Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences · major
German Studies requirements
Explore the reviewed German Studies major at Boston College, organized by requirement and course.
German Composition and Conversation I and II (two courses, 6 credits)
Required for the program.
Topics course numbered between GERM2010 and GERM2020 (one course, 3 credits)
Choose from these approved options.
The German Literary Legacy (one course, 3 credits)
Required for the program.
One 3000-level German course (one course, 3 credits)
Choose from these approved options.
German Studies electives (five courses, 15 credits; may be taught in English and may include elementary and intermediate language courses)
Choose from these approved options.
- GERM1002 Elementary German II
- GERM1004 Elementary German Practicum II
- GERM1050 Intermediate German I
- GERM1051 Intermediate German II
- GERM2203 Representing the Holocaust
- GERM2221 Madmen, Hysterics, and Criminals: Inventing Deviance
- GERM2242 Germany Divided and Reunited
- GERM2014 Drama und Kunst
- GERM3099 Reading and Research
- GERM6601 Advanced Independent Research
- GERM6699 Honors Thesis
- GERM1001 Elementary German I
- GERM1003 Elementary German Practicum I
- GERM1061 Intensive Reading in German
- GERM2004 German for Professional Purposes
- GERM2205 Vienna Art & Architecture
- GERM3003 Goethe und Schiller
- GERM1702 Artistic License: Cultural Property and the Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art
- GERM2267 The Romantic Experience
- GERM5501 German Studies Internship
Source and limitations
Requirements sourced from Boston College University Catalog — German Studies.
Applies to the Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year cohort.
23 courses across 5 requirement groups.
Requirement eligibility varies by school, cohort, and section. Confirm every degree requirement in EagleApps or with an advisor.