GERSMA - German Studies

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• course: Approaches to German Studies (3)

• course: Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (3)

27 units of GER courses at the 500 level or above.

M.A. Thesis Option: Students may be permitted to write a thesis upon consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies. No more than 3 units may be earned for writing the thesis; thesis students enroll in course.

Students must pass both a written and an oral comprehensive examination. At least twenty minutes of the M.A. Oral Examination will be conducted in German, and the candidate’s German proficiency at expressing academic arguments is considered one component of the examination. Prior to this examination, in the spring of their first year, students who do not speak German as their first language will be required to demonstrate at least B2/advanced intermediate proficiency in reading skills and listening skills in German through a recognized proficiency examination, such as the Goethe Zertifikat, TestDaF or ACTFL proficiency tests.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.