The undergraduate German degree programs serve students who are seeking high proficiency in German language and cultural studies. Programs courses focus on real-world communication skills, and our instructors promote a student-centered, immersion- based learning environment that encourages the open exchange of ideas, instills awareness of cultural differences, and encourages a deeper understanding of events, institutions, and traditions. Students are asked to reflect on the nature and value of literary, cinematic, and artistic works as part of a larger inquiry into the making of cultures. Coursework fosters self-awareness and respect for others through reading and discussion, and offers opportunities for interaction with a wide variety of people, products, and perspectives from German-speaking countries, and numerous other regions in which German is an official or commonly spoken language.The collaborative B.S. in German Teaching degree requires additional instruction offered by the College of Education as well as courses in professional language teaching methods for use in the K-12 classroom offered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures. For additional information about this program and its requirements, please contact a German faculty member.