Foreign Languages, German Concentration, B.A.

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
615-898-5122
Thomas Heine, program coordinator
Thomas.Heine@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages consists of 35 semester hours in one language (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work.

Students choosing the German concentration are required to take GERM 3010 , GERM 3020 , and two 4000-level courses.

Majors should choose HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation to satisfy part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirements.

Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, German

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm) OR
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
GERM 1010 - Elementary German I 3 credit hours AND
GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 3 credit hours OR
GERM 1040 - Intensive Elementary German 6 credit hours (only 3 hours may be counted for the degree.)
Choose 6 hours from the following:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

GERM 3010 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
GERM 3020 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
GERM 3000 2 credit hours or an upper-division, 3-hour German elective
GERM 3000-4000 level elective 3 credit hours
General electives 13 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

GERM 4000-level electives 6 credit hours
GERM 3000-4000 level electives 9 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
General electives 7 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Maps

Following are printable, suggested four-year schedules of courses:

Foreign Languages, German, B.A., Academic Map

Foreign Languages, German (Study Abroad), B.A., Academic Map