Advanced German Certificate

Campus: Knoxville

Undergraduate Certificate Type: Add-On, Stand-Alone

Credit Hours Required

9 hours

Admission Standards/Procedures

Students seeking admission to the Undergraduate Certificate must meet the admissions standards established by the Undergraduate Council. No grades below C are acceptable for students wishing to receive this certificate.

Required courses:

Choose:

• GERM 311* - Advanced Language I 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 312* - Advanced Language II 3 Credit Hours

Electives:

Choose 3 hours from the following list

• GERM 321 - Short Films and Short Texts 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 322* - Children’s Literature 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 323* - German Film Survey 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 324* - Animal Stories 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 325* - The German Graphic Novel 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 326* - Coming of Age Stories 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 350* - The Afterlife of the Holocaust 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 363* - Contemporary German Cultures 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 370* - Witches: Myth, Reality, and Representation 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 373* - Fairy Tales and Their Afterlives 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 383 - Aiming at Sustainability: Approaches to 21st Century Global Challenges in German-Speaking Countries 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 411 - Advanced Language III 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 412 - Advanced Language IV 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 415 - German Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 416* - Berlin: Culture and History 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 419 - German Fairy Tales and Literary Fantasies 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 420 - Selected Topics in German Literatures and Cultures 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 423 - Themes and Genres in German Cinema 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 433 - Nation, Race, and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 434 - Extraordinary Wo(Men)―Outcasts, Rebels, Martyrs, and Saints 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 455 - German Literatures and Cultures 3 Credit Hours

Non-Course Requirements

Each course must be completed with a grade of C or better. At least 6 credit hours must be taken at UT. At least 3 credit hours must be unique to this certificate and not overlap with the language requirement, another major, minor, or certificate. Applications to declare this certificate will be made through the WLC Department’s Undergraduate Studies Office and reviewed by the German Program Chair. Up to 3 credit hours may be transfer coursework. At least 3 credit hours used to satisfy a certificate’s requirements must be unique to any other credential (certificate, minor, or major) earned by the student.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.