Minor in German

Students minoring in German must complete 18 units. Twelve units must be taken at the 300-400 level.

Required Courses
GERM 301GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 13
GERM 302GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II 13
Electives
Select four electives at either the 200-, 300- or 400-level:12
Two must be at the upper level (300-400)
GERM 201 and GERM 202 may be applied to the minor; however, students who have already completed a course at the 300-level may not then register for 200-level German courses.
Language minors may transfer up to 6 units toward a minor and must earn at least 6 upper-division units at Towson.
Courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s minor advisor.
One elective may be a course taught in English from the following list of possible electives:
ARTH 370
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 2
EMF 463
TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL CINEMA 2
ENGL 439
MODERN WORLD POETRY
ENGL 441
MODERN FICTION TO WORLD WAR II
ENGL 442
MODERN FICTION SINCE WORLD WAR II
ENGL 469
STUDIES IN ONE OR TWO AUTHORS 2
ENGL 471
TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE 2
FORL 325
STORIES OF MIGRATION 2
FORL 370
SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES 2
GEOG 451
GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
HIST 333
GLOBAL WORLD WAR II, SOLDIERS, CIVILIANS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
HIST 404
THE REFORMATION: 1500-1648
HIST 406
EUROPE: 1815-1914
HIST 441
GERMANY: 1871-1945
HIST 462
THE HOLOCAUST IN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
PHIL 205
MARX, NIETZSCHE, AND FREUD: MASTERS OF SUSPICION
PHIL 309
NIETZSCHE
PHIL 413
PHENOMENOLOGY
PHIL 427
KANT
Total Units18
1

Native and Heritage speakers of German may earn up to 6 units for GERM 301 and/or GERM 302 by taking the Departmental Challenge Exam. 

2

This course may count as an elective in English for the German minor when the topic is relevant; requires the approval of the German Program Coordinator.