Foreign Languages, German Concentration, B.A.

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
615-904-8591
Mike Rice, program coordinator
Michael.Rice@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages with a German concentration consists of 39 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.

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

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Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	39 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	22-25 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 (39 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)
FL 1000 - Intersections of Language and Culture 3 credit hours
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 3000-4000 level 14 credit hours
GERM 4000 - Senior Workshop 1 credit hour

Minor (15-18 hours)

Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (22-25 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

FL 1000 - Intersections of Language and Culture 3 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Mathematics 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
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)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Minor course 3 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 - Senior Workshop 1 credit hour
GERM 4000-level electives 6 credit hours
GERM 3000-4000 level electives 9 credit hours
Minor courses 9 credit hours
General electives 3 credit hours

Foreign Languages, German Concentration, B.A.

Academic Maps

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (39 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (22-25 hours)

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, German

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours