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Why I Chose German Studies

My classes in language and culture really helped me to be a more sensitive clinician.

Dr. Megan Lisbeth Strang | B.A German 2007
Pediatric Audiologist, Children's National Health System

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Our department offers three degree options in German Studies:

Bachelor's Degree in German Studies

Undergraduate courses are designed to familiarize students with the German language as well as the cultures and histories of German-speaking communities. The department is designated as a German Center of Excellence by the American Association of Teachers of German.

Master's Degree in German Studies

Students in this program practice critical analysis across literary and cultural studies, theoretical and applied linguistics, studies in second language acquisition and teaching, and related professional disciplines. 

Doctoral Degree in Transcultural German Studies

With its German partner universities in Leipzig and Cologne, the dual PhD/DPhil degree program offers interdisciplinary doctoral training in two rigorous academic environments, while providing intensive mentoring opportunities and comprehensive financial support. 

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Recent News

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GSA 2024 Publications
Wednesday
On Sept. 26-29 2024, the German Studies Association (GSA) hosted its forty-eighth annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Multiple faculty members and graduate students from the Department of German Studies attended and were even represented through…
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Thomas Noth 2024
Monday
Please join us in congratulating Thomas Noth, who is the College of Humanities 2024 Young Professional Achievement Award recipient! Thomas completed his double major in German Studies and Psychology in 2018, as well as earned a master's degree in…
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Sebastian Brinks
Sept. 18, 2024
Please join us in congratulating Sebastian Brinks, who successfully defended his dissertation titled "Zwischen Annäherung und Distanzierung - zum Umgang mit Mittelalterlichem Erzählen in Neuerzählungen Mittelalterlicher Erzähltexte". Sebastian…

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