The German major at UGA provides students with communicative proficiency and competency in the German language and German culture.
In addition to core German language courses, students receive guidance from a faculty mentor to devise a curriculum geared towards specific career goals and intellectual interests. The department is comprised of specialists in the major areas of German Studies who integrate language teaching with German literature, linguistics, film, history, philosophy, and culture studies as well as important aspects of contemporary German society, business, and politics. Students acquire critical tools to undertake independent inquiries into the field of German, form their own questions about cultural specificity and difference, and are highly encouraged to study abroad.
Many students pair their study of German with a second major or pursue further study upon graduation. Professional careers are available in government, academia, and business (both American companies that do business with Germany and companies based in German-speaking countries that have subsidiaries in the U.S.). German proficiency is highly desired in high-tech companies such as automotive engineering, optics, and medical instrumentation.
Study Abroad Options: Bamberg, Erlangen, Heidelberg, Rostock; Study Abroad in Frieburg; Innsbruck program; Bonn program; Deutscher Akademischer Auslandsdienst (DAAD)