About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts
- Credits for Degree: 120
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To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.
Department Information
Home to 15 different language programs, the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC) offers training in languages and cultures from all corners of the globe. From Swahili to Italian, Russian to Vietnamese, LLC gives students the opportunity to become cross-cultural experts in an increasingly internationalized world.
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Curriculum
- African Languages
- Arabic
- Arabic Language and Literature Minor
- Chinese
- Combination Degrees
- Dual Languages
- East Asian Languages and Literatures Minor
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French and Francophone Studies
- French and Francophone Studies Minor
- German
- German Minor
- German Minor UF Online
- Hebrew
- Hebrew Minor
- Italian
- Italian Studies Minor
- Japanese
- Russian
- Russian and East-European Area Studies Certificate
- Russian Minor
The BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures (FLL) provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of a specific language (or languages) and advanced familiarity with the cultural practices and traditions associated with the language(s) of specialization. The major in FLL enhances critical thinking and communication skills and provides students with a cross-cultural understanding of our contemporary world. The program allows students the flexibility to explore a single or dual language specialization as well as the opportunity to study culture through interdisciplinary fields of critical concentration, such as Comparative Cultural Studies, Film and Visual Culture, Intensive Area Studies, Literary Studies, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies. A major in FLL offers an excellent basis for a variety of careers, including graduate study in an area of foreign language and culture and/or in the humanities and social sciences, as well as careers in education, international development, diplomacy and government, national security, communications, law, journalism, arts and culture, publishing, and global business. Participation in UF study-abroad programs or a UF approved program is highly encouraged.
The German specialization of the Foreign Languages and Literatures major is not limited to knowing the language, but instead helps the student achieve multiple literacies. In the major, the study of language merges with the study of culture and includes:
- The works of German literature as well as German culture and civilization from the Middle Ages through the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century
- German cinema
- The writings of ethnic minorities in German-speaking countries
- The terminology of business, economics, and the European Union
- Summer studies or full-semester studies at a German or Austrian university.
For many students, the curriculum is an enriching discovery of their own past: more than 60 million Americans are at least partly of German heritage. More Americans can trace their ancestry to Germany than to any other foreign country, and since the middle of the 20th century more Americans have lived and worked in Germany than in any other foreign country.
Coursework for the Major
The German specialization in Foreign Languages and Literatures consists of preparatory language study at the lower division (1000 and 2000 level), and 33 credits of advanced language, theory, and culture study in the upper division (3000 level and above).
All coursework for the major must be completed with minimum grades of C.
Ordinarily, students will need to have completed GER 2200 Intermediate German 1 by their fifth semester at UF to be able to complete the German major.
Required Foundation Coursework | 16 Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GER 1130 | Beginning Intensive German 1 | 5 |
| or GER 1125 | Discover German 1 | |
| GER 1131 | Beginning Intensive German 2 | 5 |
| or GER 1126 | Discover German 2 | |
| GER 2200 | Intermediate German 1 | 3 |
| or GER 2225 | Online Intermediate German I | |
| GER 2240 | Intermediate German 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
Required Core Coursework | 33 Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Language and Culture | ||
| Select 6 credits: | 6 | |
| Advanced German Abroad | ||
| Reading German Texts | ||
| German Grammar Review | ||
| Writing German Texts | ||
| German Listening, Comprehension and Speaking | ||
| Advanced Coursework | ||
| Select 18 credits (at least 6 credits with GER or GEW prefix at the 4000 level): | 18 | |
| Topics in German Film and Culture | ||
| German in Business | ||
| Cultural Identity and Intercultural Competence | ||
| Variable Topics in German Studies | ||
| Modern German Culture and Civilization | ||
| Medieval Literary Culture | ||
| History, Literature and Arts of Berlin | ||
| Early German Cinema to 1945 | ||
| Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | ||
| Variable Topics in German Studies | ||
| Women and German Cinema | ||
| New Cinema 1945 to the Present | ||
| Variable Topics in German Studies | ||
| Variable Topics in German Studies | ||
| Modern German Literature | ||
| Contemporary German Literature | ||
| Women in German Literature | ||
| Communities Writing in German | ||
| Individual Work | ||
| Seminar in Germanic Languages and Literatures | ||
| Critical Concentration | ||
| Although courses may appear in more than one group they may be counted toward only one group | ||
| Select 9 credits from one concentration: | 9 | |
Intensive Area Studies: German (Recommended for those planning to pursue careers requiring advanced level skills in German or graduate work in German Studies) | ||
Comparative Cultural Studies | ||
Film and Visual Culture | ||
Literary Studies | ||
Medieval and Early Modern Studies | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | |
Up to 15 credits of 3000/4000-level courses can be transferred from another institution.
No more than 3 credits can be earned in independent studies courses such as GEW 4905.
Overseas Study
The program recommends its summer program in Mannheim, Germany. Students can complete nine credits at the intermediate or advanced level depending on prerequisites met.
Placement
Students without prior German should take the GER 1130 and GER 1131 sequence (five credits each). An alternative manner of completing the basic language sequence in a single year is by taking the online German sequence GER 1125 and GER 1126, Discover German. These 10 credit sequences fulfill the college's language requirement.
Students with previous training in one of the languages should speak with the department.
