德文研究专业与传统德语和文学专业的不同之处在于其产品范围。德文研究专业鼓励学生从一系列认可的人文，艺术，社会科学和经济学课程中选修几门学科。希望获得德文研究计划的毕业生：为终身学习做好准备，要在文学，电影，哲学和音乐等领域熟悉并熟悉德文对西方文化的贡献，精通德语，了解并能够讨论德文的历史，政府，对宗教的态度，并将以上所有内容作为受过教育的人的标志，以从事商业职业或攻读研究生或专业学位。
The major in German Studies, which includes a German language requirement, concentrates on the study of the German cultural tradition in history, philosophy, the fine arts, music, film studies, politics, and culture.The German Studies major differs from the traditional German language and literature major by the breadth of its offerings. A German Studies major encourages students to study in several disciplines from a generous selection of approved courses in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and economics. A graduate of the German Studies Program is expected: to be prepared for lifelong learning, to be knowledgeable about and conversant in German contributions to western culture in such areas as literature, film, philosophy, and music, to be proficient in the German language, to understand and be able to discuss German history, government, attitudes about religion, and to use all of the above as the mark of an educated person in pursuit of a career in business or in study toward a graduate or professional degree.