Conversational German Certificate

Campus: Knoxville

Undergraduate Certificate Type: Add-On, Stand-Alone

Credit Hours Required

9 Credit Hours

Admission Standards/Porcedures

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 212* - Intermediate German II 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 211 - Intermediate German I 3 Credit Hours

• or

• GERM 223 - Intensive Intermediate German 6 Credit Hours

Complete 3 additional hours of German 300 or above:

Choose one course:

• GERM 311* - Advanced Language I 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 312* - Advanced Language II 3 Credit Hours
• 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 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 416* - Berlin: Culture and History 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 324* - Animal Stories 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 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. 
• 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.