Modern Languages - German
If you're on the fence about whether you should study German at K-State, watch this thirty second video that explains all of the benefits of learning German both while you're at K-State and after graduation!
Click HERE to see our German language courses!
The linked page is updated prior to the next semester, so you can use that page to plan which classes you'd like to take!
Are you considering doing a study abroad?
Check out this video to learn about our KSU in Berlin and Leipzig summer program! For more info, take a look at our study abroad page.
Minor Requirements
The German Minor requires 6 courses at and above level 3 (GRMN 300), including one literature course at the 500-level. See course descriptions to assist you in choosing your courses, and/or contact Dr. Necia Chronister (nchroni@ksu.edu) to discuss placement and scheduling.
Retroactive credit and study abroad credits apply toward the German Minor.
Major Requirements
The German Major requires 11 courses (33 credit hours) in German at and above level 3 (GRMN 300), including one required literature courses at the 500-level* (GRMN 521 / 522 recommended), and at least three 6/700-level courses. A grade of “C” or better or a minimum 2.5 GPA is required in all German courses counted towards the major. Classes for the major cannot be taken Pass/Fail. Two non-transfer courses are required at the 700 level.
See course descriptions to assist you in choosing your courses, and/or contact Dr. Necia Chronister (nchroni@ksu.edu) to discuss placement and scheduling.
Retroactive credit and study abroad credits apply toward the German Major.
The German major with distinction requires 13 courses (39 credits) in German at and above level 3 (GRMN 300),including one required literature courses at the 500-level* (GRMN 521 / 522 recommended), and at least four 6/700-level courses, and a 3.5 GPA in all courses taken toward the major.
See course descriptions to assist you in choosing your courses, and/or contact Dr. Necia Chronister (nchroni@ksu.edu) to discuss placement and scheduling.
Retroactive credit and study abroad credits apply toward the German Major.
*Note: For students who began their language studies prior to Fall 2023, the German major requires two literature courses at the 500-level. Not sure which requirements you fall under? Contact Dr. Necia Chronister (nchroni@ksu.edu)
Meet the professors!
Dr. Chronister
Professor, German
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Chronister teaches courses on German language, literature, film, and culture. Her research focuses on material issues of home and property in contemporary literature and film, the changing society of the former East Germany in the 1990s, body materiality in fiction, and embodied reading. She recently published a book titled Domestic Disputes: Examining Discourses of Home and Property in the Former East Germany.
Dr. Hillard
Professor, German
Ph.D., University of Washington
Professor Hillard teaches courses in German language, literature, culture, and translation. His research focuses on emotion and psychology in literature, connections between science and the arts, history of German thought, and German poetry.
Dr. Luly
Associate Professor, German
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Dr. Sara Luly teaches all levels of German language, literature and culture classes. Her research areas include German Gothic literature, mental illness in the late 18th century, & the works of women authors around 1800. She is also the Faculty Director of the University Honors Program. Follow her on Twitter @SaraLuly2
Looking to continue your education at K-State? Check out our graduate studies program! With German, there are three options:
The Department of Modern Languages offers three M.A. tracks
- Literature
- Second Language Acquisition in German or Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
- Second Language Acquisition with Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in German
For more information about earning your Masters at K-State, check out our Graduate Studies page!
