麻省理工学院的德文研究课程提供从入门到高级的全面学术课程。该德语课程面向本科生和毕业生，旨在让学生学习德语国家的语言，当代文化，历史，电影和文学。凭借目前的教职员工专业知识，涉及移民，文化传播，媒体，科学，环境和技术领域–德文研究鼓励与塑造我们时代的一些核心问题相关的广泛接触。强调跨国观点，德文研究为全球研究和语言的更大使命做出了贡献，使学生成为重要的全球公民，并提高了解决问题的能力以应对当地挑战。
With Germany among leading nations in the automobile, engineering, chemical, and renewable energy industries, learning German creates professional and personal pathways for students to explore in the USwhere companies like Daimler, Siemens, and Bayer are leadersand in the German-speaking world. German being the most widely spoken language in Europe (100 million native speakers and about 55 million second-language speakers), there is ample opportunity for students to apply and extend their studies, interests, and careers with German. From biotech in Munich or 'Silicon Saxony in Dresden, or finance in Zurich and Frankfurt, to cultural diversity in Berlin as a major center for design and fashion, German opens new doors in your world.<br><br>German Studies at MIT engages students in the study of language at the intersection of contemporary culture, film, literature and the history of German-speaking countries. Students acquire communication and cultural competencies that allow them to engage actively in the German-speaking world. Personal attention in small group classes create engaging and rewarding experiences for each student. German Studies subjects prepare students for the opportunity to study, work, and conduct research in German-speaking and other global environments, whether through MISTI programs (see MISTI-Germany, MIT-Germany, and MIT-Switzerland), or in a variety of future career option