Major
Students plan their major in consultation with their German Studies faculty adviser, and submit it to the program director for approval. All courses taken for the major must be taken for a letter grade, and must be passed with a C- or better. The major in German Studies requires twelve upper-division courses chosen from among the core course list, and includes:
Major Planning Guide [PDF]
Language Requirement
The first year of German is taken through the Linguistics Department's Language Program. The second year of German is taken through the Literature Department's Language and Culture Programs. All questions regarding language placement and classes should be directed to these two departments.
Students need to attain competence in German (two years of university-level language courses or the equivalent) before they can take certain required upper-division courses. It is recommended that students attain this level of competence early in the program.
First Year German
LIGM 1A/AX. German Conversation/Analysis of German
LIGM 1B/BX. German Conversation/Analysis of German
LIGM 1C/CX. German Conversation/Analysis of German
Second Year German
LTGM 2A. Intermediate German I
LTGM 2B. Intermediate German II
LTGM 2C. Intermediate German III
Equivalent
Majors who have taken language courses in high school or at community colleges should speak to the Program Director about how those courses may count toward completing their language competency.
Major Requirements
German Studies I and II
LTGM 100. German Studies I: Aesthetic Cultures
LTGM 101. German Studies II: National Identities
German Literature Requirement
three courses in German literature
LTGM Elective
LTGM Elective
LTGM Elective
German History Requirement
two courses in German history
German History Elective
German History Elective
Elective Courses
Five additional core courses, taken in at least two different departments. At least two of these courses must be taken outside the literature department.
German Studies Elective (non-Lit)
German Studies Elective (non-Lit/Dept.1)
German Studies Elective (Dept. 2)
German Studies Elective
German Studies Elective
Senior Honors Thesis
At the beginning of his or her senior year, a student major in German Studies may elect to write a Senior Honor's Thesis. To be eligible, the student must have a GPA of 3.5 in the German Studies major at the beginning of the senior year.
To begin work, the student forms a committee of three appropriate faculty members, including a committee chair, who is chosen from among the German Studies core faculty. The chair supervises the student in a two-quarter program of independent study to research and write an Honor's Thesis of approximately thirty to fifty pages (GMST 196A/B; the two courses count among the required twelve for the major). The student defends the thesis in a one-hour oral exam with the full committee, which is charged with recommending the degree of honors that will appear on the student's transcript and diploma.
German Studies
CAESAR Programs Coordinator
Andrianna Martinez
Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 1105
caesar@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-4551