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

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	39 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	22-25 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

3 credit hours from foreign language 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 (NWC)

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)

Electives (22-25 hours)

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, German

Freshman

FL 1000 - Intersections of Language and Culture 3 credit hours
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication/Elective 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 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.)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 6 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
General elective 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

True Blue Core (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