German Minor

Minor - German

Degree Specific Credits: 31-32

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Language Core		16
Upper-Division Core Courses		12-13
German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives		3
Teaching German Track
Total Hours		31-32

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 101	Elementary German I	4
GRMN 102	Elementary German II	4
GRMN 201	Intermediate German I	4
GRMN 202	Intermediate German II	4
Total Hours		16

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories. 12-13 total credits required.

Note: Native or near-native speakers of German must substitute two 400-level literature courses for GRMN 301 and GRMN 302.

Subcategory 1

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 301	Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture I	3
GRMN 311	Introduction to German Literature	3
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subcategory 2

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:
GRMN 302	Studies in German Language, Media, and Culture II	3-4
or GRMN 305	Practicum in German Language
Total Hours		3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subcategory 3

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
GRMN 312	Introduction to German Literature: Drama/Poetry	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
GRMN 317L	Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Contemporary Germany
GRMN 322L	Survey of German Cinema
GRMN 340L	Nature and the Environment in German Literature and Film
GRMN 350	German Culture & Civilization
GRMN 351H	German Culture: Beginnings to Romanticism
GRMN 352H	Germ Culture: Romanticism to the Present
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Notes:

This teaching track contains different/additional course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the teaching track of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the teaching track of a major or minor in that content area.
- Secondary Education Licensure Program
- Licensure Degree Requirements
To complete this teaching track, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. You do not fill out a major/minor form for graduation or the major/minor/concentration section of the major change form. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
Tracks will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publications. They are used for advising purposes only. You do not fill out a major change for a track.
Individuals completing the teaching track of this minor must also complete the teaching track of a major in another teaching content area.

Teaching German Track Requirements

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
LING 270S	Intro to Linguistics	3
MCLG 410	Methods Teaching Foreign Language	3
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Note: For endorsement to teach German, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.