Careers

Employment opportunities in the fields of German are expected to continue growing well above average for the next 10 years at the state, regional, and national level. Your IU Online BS in German may prepare you for such careers as:

• Meeting, convention, and event planners
• Sales managers
• Training managers
• General and operations managers
• Human resources specialists 

If you decide to pursue an advanced degree, the solid liberal arts foundation and suite of core German coursework will prepare you for admission to a wide variety of professional graduate programs.

Degree Requirements

To earn the BS in German, you must complete a total of 120 credit hours. You may transfer up to 60 previously earned credit hours.

Requirements are broken down as follows: 

• Core courses (6 credit hours)
• Major courses (27 credit hours)
• Track courses (15 credit hours)
• General education and elective courses (as needed to total 120 credit hours)

Program Requirements

• A minimum of 36 credit hours must be taken at the 300 level or above, with at least 18 in the major. 
• No course with a grade below a 2.0 (C) will be accepted in the major/concentration area.
• In addition to major requirements, all students must meet Institutional Program Requirements (some requirements may be fulfilled by courses transferred to IU East).

Concentrations

Track/minor Requirement (choose one)

German for Scientific and Technical Communication (15 credits)

• GER-G 345 Intro to Practical Translation Techniques I
• GER-G 346 Intro to Practical Translation Techniques II
• GER-G 362 Introduction to Contemporary Germany
• ENG-W 234 Technical Report Writing
• SUST-C 330 Scientific Foundations in Sustainability
• CMCL-C 427/SPCH-S 427 Cross Cultural Communication

German for Genealogical Research and Cultural Tourism (15 credits)

• GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History
• GER-G 346 Intro to Practical Translation Techniques II
• GER-G 423 The Craft of Translation
• German for Genealogy
• HIST-B 418 German Nation and Volk
• TESM-T 234 Cultural Heritage Tourism

Courses

Core courses:

• GER-G 203 -OR- GER-G 200 2nd-Year German 1 -OR- Intermediate German 1 (3 Credits)
• GER-G 204 -OR- GER-G 250 2nd-Year German 2 –OR- Intermediate German 2 (3 Credits)

Major courses:

• GER-G 362 Introduction to Contemporary Germany (3 Credits)
• GER-G 465 Structure of German (3 Credits)
• GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History (3 Credits)
• GER-G 497 Capstone and e-Portfolio (3 Credits)
• GER-G 310 -OR- GER-G 313 Deutsch: Mittelstufe -OR- Writing German 1 (3 Credits)
• GER-G 311 -OR- GER-G 314 Deutsch: Conversation and Composition -OR- Writing German 2 (3 Credits
• GER-G 307 -OR- GER-G 415 Selected Works of Contemporary German -OR- Perspectives on German Literature (3 Credits)
• GER-G 345 -OR- GER-G 346 Introduction to Practical Translation Techniques 1 -OR- Introduction to Practical Translation Techniques 2 (3 Credits)
• GER-G 370 -OR- GER-G 418 German Cinema -OR- German Film and Popular Culture (3 Credits)