Prerequisites—12 credit hours

• German 1101 German I or equivalent
• German 1102 German II or equivalent
• German 1103 German III or equivalent

Students can complete their GE language requirement by enrolling in our German language sequence.

German Placement Chart (opens in a new window)

Textbook Information

• In-person / Hybrid classes are: German 1101.01 / 1102.01 / 1103.01
• Online classes are: German 1101.02 / 1102.02 / 1103.02
• Students may complete the GE language sequence by participating in our Dresden Study Abroad Program!

Want information about beginning German language classes? Please contact Dr. Budimka Uskokovic (.2).

• German 2101 — Texts and Contexts I: Contemporary German Language, Culture and Society (taught in German)
   
• German 2102 — Texts and Contexts II: 20th-Century German Language, History and Culture (taught in German)
   
• German 3101 — Texts and Contexts III: Historical Perspectives (taught in German; fulfills the Technology Embedded Literacy requirement)
   
• German 2350 — Introduction to German Studies (taught in English; fulfills Advanced Writing, Technology Embedded Literacy, and AI Fluency)

German 2102 is the prerequisite for all 3000-level topics courses.

• German 3102 — News and Views: Conversations about Current Issues in the German-Speaking World (taught in German; Technology Embedded Literacy)
   
• German 3200 — Topics in German Literature, Art and Film (taught in German)
   
• German 3300 — Topics in German Culture Studies, Social and Intellectual History (taught in German)
   
• German 3600 — Topics in German Language and Linguistics (taught in German; Data Analysis Embedded Literacy)
   
• German 3510 — ALI German for the Professions(Data Analysis and Technology Embedded Literacy)

• German 4200 — German Literature, Art and Film
   
• German 4300 — German Culture Studies, Social and Intellectual History
   
• German 4600 — German Linguistics/Language(fulfills Data Analysis Embedded Literacy)
   
• German 4604 — From the German: Translation in the 21st Century (AI Fluency)
   
• German 5602 — German for the Professional World

One elective course (for example, a GE course or an internship). If you're pursuing a double, triple, or multiple major, your elective can overlap with a GE Theme Course.

For current German courses taught in English, check out our GE webpage!
 

Questions about the major?

Contact Dr. Andy Spencer, 355 Hagerty Hall, spencer.4@osu.edu.