Note: admission, including internal or external transfer, to the German minor has been suspended. For more information, please contact the School of Languages and Literatures.  

School of Languages and Literatures, College of Arts

All language courses carry 0.50 credits. Students with two years of high school German or equivalent may not be admitted into GERM*1100 Introductory German I. Students with 12U German credit or its equivalent may be admitted into GERM*1110 Introductory German II only with the approval of the department. All language students are advised to include LING*1000 Introduction to Linguistics among their electives in order to derive the maximum benefit from their studies. Except where stated otherwise, literary texts are, at all levels, studied in the original language. Students registering in these courses will be expected to have the appropriate knowledge.

Study Abroad

The School of Languages and Literatures encourages students in the German program to spend 1 or 2 semesters in a German speaking country to continue their studies at the University level. Credit for programs of study successfully completed may be applied towards the University of Guelph degree requirements.). For more information, contact the Centre for International Program or the School of Languages and Literatures.

The German minor is currently suspended. For more information, please contact the School of Languages and Literatures.

Minor Requirements (Honours)

A minimum of 5.00 credits in German is required from the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
GERM*1100	Introductory German I	0.50
GERM*1110	Introductory German II	0.50
GERM*2010	Intermediate Language Practice	0.50
GERM*2490	Intermediate German	0.50
GERM*3000	Narratives of Migration	0.50
GERM*3020	Myth and Fairy Tales in Germany	0.50
GERM*3150	Interactive German Language and Culture	0.50
GERM*3470	Holocaust & WWII in German Literature and Film	0.50
GERM*3600	Directed Readings in German Studies	0.50
GERM*3700	Experiential Learning and Language	0.50
GERM*4940	Research Paper in German Studies	0.50

Upon passing both the German designation and its Humanities co-requisites, students may count HUMN*3000 Narratives of Migration, HUMN*3020 Myth and Fairy Tales in Germany and HUMN*3470 Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film toward the German minor.

Students may also count 0.50 credit toward the German minor from:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ARTH*2950	Baroque Art	0.50
HIST*3350	Modern Germany	0.50
HUMN*1030	What Makes a Literary Classic?	0.50
LING*1000	Introduction to Linguistics	0.50
PHIL*3100	Kant and His Legacy	0.50
PHIL*3360		0.50

Students enrolled in the German program must contact the School of Languages and Literatures for an up-to-date sequence of course offerings.

Certificate Requirements

German Language and Culture

The Certificate in German Language and Culture provides students with an intermediate level (B1) of competency in the German language and awareness of the cultures of German-speaking countries.

A minimum of 2.50 GERM credits is required.