B.A. in German 
Employment fields for German majors include positions as translators, interpreters, travel agents and educators. Translators / interpreters are employed in business, international trade, banking, church missions and international aid organizations.
California Lutheran University's German major curriculum offers students a
variety of opportunities through coursework, study abroad and extracurricular
activities. In order to immerse the German major in the language, German is
predominantly spoken in upper division classes.
German courses include
conversation and composition as well as studies in German grammar, literature
and film.
CLU's extensive Study Abroad Program allows students to spend a
semester or an academic year in Germany or Austria. Also, the German program
sponsors various field trips to theaters, museums, libraries and restaurants to
experience German culture.
Employment fields for German majors include
positions as translators, interpreters, travel agents and educators. When
combined with business studies, a degree in German provides graduates with even
broader career opportunities. Translators/ interpreters are employed in
business, international trade, banking, church missions and international aid
organizations.
Proficiency Requirement:
All CLU students are
required, for Core-21, to meet the Foreign Language Proficiency in one of the
following ways: by achieving a satisfactory score on a Language Proficiency
Exam; by passing two courses in the same language; or by passing one course at
the second semester level.
For further information and scheduled testing
dates, contact the Academic Advising and Learning Resource Center.
Requirements
Upper Division Credits: 24
Required Courses: German 201, 202,
301, 311, 312, 401, International Studies 401, two upper division electives (40
credits will be required if the student begins the major with German
101/102)
Students interested in teaching German should refer to the chair
of the German Department for information about the German Single Subject Matter
program.
Minor in German
California Lutheran University's German minor curriculum offers students a variety of opportunities through coursework, study abroad and extracurricular activities in order to immerse them in the German language without delving into the intricacies of the language that are involved in the more advanced major program. As always, the goal of the program is to help students become conversant in the language. This is especially true in connection with the minor course of study since the expectation is that students intend to employ their language skills in order to augment their majors more directly. As with the German major, the minor course of study also includes conversation and composition and offers a more discrete range of courses in German grammar, literature and film from our more advanced courses
CLU's extensive Study Abroad Program allows students to spend a semester or an academic year in Germany or Austria. Also, the German program sponsors various field trips to theaters, museums, libraries and restaurants to experience German culture first hand.
Employment fields for German majors include positions as translators, interpreters, travel agents and educators. When combined with business studies, a degree in German provides graduates with even broader career opportunities. Translators/ interpreters are employed in business, international trade, banking, church missions and international aid organizations.
Proficiency Requirement:
All CLU students are required, for Core-21, to meet the Foreign Language Proficiency in one of the following ways: by achieving a satisfactory score on a Language Proficiency Exam; by passing two courses in the same language; or by passing one course at the second semester level.
For further information and scheduled testing dates, contact the Academic Advising and Learning Resource Center.
Faculty
Contact the Department
California Lutheran University
60 W. Olsen Rd # 3800
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Department Chair:
Sheridan Wigginton, Ph.D.
