The department of German has designed areas of study that encourage all of our students to reach their highest potential. Whether you take one year of German or pursue a major or minor, you will find our courses stimulating and engaging. From aesthetic considerations of literature, art and music, to questions about society, politics and culture, to the practical application of German in the business world, we accomodate the broad range of interests that our students bring to their liberal arts education. Our proficiency-based approach to language learning ensures that you will rapidly develop skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking German. The overall goal of our courses, however, is to reinforce the importance of language and culture in our increasingly internationally focused world.

German offers the following four degree programs:

• Major in German
• Minor in German
• International Business in German
• Teacher Education

The Major in German

(cited from Concordia College Catalog)

The requirements for a major in German are as follows:

• Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media-GER 211, 1.0 credit
• Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature-GER 212, 1.0 credit
• Advanced Composition and Style-GER 311, 1.0 credit
• German Cultural History in Overview-GER 320, 1.0 credit
• 1.0 credit from the following courses:
  • The Fine Arts in German Cultural History-GER 321, .5 credit
  • Politics, Economics and Social Structure-GER 322, .5 credit
  • Literature and Society-GER 323, .5 credit
  • 3.0 additional upper-division course credits, at least two of which must be at the 400 level

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The Minor in German

The requirements for a minor in German are:

• Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media-GER 211, 1.0 credit
• Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature-GER 212, 1.0 credit
• Advanced Composition and Style-GER 311, 1.0 credit
• German Cultural History in Overview-GER 320, 1.0 credit
• 1.0 additional upper-division course credit

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International Business

Students can choose between the following two options: I. a major in International Business and a minor in German or II. a major in German with a minor in International Business.

I. International Business Major with a German Minor

A. International Business Core requirements (5 credits)

• *Principles of Accounting I-ACCT 155, 1.0 credit
• Principles of Accounting II-ACCT 156, 1.0 credit
• Principles of Economics-ECON 201, 1.0 credit
• Introduction to International Business-ECON 210, .5 credit.
• Ethical Behavior in Organizations-BUS 425, .5 credit
• Statistics for Business and Economics-ECON 354, 1.0 credit
  

B. Area of Specialization (5 credits from one of the four areas listed below):

1. Specialization in International Business-Economics
• *Microeconomic Theory-ECON 301, 1.0 credit
• Macroeconomic Theory-ECON 302, 1.0 credit
• *International Economics and Development-ECON 357, 1.0 credit
• a 1.0-credit cconomics course taken abroad
• *Cooperative Education-ECON 390, 1.0 credit, in economics, taken abroad
2. Specialization in International Business-Finance
   • *Managerial Finance-BUS 303, 1.0 credit
   • *International Finance-BUS 403, 1.0 credit (course approval pending)
   • a 1.0-credit upper-level finance elective
   • a 1.0-credit finance course taken abroad
   • *Cooperative Education-ECON 390, 1.0 credit, in finance, taken abroad
3. Specialization in International Business-Management
   • *Management-BUS 339, 1.0 credit
   • Human Resource Management-BUS 341, 1.0 credit
   • *International Management-BUS 439, 1.0 credit (course approval pending)
   • a 1.0 credit management course taken abroad
   • *Cooperative Education-ECON 390, 1.0 credit, in management, taken abroad
4. Specialization in International Business-Marketing
• Marketing-BUS 351, 1.0 credit
• *International Marketing-BUS 451, 1.0 credit (course approval pending)
• Consumer Behavior-BUS 453, 1.0 credit (course approval pending)
• a 1.0-credit marketing course taken abroad
• *Cooperative Education-ECON 390, 1.0 credit, in marketing, taken abroad

C. Requirements in German

• Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media-GER 211, 1.0 credit
• Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature-GER 212, 1.0 credit
• Advanced Composition and Style-GER 311, 1.0 credit
• German in the Business World-GER 314, 1.0 credit
• German Cultural History in Overview-GER 320, 1.0 credit
• a three-month internship in Germany through Cooperative Education-BUS 390/GER 390, 1.0 credit
• a semester at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz, Germany

II. German Major with International Business Minor

A. German Major requirements

• Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media-GER 211, 1.0 credit
• Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature-GER 212, 1.0 credit
• Advanced Composition and Style-GER 311, 1.0 credit
• German Cultural History in Overview-GER 320, 1.0 credit
• German in the Business World-GER 314, 1.0 credit
• 1.0 credit from the following courses:
  • The Fine Arts in German Cultural History-GER 321, .5 credit
  • Politics, Economics and Social Structure-GER 322, .5 credit
  • Literature and Society-GER 323, .5 credit
• 2.0 additional upper-division course credits at the 400 level.

B. International Business requirements (3 credits):

• Principles of Accounting I-ACCT 155, 1.0 credit
• Principles of Economics-ECON 201, 1.0 creditAn Introduction to International Business-ECON 210, .5 credit
• Ethical Behavior in Organizations-BUS 425, .5 credit
• 3.0 credits in one of the four areas of specialization, chosen from courses marked with an asterisk (see areas of specialization above)

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German Teacher Education

(from Concordia College Catalog)

Licensure for teaching German: Under the new Minnesota Board of Teaching rules, world languages have two licenses available, either a K-8 or a K-12 license. In order to receive departmental approval for student teaching, all candidates for K-12 or K-8 certification must pass a screening at the Intermediate High level of language proficiency as described by the Board of Teaching Standards, and a screening of geographical and cultural knowledge of the German-speaking world. Students are highly encouraged to take advantage of language-immersion opportunities in Germany to increase their ability to attain this level of proficiency.

The requirements for licensure for teaching German in grades K-8 are:

• Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media-GER 211, 1.0 credit
• Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature-GER 212, 1.0 credit

• Advanced Composition and Style-GER 311, 1.0 credit
• German Cultural History in Overview-GER 320, 1.0 credit
• Introduction to German Literature-GER 330, 1.0 credit
• FLES Methods of Teaching-EDUC 363, 1.0 credit

The requirements for licensure for teaching German in grades K-12 are:

• Intermediate German I: Culture and Society through the Media-GER 211, 1.0 credit
• Intermediate German II: Culture Through Literature-GER 212, 1.0 credit
• Advanced Composition and Style-GER 311, 1.0 credit
• German Cultural History in Overview-GER 320, 1.0 credit
• 1.0 credit from the following courses:
  • The Fine Arts in German Cultural History-GER 321, .5 credit
  • Politics, Economics and Social Structure-GER 322, .5 credit.
  • Literature and Society-GER 323, .5 credit
  • Introduction to German Literature-GER 330, 1.0 credit
  • History of the German Language-GER 411, .5 credit
  • Descriptive Linguistics and Pronunciation-GER 412, .5 credit
• 1 additional credit at the 400-level course
• completion of the Secondary/K-12 curriculum, outlined in the Education section (page 61). Required Methods of Teaching courses are:
• FLES Methods of Teaching-EDUC 363, 1.0 credit
• Methods of Teaching in Modern and Classical Languages-EDUC 388, 1.0 credit

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