German - SUNY College at Oswego

German from SUNY College at Oswego is a Campus Bachelor Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. German majors at Oswego have combined their language background with courses in such areas as economics, education, business administration, international trade, and communication studies, to excel in such diverse areas as the teaching profession, government, international business and trade, and the travel/tourist industries. Other popular career choices for German majors include law, library science, political science and the military. Indeed, many of our German majors are double majors. The German major is designed to help students attain proficiency in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, and writing skills of the German language, and to provide a broad background in culture of the major German-speaking countries. The department offers elementary through advanced German-language courses as well as courses in literature , film studies, business German , pedagogy and culture. Advanced literature and culture courses, which are conducted in German, cover the major periods from the Middle Ages to the present, as well as specific genres and areas such as Berlin im 20. Jahrhundert or Austrian Literature . Many German majors and some non-majors spend a year studying abroad through overseas programs with German universities. Historically, the most popular exchanges destinations for Oswego students have been with SUNY Oswego sponsored programs at the University of Osnabr?ck. Through cooperative programs within the SUNY system, however, it is also possible to study at other universities in Germany and Austria. The German exchange students on the Oswego campus also participate in departmental activities where they are an excellent source of firsthand information on German culture as well as convenient and congenial partners for conversation in German . Attendance at the department's weekly international coffee hour gives students of all levels the possibility of honing their German language skills in a more informal academic setting. The department has also sponsored a chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Honor Society. For those who wish to continue their study, the German Program has been successful in placing graduates in some of the best graduate schools where they have been awarded grants and stipends for study. View more details on SUNY College at Oswego . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.