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

German with a Concentration in Culture Studies

(Requirements for the German major with a concentration in culture studies 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: 11-16, depending on language proficiency

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 at the 300 level or Higher (excluding 311 and 470):

⇒A minimum of four taken at Reed.

⇒A minimum of two not in translation

⇒A maximum of two units may be selected from departments related to the German culture studies program, such as history, art history, and philosophy.

One Unit of German or Modern European History

Two units of Humanities from:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
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

Junior Year Requirement:

  • Junior qualifying examination

Two units of Thesis

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
GER 470 - Thesis

Recommended, but Not Required:

One year of study abroad through a program approved by the German department and Reed College.

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