2025-2026 Catalog

Government and Law and Foreign Languages, A.B. Major, German Track

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of 13 courses:

GOVT 102Introduction to International Politics

1

GOVT 103Introduction to Comparative Politics

1

 

GOVT One GOVT 400-level seminar

Or

GOVT 390-391Independent Study

1

Or

GOVT 495-496Thesis

1

Four electives from:

GOVT 332Globalization and Security

1

GOVT 334American Security Policy

1

GOVT 336International Conflict

1

GOVT 341Contemporary Political Thought

1

German courses:

GERM 111Intermediate German I

1

GERM 112Intermediate German II

1

GERM 211Advanced German

1

Three electives from:

GERM 225Business German

1

GERM 311German and Austrian Identities as Reflected in Contemporary Media

1

GERM 322German Literature and Culture after 1750

1

GERM 424From Modernism to Postmodernism and Beyond: Literature and Film of the German-Speaking World in the Twentieth Century

1

GERM 441Junior/Senior Seminar

1

GERM 495-496Thesis in German

1

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here