Major/Minor Requirements And Recommendations

German Studies Major in Course
Requirements
• Completion of a minimum of 8 credits in courses numbered 3 and above.
• Majors in course are required to take GMST 091: Special Topics, and enroll in at least one seminar taught in German in their junior or senior year. (See the note above on enrolling in seminars)
• Three of the 8 credits may be taken in English from among the courses relevant to German Studies listed in the catalog under Literature in Translation (e.g., LITR 54G or LITR 66G) or from those courses listed as eligible for German Studies (see list below).
• Comprehensive requirement: Seniors in course are required to submit a bibliography of 20 works to form the basis of a discussion and an extended, integrative paper (approximately 15 double-spaced pages in length) on a topic agreed to by the program coordinator. This paper, due before the date for the comprehensive examination, is complemented by a discussion of the paper with members of the program, in German.
• Students are strongly encouraged to spend a semester in Germany or at least participate in a summer program in a German-speaking country. Of the classes taken abroad, a maximum of 2 credits will normally count toward the major. In cases of double majors, this number might be increased in consultation with the German Studies chair. After studying abroad, majors must take two additional German Studies classes.

Typical Course of Study:
Minimum of 5 credits taught in German above German 1 and 2:
German 3
German Studies 15
German Studies 20
German Studies 91
German Studies Seminar (104 and above, 2 credits)

Maximum of 3 credits taught in English from LITR, such as:
LITR 20: Expressions of Infinite Longing. German Romanticism and its Discontents
LITR 51G; European Cinema
LITR 54G: German Cinema
LITR 66G: History of German Drama
Or the equivalent, taught in English, and from List of Courses eligible for German Studies (taught in English in other departments, e.g. HIST 035 and PHL 049 or SOAN 101)

German Studies Minor in Course
Requirements
• Students must complete a minimum of 5 credits in courses and seminars, at least 3 of which are taught in German and numbered 3 or above. Of these courses, GMST 15, 20 and GMST 091: Special Topics are required.
• Up to 2 credits can come from courses eligible for German Studies numbered 15 or above.
• Students are strongly encouraged to spend a semester in Germany or at least participate in a summer program in a German-speaking country. Of the classes taken abroad, a maximum of 2 credits will normally count toward the minor. In case of double majors, this number can be increased in consultation with the German Studies chair.

Typical Course of Study:
Note: German 1 and 2 do NOT count toward the minor

German 3
German Studies 15
German Studies 20
German Studies 91
1-2 advanced courses or 1 seminar taught in English from List of Courses eligible for German Studies (from LITR or from an affiliated department, e.g. HIST 36 and MUSI 035 or PHL 137)

Honors Program in German Studies

Requirements
Majors and minors in the Honors Program are expected to fulfill the minimum requirements for course majors above and be sufficiently proficient in spoken and written German to complete all their work the language. All majors and minors in honors are strongly advised to spend at least one semester of study in a German-speaking country. Candidates are expected to have a B average in coursework both in the department and at the College.

Preparations
Honors Major: The Honors Major requirements are identical to the Course Major requirements. All Honors Majors must include GMST 20 and GMST 091 in their course of study. In addition:
1) Honors Majors in German Studies take three seminars, two taught in German and one taught in English from an affiliated program. In consultation with the German Studies chair, two advanced courses in German Studies (such as GMST 54 and a second special topics course, German Studies 91) may be taken in lieu of one seminar.
2) Honors Majors participate in the external examination process required of all Swarthmore honors students and the Senior Honors Study process explained below. (Total: Minimum of 8 credits – 6 credits for seminars + 1 credit for GMST 91 + 1 credit for GMST 20)

Honors Minor:
Honors Minors prepare for their examination in German Studies by following the minimum course minor requirements. All Honors Minors must take one seminar taught in German for their honors preparation and complete Senior Honors Study (described below). (Total: 5 credits)

Senior Honors Study (SHS) and Mode of Examination
For SHS, students are required to present an annotated bibliography of criticism—articles or books—concerning at least five of the texts in each seminar offered for external examination. Students are required to meet with the respective instructor(s) of the seminars being examined by Feb. 15 to discuss their planned bibliography and to meet with the instructors for a second time when the approved bibliography is handed in by May 1. The annotated bibliography, which carries no credit, will be added to course syllabi in the honors portfolio. The honors examination will take the form of a 3-hour written examination based on each seminar and its SHS preparation as well as a 1-hour oral panel examination based on the three written examinations for majors or a 30- to 45-minute oral examination for minors.