The department offers two options for completing the major.
The option in Language and Literature
(option 470) trains students to attain linguistic proficiency and a broad
knowledge of the literatures and cultures of German-speaking countries. The
interdisciplinary German Studies
option (curricular option 470A) enables students to work in a number of
different fields such as history, literature, film, political science, European studies, music, art history, philosophy, religion, and Jewish studies,
exploring the rich and often vexed history
of things German from diverse perspectives. Note: 12 of the
credits comprising the major must be completed in courses taught by faculty in
the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences. Students do not normally
receive credit toward the major for taking courses below a level at which they
have already received a grade of C or higher. Courses with a grade of D are not
counted toward the major.
