德语专业旨在帮助学生提高语言，文学和文化能力，并培养和发展批判性思维，文本分析，有效的写作和交流以及国际，文化识别能力的可转移技能。德语研究培训包括高级语言课程，以及有关文学，电影，历史，音乐和文化等主题领域的高级研讨会。专业人士会以其强大的德语能力，在其历史和文化背景下的文本和文化文物分析专业知识，在德语中产生各种体裁的文本的能力以及在德语和许多其他领域进行研究生学习的知识背景来完成该课程领域，包括商业，法律，政治学，国际研究和医学。如果可能，强烈鼓励专业学生出国学习或工作。
German Studies is a small student-focused program, providing courses in German language, culture, business, and history from the Middle Ages to the present. All students are encouraged to study abroad in a German-speaking country, with most choosing to do so in a semester of their Junior year or during a summer session.<br><br>German Studies is known for its students first attitude as the faculty members provide personal attention to students needs and foster a positive learning experience within the classroom. We offer a major, a minor, an interdisciplinary minor, and an honors program in addition to other activities for learning about German culture. These include the Stammtisch, a weekly meeting where students can speak German with others, and the German Club, a student-run organization that provides activities for students throughout the year.<br><br>Finally, German Studies is well known for the impressive success rate of its students who have applied for Fulbright post-graduate scholarships in Germany. In fact 13 students were accepted in 2007, which is believed to be the highest number of Fulbrights ever awarded to a single university in one country.