Alumni Story
Why I Chose German Studies
My classes in language and culture really helped me to be a more sensitive clinician.
Dr. Megan Lisbeth Strang | B.A German 2007
Pediatric Audiologist, Children's National Health System
Welcome
Our department offers three degree options in German Studies:
Bachelor's Degree in German Studies
Undergraduate courses are designed to familiarize students with the German language as well as the cultures and histories of German-speaking communities. The department is designated as a German Center of Excellence by the American Association of Teachers of German.
Master's Degree in German Studies
Students in this program practice critical analysis across literary and cultural studies, theoretical and applied linguistics, studies in second language acquisition and teaching, and related professional disciplines.
Doctoral Degree in Transcultural German Studies
With its German partner universities in Leipzig and Cologne, the dual PhD/DPhil degree program offers interdisciplinary doctoral training in two rigorous academic environments, while providing intensive mentoring opportunities and comprehensive financial support.
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Oct. 10, 2024
PhD candidate Harriet Olulo attended the Emerging Scholars Workshop at the 48th German Studies Association Conference, held from September 26th to 29th in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s workshop, titled “Global German Studies and the Politics of…
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Oct. 9, 2024
On Sept. 26-29 2024, the German Studies Association (GSA) hosted its forty-eighth annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Multiple faculty members and graduate students from the Department of German Studies attended and were even represented through…
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Monday
Please join us in congratulating Thomas Noth, who is the College of Humanities 2024 Young Professional Achievement Award recipient! Thomas completed his double major in German Studies and Psychology in 2018, as well as earned a master's degree in…
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B.A.
German Studies
2018
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German Studies
2002
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Sociology
2002