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German, B.A.


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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Arts in German.

Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)


Major Requirements


37 credits:

Electives


34 to 39 credits

Note


A major in German consists of 31 credits beginning at the 200 level including prior learning credits. In addition, majors must complete one course in literature and one in civilization/culture. Normally, majors must take at least 19 credits in German at Mount St. Mary’s, of which a minimum of six credits must be taken during the senior year for those students who have a single major, and three credits for those with a double major. In addition students must take GERMN 498 - Senior Seminar in the fall of their senior year.

 

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in German, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Sample Four Year Sequence


Freshman Year

Fall Semester

FSYM 101 The First Year Symposium (3)  

Foundation of Social Science (3)

GERMN 101 Beginning German I (3)  

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

Spring Semester

WCIV 102 Origins of the West (3)  

PHIL 103 Foundations of Philosophy (3)  

GERMN 102 Beginning German II (3)  

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

 

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

WCIV 201 The Western Imagination: the Renaissance to the Great War (3)  

PHIL 203 Philosophy in the Modern Age (3)  

GERMN 201 Intermediate German I (3)  

MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)  (either semester)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

Spring Semester

AMER 202 America in the World (3)  

THEOL 220 Foundations of Theology: Faith and Revelation (3)  

GERMN 202 Intermediate German II (3)  

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

 

Junior Year 

Fall Semester

XXMO 300 Modernity in Lit. or Art (3)

THEOL 320 Encountering Christ (3)  

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

GNSCI XXX Lab Science (4) (either semester)

16 credits 

Spring Semester

XXGE 3XX Global Encounters (3)

PHIL/THEOL 300 Ethics and The Human Good (3)

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

 

Senior Year 

Fall Semester

GERMN 498 Senior Seminar (1)  

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

16 credits 

Spring Semester

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

GERMN 300 or 400 - Level Major Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits 

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