German Undergraduate Program at Purdue University Major/Minor

The German Undergraduate program at Purdue features courses in various areas:

• Language (101-102- 201-202-301-302-401-402)
• German Culture (230, 385, 480, 581)
• Literature (241, 341, 342, 446, 542, 543, 544, 545, 646, 551, 554, 555, 556)
• Business German (224, 424, 524)
• German for Science and Engineering (GER 223, 323)
• German for International Trade (524)
• History of Science and Technology in German-Speaking Countries (483)
• German Linguistics/ Second Language Acquisition (361, 362, 561, 562, 563)
• German Cinema (330)
• Conversation in German (GER 112, 211, 212)
• Special topics courses in all the literature and linguistics tracks (594, 596)

Specialties include

• Cooperative venture with Mechanical Engineering (GEARE program and co-taught Maymesters )
• Collaboration with the Krannert School of Management (CIBER)
• Certificate Deutsch fuer den Beruf (certified faculty are Profs Allert, Sundquist, and Noob and in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue Prof. Groll)
• Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (Fortbildungskurse)

Activities for Students include

•  Weekly Kaffeestunde Mondays 2-3pm in Staaks Lounge SC 131

•  German Club student president is Meredith Dreyer ( mdreyer@purdue.edu and faculty liaison is Prof. William ( jmwilliam@purdue.edu )

•  Delta Phi Alpha

•  German feature films

•  German Fest with food, prizes, and performances

German Major and Minor (35 credit hours in total)

Consisting, for example of the following combination (other combinations, for example with focus on Business German and/or German for Scientists and/or Engineers are also possible):

German Language –11 credits

GER 301 (level V)

GER 302 (level VI)

GER 401 (level VII)

GER 402 (level VIII)

German Literautre-9 credits

GER 241 Introduction to German Literature

GER 341 German Literature I

GER 342 German Literature II

One 500 level German Linguistics course – 3 credits

GER 561 Phononology of Modern German

GER 562 Structure of Modern German

GER 563 History of Modern German

German Culture and civilization – 6credits

Ger 480

Ger 581

German electives

Any courses at the 300-, 400, or 500 level

Business German 224 (replaces 202) 424, 524

German for Scientists and Engineers GER 223, 323

German Speaking Study Abroad Programs with Purdue University

•  Freiburg (1 semester or 1 year)

•  University of Karlsruhe (cross-listed Maymester with Engineering and GEARE)

•  Bochum (1 semester or 1 year)

•  Graz , Austria (summer program)

•  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (1 sem or 1 year)

•  For more information go to www.studyabroad.purdue.edu

Faculty in the German Section at Purdue University

Beate Allert, Ph. D Chair of German ( allert@purdue.edu )

Joachim Noob , Ph.D. (jnoob@purdue.edu)

Herbert Rowland, Ph.D. on leave during fall semester ( hrowland@purdue.edu )

John D. Sundquist, Ph.D. Coordinator of German Language classes ( jsundquist@purdue.edu )

Jennifer William, Ph.D. (liaison to German Club jmwilliam@purdue.edu )

Joseph Wipf, Ph.D. on leave spring semesters ( jwipf@purdue.edu )