German Language and Literature Major
Majors in German will take a minimum of 10 courses numbered GERM 1501 Intermediate German I and higher, to be selected in consultation with the assigned departmental German major adviser. (Courses numbered lower than 1501 will not count toward the major or minor.) These 10 courses, to be completed all in German, will normally include:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GERM 1501 | Intermediate German I | 3 |
| GERM 1502 | Intermediate German II | 3 |
| GERM 2001 | German Language and Literature | 3 |
| Select seven additional courses 1 | 28 | |
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Chosen in consultation with the German major adviser. Any course with the GERM subject or the GERM attribute code may fulfill this requirement.
Students who place out of GERM 1501, GERM 1502, or GERM 2001 will replace them with upper-level elective courses.
AB and IB Credit
All courses counting towards the core language requirement and the major or the minor in a modern foreign language, literature and culture must be taken for credit and a letter grade. When AP or IB credits are awarded as equivalent to the 1502 level in a language, these credits will be applied toward the core language requirement and, as elective credits, toward graduation, but they will not be applied toward the major or the minor in that language.
Study Abroad
Each year, majors are able to enroll in a spring semester MLAL German course with an integrated study abroad component.
The department encourages students to study abroad for one or two semesters. Students who opt to apply study abroad credits toward their major must have these courses approved by the departmental German major adviser prior to their going abroad. Students studying abroad for one year may apply up to four study abroad courses toward their major. Students studying abroad for one semester may apply up to three study abroad courses toward their major. Additional study abroad credits accepted by Fordham University may be applied as elective credits toward graduation, but not toward the German major.
Availability
This major in German language and literature is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill and Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Students in Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies may major in German language and literature only if they receive the approval of their advising dean and/or department, and their schedules are sufficiently flexible to permit them to take day courses at the Rose Hill or Lincoln Center campuses.
Fordham College at Rose Hill students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the Core Curriculum.
Fordham College at Lincoln Center students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the Core Curriculum.
Professional and Continuing Studies students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the PCS Core Curriculum and any additional electives that may be required to earn a minimum of 124 credits.
CIP Code
16.0501 - German Language and Literature.
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