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

Apr 04, 2025

2011-12 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

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 must select one of three concentrations: French, German, and Spanish.

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.

Major in Foreign Languages

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

Majors should pursue the following lower-division program.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
GERM 1010 - Elementary German I 3 credit hours AND
GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 3 credit hours
OR
GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours AND
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours AND
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
OR
GERM 3010 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours AND
GERM 3020 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
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: 30 Hours

Recommended 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.