German

Language Program
239 Cowell College
(831) 459-2054
http://language.ucsc.edu

Programs

Students interested in acquiring proficiency in German can enroll in language courses from beginning to advanced levels. In addition, students may select from among the following programs: a major or minor in language studies, a major in German studies, a major in literature with an emphasis in German literature, or a major in global economics.

The sequence of lower-division courses 1–6 is aimed at enabling students to gain proficiency in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Another sequence of lower-division courses, equivalent to levels 1, 2, and 3, is courses 1A and 1B, offering accelerated German language instruction. Courses 1A and 1B are taught sequentially, winter and spring quarters. Instruction takes place almost exclusively in German.

Campus Language Laboratories and Placement Exams

Information about these topics can be found on Language Program.

Study Abroad

The University of California maintains Education Abroad Program (EAP) centers in Göttingen, Potsdam, and Berlin, Germany. Students may spend a spring semester in Göttingen (beginning German language program or regular course study), a year in Göttingen (regular course study), a spring semester in Potsdam (intermediate German language and culture program), or a semester or year in Berlin (regular course study). Students selected for the year-long program in Göttingen may also elect to spend their second semester (the spring semester) in Berlin. Language requirements for admission to these programs range from little or no German required (beginning German program in Göttingen) to one year of college-level German required (intermediate German language and culture program in Potsdam) to two years of college-level German required (regular course study in Göttingen) to three years of college-level German required (regular course study in Berlin). The Potsdam program courses may also be used to fulfill the language requirement for the year-long program in Göttingen. Selected students may continue directly from the spring semester in Potsdam to the one-year program in Göttingen.

Academic and professional internship opportunities are also available to all EAP students in Germany.

Students may apply to any of these programs at any point in their student career. For the year-long programs, students generally apply in their sophomore year for a junior year abroad. As an exception, some students apply in their junior year for a senior year abroad; such students must sometimes spend an additional quarter at UCSC in order to satisfy all requirements for their major. Courses taken abroad can, with approval of an adviser, be applied to major requirements.

For more information on these programs, see UC Education Abroad Program. For information on credit applied to a major, contact the appropriate department.