Majors

Students majoring in German fulfill the departmental requirements by completing a minimum of thirty credit hours above

 , including FG 208 , FG 215 , and FG 376 .  One course on a topic related to German culture may be taken in English with Chair’s approval. Students will fulfill the writing requirement in the German major by successfully completing FG 208 , FG 215 , and FG 376 .

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE WRITING IN THE MAJOR REQUIREMENT: Students majoring in French, German, and Spanish will demonstrate an advanced level of proficiency in writing (“Advanced Plus” on the ACTFL scale). Foreign Languages and Literatures majors will develop the ability to write in the target language in a range of genres including writing for academic, social, and professional contexts in such forms as letters, reports, and research papers for purposes of description, narration, and analysis. FLL majors will demonstrate in writing the ability to perform a close reading of a literary or cultural text including explication of relevant rhetorical features, structural elements, and historical and cultural references. Through writing assignments students learn how to develop a thesis, provide textual evidence, present logical arguments, and employ appropriate theoretical lenses.

See Foreign Languages and Literatures