Bachelor in German
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English, German
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Long the language of some of the world’s greatest minds—philosophers, scientists, authors—German has become the language of business throughout the European Union. Even better, since it exists on the same branch of the linguistic family tree as English, German shares many words with its cousin, making the Teutonic tongue easier to learn than most. Many doors are opened by learning this important language.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curriculum: Foreign Languages, German
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Mathematics 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- GERM 1010 - Elementary German I 3 credit hours and
- GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 3 credit hours or
- GERM 1040 - Intensive Elementary German 6 credit hours (only 3 hours may be counted for the degree.) (only 3 hours may be counted for the degree.)
Choose 6 hours from the following:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 31 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) (Hum/FA)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- General elective 3 credit hours
- GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours
- GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
- FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour
Subtotal: 29 Hours
Junior
- GERM 3010 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
- GERM 3020 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
- GERM 3000 2 credit hours or an upper-division, 3-hour German elective
- GERM 3000-4000 level elective 3 credit hours
- General electives 13 credit hours
- Minor courses 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- GERM 4000-level electives 6 credit hours
- GERM 3000-4000 level electives 9 credit hours
- Minor courses 9 credit hours
- General electives 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Germany is the European Union’s #1 economy and the world’s second-largest exporter. When you speak German, you’re speaking the language of business for much of the industrialized world, which in turn means job opportunities abound for the focused, fluent speaker.
Examples include:
- Bilingual customer support
- College professor
- Court interpreter
- Cultural attaché
- Cultural events coordinator
- Foreign correspondent
- Foreign service officer
- High school teacher
- International account manager
- Interpreter
- Proofreader
- Study abroad program coordinator
- Translator
- Travel agent
- Travel guide
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