Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: German with a Concentration in Literature

German with a Concentration in Literature

(Requirements for the German major with a concentration in literature are listed below. Follow this link for the German Minor requirements.)

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements 

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Division Requirements:

Literature and Languages 

Students are required to fulfill the division requirements for their major.

Total divisional units: 3

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 8-13, depending on language proficiency, plus study abroad

Five Units in German Language, Depending on Language Proficiency

⇒Students should inquire with the German department about appropriate substitutions.

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
GER 111 - Beginning German I
GER 112 - Beginning German II

Prerequisite(s): GER 111 or equivalent

GER 211 - Intermediate German I

Prerequisite(s): GER 112 or equivalent

GER 212 - Intermediate German II

Prerequisite(s): GER 211 or equivalent

GER 311 - Advanced German I: Twentieth-Century Art and Politics (Berlin)

Prerequisite(s): GER 212 

Six Units in German Literature, Not in Translation, at the 300 level or Higher (Excluding 311 and 470):

⇒A minimum of four must be taken at Reed.

Junior Year Requirement:

  • Junior qualifying examination

A Minimum of One Semester or Summer Institute in Germany

Two units of Thesis

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
GER 470 - Thesis

Recommended, but Not Required:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
  • German or modern European history
  • German philosophy
  • HUM 221 - Modern European Humanities I

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

    HUM 222 - Modern European Humanities II

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

    Notes: