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German Studies

An interdisciplinary major housed in the Department of Modern Languages
First-year contacts: Dr. Gudrun Hommel, Dr. Peter Richardson

GUIDELINES FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

FALL SEMESTER:

  • INQS 125  Inquiry Seminar. (Globetrotters, for example) 4 credits
  • An appropriate German course, determined by placement exam.
  • HIST 120  History of Western Culture I. 3 credits (VP or GP)
  • POLS 210  International Politics
  • TCCA 230  Intercultural Communication: Global Perspectives. 3 credits (IS or GP) ( offered in the Fall and Spring)

JANUARY TERM:

  • MLGR 240 Film and Society in Germany. 4 credits (CS or GP)

SPRING SEMESTER:

  • Continue German course sequence 
  • HIST 121 History of Western Culture II. 3 credits (VP or GP)

OTHER MAJOR/MINOR SPECIFIC ADVISING INFORMATION

• German Studies majors and minors should, early in their time at Linfield, begin to plan for the junior semester abroad

• Students should be made aware of the wide range of courses in the curricula of departments in the humanities and social sciences, from Art, Music, and Philosophy of History, Political Science, and Sociology/Anthropology that this major draws from.