GERMAN LANGUAGE

The program features lecture/lab classes taught by native and near-native speakers. A computer lab features German learning/review programs. Foreign study is encouraged.

Student may receive credit for AP, IB (level 4), or CLEP. See department chair for details. The last 6 hours of the major must be completed in residence at Oklahoma City University. Recommended electives are 8 hours of another foreign language and Critical Reading and Writing (ENGL 2303), taught by the English department. Other suggested electives are courses in English and Continental literature, History of Philosophy (PHIL 3114-3314), and
history or political science courses related to the countries where German is spoken. German majors starting at the beginning level can complete all requirements on campus if they take an advanced course while also taking Intermediate I and II.

Teacher certification candidates must take Foreign Language
Methods for Elementary and Secondary Schools (GERM 4313) and
meet the professional education requirements.

GERMAN (B.A.)
Major Requirements Credit Hours: 34 hrs

Required courses for German majors:

Courses
GERM 1113 Beginning German
GERM 1213 Beginning German II
GERM 4961 Senior Seminar
GERM 2113 Intermediate German I
GERM 2213 Intermediate German II

German electives:
GERM 2461-3 German Issues
GERM 2513 Business German
GERM 3013 German Civilization
GERM 3083 Strategies of Second Language Acquisition
GERM 3113 German Literature: 1750 to Present
GERM 3213 Twentieth-Century German Literature
GERM 3313 German Short Story
GERM 3413 German Conversation and Composition
GERM 3563 Current Events
GERM 4851-3 Directed Reading
GERM 4913 Age of Goethe
GERM 4991-6 Independent Study


GERMAN/EDUCATION DOUBLE MAJOR (B.A.)
The 34 hours required for a major in German must include
the following for teacher certification candidates:

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 34 hrs

GERM 1113 Beginning German I
GERM 1213 Beginning German II
GERM 2113 Intermediate German I
GERM 2213 Intermediate German II
GERM 4961 Senior Seminar
GERM 3413 German Composition and Conversation
GERM 3113 German Literature: 1750-Present
GERM 3213 Twentieth-Century German Literature
GERM 3013 German Civilization
GERM 3563 Current Events
GERM 3083 Strategies of Second Language Acquisition
One German elective: 3 hrs


MINOR IN GERMAN
Requirements Credit Hours: 18 hrs

GERM 1113 Beginning German I
GERM 1213 Beginning German II
GERM 2113 Intermediate German I
GERM 2213 Intermediate German II
Two elective German courses