Pictured | Areonna Oberle | Bachelor of Arts in German; Minor in Earth and Space Science | Bremen, Indiana (hometown)
Club Affiliation | German Club (president)

Bachelor of Arts in German

Not admitting new students starting Spring 2025

A degree in German provides IU South Bend students with the tools to become a true international citizen in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual global community. The German Program promotes proficiency in the German language, knowledge of Germanic cultures and literatures, and the students' active engagement in cultural and linguistic exchanges.

Academic Advising

College policy on advising requires that students meet with their academic advisors at least once each year, and in some departments, prior to each semester’s to enrollment. Advising holds are placed on all College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) students prior to advance registration and are released following advising appointments. Students with a declared major are advised in their academic units. To determine who your advisor is and how to contact them, see One.IU.

Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.)
• Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts Requirements (16-26 cr.)
• Major Requirements (30 cr.)
• Required Minor taken in any campus school or interdisciplinary program (15-18 cr.)
• Electives (balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement)

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300‐ or 400–level.
• Courses required for the major and minor must be completed with a grade of C– or higher.
• A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (30 cr.)

• GER-G 203 Second Year German 1
• GER-G 204 Second Year German 2
• Eight courses at or above the 300-level (24 cr.)

Electives 

Balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement

• GER-G 300 Fifth-Semester College German
• GER-G 305 Introduction to German Literature: Types
• GER-G 306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes
• GER-G 307 Selected Works of Contemporary German Literature
• GER-G 310 Deutsch: Mittelstufe II
• GER-G 313 Writing German 1
• GER-G 314 Writing German 2
• GER-G 330 Sixth-Semester College German
• GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History
• GER-G 370 German Cinema
• GER-G 396 German Language Abroad
• GER-G 400 Advanced College German
• GER-G 411 Advanced German: Grammar
• GER-G 413 German for Genealogy
• GER-G 418 German Film and Popular Culture
• GER-G 425 20th Century German Literature
• GER-G 452 Senior Seminar
• GER-G 464 German Culture and Society
• GER-G 465 Structure of German
• GER-G 495 Individual Readings in Germanic Literature
• GER-G 496 Advanced German Language Abroad