Program: Foreign Languages, German Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 08, 2025

2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
615-898-5122
Thomas Heine, program coordinator
Thomas.Heine@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages with a German concentration consists of 36 semester hours (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work. Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Academic Maps

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

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

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

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	36 hours
Minor 1	15-18 hours
Minor 2	15-18 hours
Electives	7-13 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

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

Major Requirements (36 hours)

GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 3 credit hours OR
GERM 1040 - Intensive Elementary German 6 credit hours (only 3 credit hours counted toward degree)
GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
GERM 3010 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
GERM 3020 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
GERM 4000-level 6 credit hours
GERM electives 14 credit hours
FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour

Minor 1 (15-18 hours)

Minor 2 (15-18 hours)

Electives (7-13 hours)

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)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
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
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 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 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Minor courses 9 credit hours
FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 32 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 5 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Senior

GERM 4000-level electives 6 credit hours
GERM 3000-4000 level electives 9 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours
General electives 2 credit hours

Foreign Languages, German Concentration, B.S.