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Degree Options

Students majoring in German studies are encouraged to consider studying in Germany for a year. York University has a well established exchange with the University of Konstanz and with other German universities in conjunction with the Ontario/Baden-Württemberg exchange program.

Honours BA Program

German Language, Literature and Culture Stream

Students will take at least 42 credits, including the following:

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3000 6.0 or AP/GER 3001 3.0 and AP/GER 3002 3.0;
  • AP/GER 3989 6.0;
  • AP/GER 4200 6.0;
  • 12 additional credits at the 3000 or 4000-level in courses with a GER prefix (taught in German), including at least 6 credits at the 4000-level.

Note: A maximum of 12 credits in German language courses may be taken for credit towards the German Culture and Society Stream.

German Culture and Society Steam

Students will take at least 42 credits, including the following, (with at least 12 credits at the 4000-level):

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3200 6.0 or AP/GER 4200 6.0;
  • AP/GER3989 6.0
  • 3 additional credits in courses with a GER prefix (taught either in English or in German);
  • 6 credits chosen from AP/HIST 3320 6.0, AP/HIST 4330 6.0, AP/POLS 3530 3.0, AP/POL 4205 3.0, AP/POLS 4445 3.0, or equivalent;
  • 9 additional credits chosen from the German Studies list of program courses.

Note: A maximum of 12 credits in German language courses may be taken for credit towards the German Culture and Society Stream.

Honours International BA (iBA) Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in German studies including:

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3000 6.0; or AP/GER 3001 3.0 and AP/GER 3002 3.0
  • AP/GER 3989 6.0;
  • AP/GER 4200 6.0;
  • 12 additional credits at the 3000 or 4000-level in courses with a GER prefix (taught in German), including at least 6 credits at the 4000-level.

In addition to the courses required for their major, students in the Honours iBA program must fulfill the following requirements:

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad in a German-speaking country as a full-time student at one of York University's exchange partners.

Honours (Double Major) BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours Bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in Earth and Atmospheric Science or Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA Programs

German Studies may be linked with any Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Students must take 36 credits in German Studies and 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program.

Courses taken to meet German Studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of 18 credits at the 4000-level including at least 6 credits in German and 6 credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details on requirements, see the listing for specific Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA Programs.

German Language, Literature and Culture Stream

Students will take at least 36 credits, including the following:

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3000 6.0; or AP/GER 3001 3.0 and AP/GER 3002 3.0;
  • AP/GER 3989 6/0;
  • AP/GER 4200 6.0;
  • 6 additional credits at the 3000 or 4000-level in courses with a GER prefix (taught in German).

German Culture and Society Stream

Students will take at least 36 credits, including the following, (with at least 6 credits at the 4000-level):

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3200 6.0 or AP/GER 4200 6.0;
  • AP/GER 3989 6.0
  • 6 credits chosen from AP/HIST 3320 6.0, AP/HIST 4330 6.0, AP/POLS 3530 3.0, AP/POL 4205 3.0, AP/POLS 4445 3.0, or equivalent;
  • 6 additional credits chosen from the German Studies list of program courses.

Note: A maximum of 12 credits in German language courses may be taken for credit towards the German Culture and Society Stream.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor Bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a Minor in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor streams must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.

German Language, Literature and Culture Stream

Students will take at least 30 credits, including the following:

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3000 6.0; or AP/GER 3001 3.0 and AP/GER 3002 3.0;
  • AP/GER3989. 6.0
  • 6 additional credits in courses with a GER prefix (taught in German) at the 4000-level.

German Culture and Society Stream

Students will take at least 30 credits, including the following, (with at least 6 credits at the 4000-level):

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3200 6.0 or AP/GER 4200 6.0;
  • AP/GER 3989 6.0
  • 6 credits chosen from the German Studies course list or AP/HIST 3320 6.0; AP/HIST 4330 6.0, AP/POLS 3530 3.0, AP/POL 4205 3.0, AP/POLS 4445 3.0, or equivalent;

Note: A maximum of 12 credits in German language courses may be taken for credit towards the German Culture and Society Stream.

Note: Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000-level including at least 12 credits at the 4000-level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

BA Program

German Language, Literature and Culture Stream

Students will take at least 30 credits, including the following:

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in degree program);
  • AP/GER 3000 6.0; or AP/GER 3001 3.0 and AP/GER 3002 3.0;;
  • AP/GER 3989 6.0 or GER 4200 6.0
  • 6 additional credits in courses with a GER prefix (taught in German) at the 3000 or 4000-level.

German Culture and Society Stream

  • AP/GER 2000 6.0;
  • AP/GER 2790 9.0 (counts as 6 credits in this degree program);
  • AP/GER 3200 6.0 or AP/GER 4200 6.0
  • AP/GER 3989 6.0
  • 6 credits chosen from the German Studies course list or AP/HIST 3320 6.0; AP/HIST 4330 6.0, AP/POLS 3530 3.0, AP/POL 4205 3.0, or AP/POLS 4445 3.0, or equivalent;

Note: A maximum of 12 credits in German language courses may be taken for credit towards the German Culture and Society Stream.

Note:

Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours (120-credit) B.A., students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000-level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000-level in each Honours or Specialized Honours major.