Requirements
The College of Letters & Science requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work. The minor in German requires a minimum of 21 credits. At least 12 of these credits must be at the 300 level or above and taken in residence at UWM.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses | ||
| GERMAN 204 | German in Your Field and Beyond | 3 |
| GERMAN 331 | German Grammar in Practice | 3 |
| GERMAN 332 | Presentation and Composition | 3 |
| Take at least one of these: | 3-6 | |
| Texts and Contexts | ||
| Introduction to German Studies | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 6-9 additional credits in courses taught in German program at the 300 level or above, or 3-6 credits from German courses numbered 300 and above plus 3 credits from the pre-approved electives in other subjects listed below | 6-9 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Pre-Approved Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARTHIST 205 | History of Film I: Development of an Art | 3 |
| ARTHIST 206 | History of Film II: Development of an Art | 3 |
| ARTHIST 357 | Rococo to Revolution: European Art, 1750-1850 | 3 |
| ARTHIST 364 | Modernism and the Avant-Garde, 1900-1960 | 3 |
| ARTHIST 366 | German Painting, 1800-1933 | 3 |
| ARTHIST 465 | Dada and Surrealist Art | 3 |
| FILMSTD 205 | History of Film I: Development of an Art | 3 |
| FILMSTD 206 | History of Film II: Development of an Art | 3 |
| GEOG 330 | Europe: East and West | 3 |
| GERMAN 111 | German Life and Civilization: Part I | 3 |
| GERMAN 112 | German Life and Civilization: Part II: | 3 |
| GERMAN 145 | Views of Germany: | 3 |
| HIST 203 | The History of Medieval Europe: The Early Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 204 | The History of Medieval Europe: The High Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 241 | Women and Gender in Europe: 1350 to 1750 | 3 |
| HIST 248 | The First World War | 3 |
| HIST 249 | The Second World War in Europe | 3 |
| HIST 363 | Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship | 3 |
| HIST 364 | The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45 | 3 |
| HIST 371 | Topics in European History: | 3 |
| HIST 379 | Introduction to Jewish History | 3 |
| JEWISH 261 | Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images | 3 |
| MUSIC 211 | General History of Western Music I | 3 |
| MUSIC 212 | General History of Western Music II | 3 |
| MUSIC 246 | German and French Lyric Diction | 1 |
| MUSIC 307 | General History of Western Music III | 3 |
| MUSIC 311 | Music of the Baroque Era | 3 |
| MUSIC 312 | Music of the Classic Era | 3 |
| MUSIC 313 | Music of the Romantic Era | 3 |
| MUSIC 314 | Music since 1900 | 3 |
| MUSIC 377 | Song Literature I: Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain | 2 |
| PHILOS 435 | Existentialism | 3 |
| PHILOS 437 | Phenomenology | 3 |
| POL SCI 334 | German Politics and the New Europe | 3 |
| POL SCI 339 | European Integration | 3 |
| POL SCI 382 | Modern Political Thought | 3 |
For further information about the German minor, consult the German Program in the Undergraduate Catalog.