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Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]

German (B.A.)


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Program:  B.A.
Department of International Language and Culture Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

Classroom-Medical Building 267 ~ 260-481-6836 ~ www.ipfw.edu/ilcs/


The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

  • Acquire a broad foundation in language, literature, and culture in preparation for graduate studies or for a career where proficiency in a foreign language and international perspectives are important assets;
  • Achieve the ACTFL intermediate-high level in speaking, demonstrate the ability to recognize and analyze grammatical and usage errors in own and others’ writing;
  • Develop an increased understanding of what it means to belong to a culture and awareness of how culture affects other interconnected issues of identity;
  • Demonstrate the ability to think critically about these issues and how they shape intercultural communication.


 To earn the B.A. with a major in German, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8) and the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4), and satisfactorily complete the requirements of the major, given below:

 

IPFW General Education Requirements


Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations


Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society


Area IV—Humanistic Thought


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

  • Additional credits in Area IV Credits: 3

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression Credits: 3


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in GER) Credits: 3


See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements


English Writing


  • (requirement is satisfied by ILCS I300, listed below)
  • Additional Foreign Language Requirements


    Distribution (not in GER)


    • Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part C Credits: 9

    Cultural Studies


    • Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part D Credits: 6

    Core and Concentration (Major) Courses


    • Credits in German culture, normally G362, G363, G463, or G464 Credits: 3
    • Credits in 300-level German literature courses Credits: 3
    • Additional credits in German at the 300 level Credits: 3
    • Credits in 400-level German courses (language, literature, and/or culture) Credits: 9

    General Elective Courses


    • Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124.

    Total Credits: 124


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