Prospective Students

Prof. Weber with students in a German class

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What is German Studies?

In German Studies, we focus on all areas of German speaking cultures and their crucial roles in the formation of the modern world. Our baby直播app have interdisciplinary interests, teaching and researching in fields that include language and literature, but also cross over into:

Art History|Comparative Literature|Critical Race/Ethnic Studies|Film Studies|History|Jewish Studies|Philosophy|Political Science|Gender Studies

Why study German Studies?

  • German speakers have played major roles in many fields, including: art, architecture, film, literature, music, philosophy, physics, politics, psychology and more
  • German is the most commonly spoken first language in Europe
  • Germany is the largest US trading partner
  • German is the second most common scholarly language after English
  • Studying German contributes to

Careers

How do we prepare you for your future?

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  • prepare students with practice in innovative and creative thinking
  • teach skills in writing, critical thinking, problem solving, and analysis
  • help students learn adaptability and flexibility

all necessary to live and work in a complex, increasingly globalized world.

A degree in German studies will also equip you with discipline specific knowledge: German language skills as well as historical and contemporary perspectives on cultures in German speaking countries.

What do our students do after studying German?

Our students enter a variety of fields, including

Education | Human Resources | Law | Marketing | Medical Research | Politics | Activism | International Affairs | Museum Work | Publishing | Military | Tech Industry | Medicine | University Administration ()

Many go on to prestigious graduate programs, including

Duke University | Georgetown University| Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany| John鈥檚 Hopkins University| Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey|New York University| Penn State University| Princeton University| University of Chicago| University of Denver| University of  Hamburg, Germany| University of Washington| Washington University, St. Louis| Yale University

A sampling of companies/institutions that our graduates have worked at

Action Reconciliation for Peace Amazon Kindle |Amazon.com|APS Online School|BMW|Concentration Camp Memorial Museum Sachsenhausen|Department of Defense|Fort Collins High School|Gay Museum of Berlin|Knox College|Metropolitan State College|MMP Living|Paradigm Press|Peace Corps|Platform 3|Portland Community College|Rachel Carson Center, University of Munich|Rocky Mountain School for Experiential Learning|Skidmore College|Strategic Research Organization (Think tank in Turkey)|Sun Microsystems|Sykes Enterprises|United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|University of Arizona|University of baby直播app Boulder|United States Army|United States Air Force|University of Regensburg|University of Wisconsin Madison|Widefield High School|Woodrow Wilson Center Global Women鈥檚 Leadership Initiative

Flexible degree

Our flexible requirements allow our students to double major. Our students often complete a second major in fields such as: Business|Biology|Computer Science|Jewish Studies| History|Engineering|Linguistics| International Affairs| Mathematics| Philosophy|Women and Gender Studies

We also offer several .

Study Abroad

Opportunities include programs for the

semester|academic year|summer

in several cities

||Darmstadt (engineering / environmental engineering)

Scholarships and Awards

We offer several !

German Club and Events

Our active and our events schedule help form an exciting community!