German Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
Individualized development of German language proficiency and intercultural competence via intensive content-based language learning following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Major Code: 930
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Analyze and interpret spoken German in a variety of contexts, including formal lectures, media broadcasts, and everyday conversations, identifying key points, nuances, and implied meanings, demonstrating proficiency at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
- Evaluate the effectiveness of communication strategies used by speakers at the B2 level of the CEFR.
- Analyze and interpret a variety of written texts in German, including articles, short stories, and academic papers, identifying main ideas, supporting details, implicit meanings, tone, purpose, and effectiveness of the text, demonstrating proficiency at the B2 level of CEFR.
- Synthesize information from multiple sources to form well-supported conclusions, demonstrating proficiency at the B2 level of CEFR.
- Synthesize and evaluate complex ideas in German by engaging in spontaneous conversations, delivering clear, structured presentations on topics of personal and academic interest, and analyzing texts in both spoken and written forms, demonstrating proficiency at the B2 level of CEFR.
- Compose clear, well-organized written texts in German on a range of topics, including personal, academic, and professional subjects, while justifying their opinions, providing detailed explanations, and using appropriate vocabulary and grammar structures, demonstrating proficiency at the B2 level of CEFR.
- Required courses may not be taken S/U.
- Majors are required to complete each required course with a grade of C or better.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| LING 201 | +INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
| GER 311 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 312 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 313 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 320 | +GERMAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| GER 411 | ^FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 412 | FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 413 | FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 430 | +DISCOURSES OF OTHERNESS: DISKURSE VOM ANDERSSEIN | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 9 credits of upper-division courses with a GER designator | 9 | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Remaining Core Ed, CLA Core, BA or BS Requirements and Electives | 137 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
Major Code: 930
Bachelor of Arts
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GER 111 | FIRST-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 112 | FIRST-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| LING 201 | +INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 113 | FIRST-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GER 211 | SECOND-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 212 | SECOND-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 213 | SECOND-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GER 311 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 320 | +GERMAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 312 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Upper-Division GER Elective | 3 | |
| CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 313 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Upper-Division GER Elective | 3 | |
| CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GER 411 | ^FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 430 | +DISCOURSES OF OTHERNESS: DISKURSE VOM ANDERSSEIN | 3 |
| CLA Core: Additional Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 412 | FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Upper-Division GER Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 413 | FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Electives | 11 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Bachelor of Science
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GER 111 | FIRST-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 112 | FIRST-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| LING 201 | +INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 113 | FIRST-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GER 211 | SECOND-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 212 | SECOND-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 213 | SECOND-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GER 311 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 320 | +GERMAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| BS Computer Science | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 312 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| BS MTH or ST | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 313 | THIRD-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Upper-Division GER Elective | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| BS MTH or ST | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GER 411 | ^FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| GER 430 | +DISCOURSES OF OTHERNESS: DISKURSE VOM ANDERSSEIN | 3 |
| Upper-Division GER Elective | 3 | |
| CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| GER 412 | FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| Upper-Division GER Elective | 3 | |
| BS Additional Science | 4 | |
| CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GER 413 | FOURTH-YEAR GERMAN | 4 |
| CLA Core: Additional Course | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course