerate your progress in
the program:
- Depending on enrollments and availability of instructors, UConn’s German Studies section may offer intersession courses in May.
- Other colleges or universities and the Goethe Institute, German language and cultural institutes located all over the world, offer German courses. In many cases, it is possible to get these courses transferred as UConn credits.
- Other commercial and non-profit language schools. Credit transfer depends on the quality of the individual program.
Contact Prof. Sebastian Wogenstein for more details on schedule modifications or language transfer questions.