UCSB的德语本科课程提供三年的语言教学，并提供各种文学和文化的上下级课程。我们的课程面向具有广泛兴趣的学生，包括商业，政府，法律，医学，媒体和翻译领域的职业，以及对获得德文研究专业学位感兴趣的学生。从入门的语言课程到对复杂的文学，政治和文化主题的深入研究，该系为学生提供了一系列激动人心的机会，以使他们熟悉德语语言和文化。由Evelyn Reder Wade博士监督的称职的专业讲师和研究生教学助理几乎完全用德语教授我们的德语课程。前两年的语言课程可帮助学生获得德语的交际和语法能力。第三年的重点是将高级写作
As a student in the German program, youll have access to three years of language instruction and a rich variety of lower- and upper-division courses in literature and culture. Our courses are designed for students with a wide range of interests, and a degree from the program can prepare you for careers in business, education, government, law, medicine, media, and translation, as well as for pursuing a graduate degree in German Studies. The Department offers you an exciting range of opportunities to familiarize yourself with German language and culture, from beginning language classes to in-depth study of complex literary, political and cultural topics taught by internationally renowned and award-winning scholars.<br><br>The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies offers programs of study leading to the B.A. in German language and literatures and the B.A. in Russian and East European Studies. Please see the Comparative Literature Program for M.A. and Ph.D. degree emphasis in German language and literature. Students in each program acquire an appropriate linguistic background in lower-division courses, and are exposed to the modern language in most upper-division classes. The curriculum for each program is designed to provide a wide range of courses on literatures, arts and cultures in a global context. Qualified students majoring in German may spend a year at one of the three partner universities of UC's Education Abroad in Berlin. These universities also offer a one-semester course of study. In addition, Munich University offers a program in Engineering for Sustainability. Depending on the program, language of instruction is German or English. As of 2015, the University of California is affiliated with CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange), which sponsors a variety of programs for the summer, including a single semester or an academic year at St. Petersburg State University.