Overview

As the official language of the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and portions of several other European countries—and with linguistic enclaves in the Americas and Africa—German is today the native tongue of close to 120 million people. For advanced-degree programs in fields such as art history, music history, philosophy, and European history, German is still a required language.

Features

First- and second-year German courses at Sarah Lawrence College aim to teach students how to communicate in German and acquire grammatical competency through exercises that demand accuracy and also encourage free expression.

While conference work in Beginning German consists of intensive grammar work with the German assistant (both group and individual conferences), intermediate-level students work on their cultural competency by reading German literature (fairy tales, novellas, poems) and working on class, group, or individual research projects (e.g., writing a short story or screenplay in German, exploring German cities online, reading newspaper articles on current events).

Many students of German spend a semester or year studying in Germany. Students have the opportunity to take a five-week summer seminar in Berlin (six credits), where they will take a German cultural-studies seminar with an emphasis on the history and culture of Berlin and a class in art/architecture, dance, or the German language (taught at Neue Schule in Berlin).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced German: Postwar German Literature and Film
Advanced German: Home, Exile, and Emigration in German Literature
Arcades, Trains, and Hysterics: 19th-Century Film
The Edgy Enlightenment
Postwar German Literature and Film
Home, Exile, and Emigration in German Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in German

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bronxville, United States

Disciplines

German and Scandinavian studies View 317 other Bachelors in German and Scandinavian studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Common Application

School Report & Transcripts. Transcripts must be translated to English, and the original language document must also be provided.

TOEFL/IELTS (for international applicants)

Two letters of recommendation from academic teachers.

Standardized tests (such as the ACT and SAT), interviews, and artistic supplements are optional.

Tuition Fees

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69608 USD / year

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69608 USD / year

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69608 USD / year

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