Bachelor of Arts in German

University of California - Santa Barbara

As a student in the German program, you’ll have access to three years of language instruction and a rich variety of lower- and upper-division courses in literature and culture. Our courses are designed for students with a wide range of interests, and a degree from the program can prepare you for careers in business, education, government, law, medicine, media, and translation, as well as for pursuing a graduate degree in German Studies. The Department offers you an exciting range of opportunities to familiarize yourself with German language and culture, from beginning language classes to in-depth study of complex literary, political and cultural topics taught by internationally renowned and award-winning scholars.

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies offers programs of study leading to the B.A. in German language and literatures and the B.A. in Russian and East European Studies. Please see the Comparative Literature Program for M.A. and Ph.D. degree emphasis in German language and literature. Students in each program acquire an appropriate linguistic background in lower-division courses, and are exposed to the modern language in most upper-division classes. The curriculum for each program is designed to provide a wide range of courses on literatures, arts and cultures in a global context. Qualified students majoring in German may spend a year at one of the three partner universities of UC’s Education Abroad in Berlin. These universities also offer a one-semester course of study. In addition, Munich University offers a program in Engineering for Sustainability. Depending on the program, language of instruction is German or English. As of 2015, the University of California is affiliated with CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange), which sponsors a variety of programs for the summer, including a single semester or an academic year at St. Petersburg State University.

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