German Studies Major
You have a choice between three versions of this Bachelor of Arts degree:
1. The main, stand-alone German Studies degree, which has a focus on cultural
studies.
2. The German Studies, International Economics concentration, which requires
the two business German courses and five courses in economics.
3. The German Studies, Science and Technology concentration, which can only
be taken together with another major in the sciences, engineering, or some other
fields outside of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, such as architecture.
All three versions of the degree require one full (4 month) semester of study abroad or an internship
(at least 3 months) in a primarily German-speaking work environment in a German-speaking country. NC State has wonderful opportunities for study abroad, especially our
popular UNC-EP program for study at any university in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg.
For information on opportunities for German-language study abroad, scholarships and internships abroad, see the following links:
You can view the Program Brochure by downloading the following Adobe File (you will need the Adobe Reader for this, which is available for free: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).
German Studies Program Brochure (pdf)
The three curricula are also posted online on the Registration and Records web site. German Studies curricula with "078" in it were for students signing up until May 2009; after May 2009, new or transfer students choose from the curricula with "097" in the degree key:https://packtracks.acs.ncsu.edu/scripts/RegRec/ada_dgtt.pl?college=HUM_SOC_SCI
The eight-semester displays with all the important footnotes, for the new "097" degree keys are available here:
German Studies - Main Curriculum:
http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/RR/curricula/chass/16flg.html
German Studies - International Economics Concentration:
http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/RR/curricula/chass/16flg-e.html
German Studies - Science and Technology Concentration:
http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/RR/curricula/chass/16flg-s.html
The older curricula ("078") and eight-semester displays with all the footnotes are available in pdf-Format:
1.
Main German Studies Major Curriculum (pdf)
2.
German Studies, International Economics Concentration (pdf)
3.
German Studies, Science and Technology Concentration (pdf)
For mapping out your curriculum in advance, you may consult our plan for future offerings (no guarantees, it's a plan, but we will mostly follow it):
Planned Upper Level German Studies Course Offerings Fall 2008 – Spring 2012
For more information on this major and for advising contact Dr. Braunbeck by email: Helga_Braunbeck@ncsu.edu, or check when she has open, walk-in office hours during the regular Fall and Spring semesters.
To apply for the German Studies Major if you are already an NC State student (either to change your major or to add it as a second major), stop by the CHASS Dean's Office in Caldwell 106 and fill out a simple form. If your GPA is 3.0 or better, apply anytime and get automatically accepted. If your GPA is between 2.0 and 3.0, you should have at least a B- in any FLG course you have taken at NC State; every year there are these deadlines for applying: September 15, February 15, and June 15.
For information about the students who graduated from our program and what they are up to after graduating click here: German Studies Major Portraits
