German Studies - Pomona College

German Studies from Pomona College is a Campus Bachelor Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Mission statement German Studies is the interdisciplinary study of the contemporary cultural, social, economic and political life of the German-speaking peoples in their historical and international contexts. The German faculty of Pomona and Scripps colleges offer a single unified and comprehensive curriculum for language, literature and cultural studies courses. The specific outcome of a Major in the Claremont German Program is the educated speaker with translingual and transcultural competence. This means the ability to operate between languages. Our students are educated to be informed and capable interlocutors with educated native speakers in the target language. Learning Goals in the Study of German Language All Students in German: All German language students (German 1-33) should achieve the B-2 level of the internationally recognized Goethe Institute exam, which follows the EU frame of reference for scholastic performance (CEFR). This entails the ability to converse in German on a wide range of topics, to comprehend basic German texts, and to write on non-technical topics. German Majors additionally should be able to: German majors should achieve the C-1 level of the language in the CEFR. This means the ability to converse in German on a wide range of topics, including academic topics, to comprehend and analyze German texts, and to write critically on a broad range of topics. View more details on Pomona College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.