Eurotech

In collaboration with the College of Engineering, the German Section offers Eurotech, a carefully structured five-year, double-degree program enabling students who have been admitted to the College of Engineering to earn both a B.A. in German and a B.S. in Engineering. The program includes German language courses specially designed to include engineering content, engineering courses partly taught in German, and a six-month internship in a German-speaking company. There is a special emphasis on environmental engineering and pollution prevention. Eurotech students may substitute a combination of all three one-credit courses GERM 3220 German Recitation in Applied Mechanics, GERM 3221 Introduction to the Sciences in German, and GERM 3222 Fields of Technology for one of the three-credit courses in category three.

Eurobiz

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Business offer a four to five‐year, dual‐degree EUROBIZ program leading to degrees in Business Administration in any business major and a B.A. in German. The program includes language courses specially designed to include business content, business courses taught partly in German, a study abroad semester in Germany, and a four- to six‐month internship in a company in Germany.

Education Abroad Germany

The University of Connecticut sponsors a variety of programs at a number of universities in the State of Baden-Württemberg, Connecticut’s sister state in Germany. Study abroad in Germany allows students to follow their own concentration and interests. Students also have the possibility of work-study programs and internships.

A minor in German is described in the “Minors” section.

Location

• Storrs Campus

Modality

• In Person

Requirements

Students majoring in German are required to take the following courses:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
GERM 3233	Building Language Skills Through Culture I	3
GERM 3234	Building Language Skills Through Culture II	3
GERM 4246	The Finishing Touch: A Capstone in German Studies	3
GERM 3251	German Culture Across Time	3
or GERM 3258	Germans in Africa, Blacks in German-Speaking Countries, Colonial and Post-Colonial Perspectives
Select one of the following options:		9
Option 1
Select three of the following:
GERM 2175	Human Rights and German Cultural History
GERM 2400E	The Environment in German Culture
GERM 2500E	Intercultural Citizenship: Sustainable Futures through Creative Solutions and Human Rights Advocacy
GERM 2600	Sensation, Perception, Expression: Media Aesthetics and Environmental Humanities
GERM 3200	Intensive Language Practice
GERM 3210	Engineering Texts: Technology and German Culture in the 20th and 21st Centuries
GERM 3231	German for Professional Use I
GERM 3245	German Grammar and Etymology
GERM 3261W	German Film and Culture
GERM 3264W	German Cinema in Cross-Cultural Perspective
GERM 3265	Topics in German Culture
GERM 3292	German Language Practicum
GERM 3293	Foreign Study (on a non-literary topic)
GERM 3295	Special Topics (on a non-literary topic)
GERM 3299	Independent Study
Option 2
Two courses of the above, plus the following:
GERM 3220	German Recitation in Applied Mechanics
GERM 3221	Introduction to the Sciences in German
GERM 3222	Fields of Technology
Literature Course
Select one of the following:		3
GERM 3255W	Studies in German Literature
GERM 3293	Foreign Study (on a literary topic)
GERM 3295	Special Topics (on a literary topic)
Total Credits		24

Information Literacy

To satisfy the Information Literacy Competency requirement, the following courses are required:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
GERM 3233	Building Language Skills Through Culture I	3
or GERM 3234	Building Language Skills Through Culture II
Select one of the following:		3
GERM 3255W	Studies in German Literature
GERM 3261W	German Film and Culture
GERM 3264W	German Cinema in Cross-Cultural Perspective
GERM 4246	The Finishing Touch: A Capstone in German Studies

Writing in the Major

To satisfy the writing in the major requirement, all majors must take one of the following courses:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
GERM 3255W	Studies in German Literature	3
GERM 3261W	German Film and Culture	3
GERM 3264W	German Cinema in Cross-Cultural Perspective	3

Learning Objectives

1. Linguistic German Competence and Interpretive Analysis: Listen, speak, read, and write in German, engage with a variety of media in German (literary, journalistic, digital, audiovisual), and identify argumentation, perspective, and socio-historical context.
2. Advanced Interaction: Engage in sustained discussions and debates in German that require critical comparison, nuanced reasoning, and intercultural awareness.
3. Intercultural Citizenship: Reflect on cultural perspectives from German-speaking societies, compare them with their own, and articulate implications for responsible global engagement (including experiential global learning: study abroad and internships abroad).
4. Applied Interdisciplinary Competence: Connect course content to broader academic or professional contexts (double or dual degrees. e.g., in engineering/EUROTECH and business/EUROBIZ; research projects, digital presentations, community engagement) to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of German Studies and the humanities in general.
5. Critical Research and Synthesis: Conduct advanced research in German Studies (literature, culture, history, or media), integrate sources and methods to construct a sustained, original argument.
6. Scholarly and Applied Communication: Produce extended, well-structured written work or other professional communication in German (e.g., research paper, creative-critical project, professional presentations) that demonstrates linguistic control, analytical depth, and scholarly rigor.
7. Dialogic and Public Engagement: Present research orally to peers and/or public audiences in German, responding to questions and engaging in intellectual exchange with clarity and confidence.