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
For degree requirements outside of the major, refer to CLAS Degree Requirements: Structure of a CLAS Degree.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 2
Semester 3
- Complete GER 1126 or GER 1131 or higher-level German course with a minimum grade of C
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 4
- Maintain completion of GER 1131 or GER 1126 or higher-level German course with a minimum grade of C and a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 5
- Complete GER 2200 or any 2000-level German course with a minimum grade of C and a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 6
- Complete GER 2240 or a higher-level German language course with a minimum grade of C
- Complete 2 Advanced Elective courses with minimum grades of C
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 7
- Complete GER 3234, GER 3300, GER 3413, or GER 3470 with a minimum grade of C
- Complete 2 Advanced Elective courses with minimum grades of C
- Complete 1 Critical Concentration course with a minimum grade of C
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 8
- Complete 2 Advanced Elective courses with minimum grades of C
- Complete 2 Critical Concentration courses with minimum grades of C
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Students are expected to complete the Writing Requirement while in the process of taking the courses below. Students are also expected to complete the General Education International (GE-N) and Diversity (GE-D) requirements concurrently with another General Education requirement (typically, GE-C, H, or S).
3000 level or above critical concentration courses outside of German may count toward the 3000 level or above electives outside of the major.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Select one: | 5 | |
| Discover German 1 (Critical Tracking) | ||
| Beginning Intensive German 1 (Critical Tracking) | ||
| State Core Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| Select one: | 5 | |
| Discover German 2 (Critical Tracking) | ||
| Beginning Intensive German 2 (Critical Tracking) | ||
| Quest 1 (Gen Ed Humanities) | 3 | |
| Science laboratory (Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences) | 1 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Mathematics | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| GER 2200 | Intermediate German 1 (Critical Tracking) | 3 |
| State Core Gen Ed Humanities | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Mathematics | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences (area not taken in semester one) 1 | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| GER 2240 | Intermediate German 2 (Critical Tracking) | 3 |
| GET 3004 | Modern German Culture and Civilization (Gen Ed Humanities and International) | 3 |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and Diversity | 3 | |
| Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| Select two: | 6 | |
| Reading German Texts (Critical Tracking) | ||
| Writing German Texts (Critical Tracking) | ||
| German Grammar Review | ||
| German Listening, Comprehension and Speaking (Critical Tracking) | ||
| German in Business | ||
| Advanced German Abroad (Critical Tracking) | ||
| Critical concentration course (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Biological Sciences | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| Advanced German electives (Critical Tracking) | 6 | |
| Critical concentration course (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Seven | ||
| Advanced German elective or senior thesis option (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Advanced German elective (Critical Tracking; 4000 level) | 3 | |
| Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) | 6 | |
| Electives | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Semester Eight | ||
| Advanced German elective (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Advanced German elective (Critical Tracking; 4000 level) | 3 | |
| Critical concentration course (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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One of these courses must be a UF Quest 2 course
9 Credits from one Concentration
Although courses may appear in more than one group, they may be counted toward only one group.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Intensive Area Studies: German | ||
| Recommended for those planning to pursue careers requiring advanced level skills in German or graduate work in German Studies | ||
| GER 3234 | Reading German Texts | 3 |
| GER 3330 | German Language and Culture 1 | 3 |
| GER 3332 | Topics in German Film and Culture | 1 |
| GER 3440 | German in Business | 3 |
| GER 4482 | Cultural Identity and Intercultural Competence | 3 |
| GER 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3501 | History, Literature and Arts of Berlin | 3 |
| GET 3520 | Early German Cinema to 1945 | 4 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| GET 4521 | Women and German Cinema | 4 |
| GET 4523 | New Cinema 1945 to the Present | 4 |
| GET 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| GEW 3930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| GEW 4301 | Introduction to German Drama and Theater | 3 |
| GEW 4730 | Modern German Literature | 3 |
| GEW 4731 | Contemporary German Literature | 3 |
| GEW 4750 | Women in German Literature | 3 |
| GEW 4760 | Communities Writing in German | 3 |
| GEW 4930 | Seminar in Germanic Languages and Literatures | 3 |
| Comparative Cultural Studies | ||
| ABT 3500 | Arabic Culture | 3 |
| ABT 4131 | The Qur'an as Literature | 3 |
| ARA 3510 | The Arab Woman | 3 |
| CHI 3403 | Chinese Calligraphy | 3 |
| CHT 3500 | Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CHT 3510 | All the Tea in China | 3 |
| CHT 3513 | Taoism and Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CZT 3564 | Modern Czech Culture and Society | 3 |
| FRT 3004 | Monuments and Masterpieces of France | 3 |
| FRT 3561 | Women in French Literature and/or Cinema | 3-4 |
| FRT 4500 | East-West Encounters | 3 |
| GET 3003 | German Culture and Civilization 1 | 3 |
| GET 3004 | Modern German Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3201 | Early Modern Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3501 | History, Literature and Arts of Berlin | 3 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 3930 | Variable Topics in German Studies (German Fairy Tales) | 3 |
| GEW 4401 | Cities as Cultural Centers | 3 |
| HAI 3930 | Topics in Haitian Language and Culture | 3 |
| HAT 3503 | Haitian Culture and Literature in Translation | 3 |
| HAT 3564 | Haitian Culture and Society | 3 |
| HAT 3700 | Introduction to Haitian Creole Linguistics | 3 |
| ITT 3431 | Italy and Pilgrimages | 3 |
| ITT 3443 | Dante's Inferno (English) | 3 |
| ITT 3540 | Murder Italian Style: Crime Fiction and Film in Italy | 3 |
| ITT 3541 | Gangsters and Godfathers: Italian Mafia Movies | 3 |
| ITT 3700 | The Demolition of Man: Italian Perspectives on the Jewish Holocaust | 3 |
| ITT 3930 | Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| JMT 3500 | Jamaican Creole, Reggae, and Rastafari | 3 |
| JPT 3500 | Japanese Culture | 3 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| JPT 3702 | Japanese Visual Culture | 3 |
| JPT 4502 | Japanese Folklore | 3 |
| JPT 4510 | Representations of Japan's Modern Empire | 3 |
| RUT 3443 | War and Peace | 3 |
| RUT 3500 | Russian Cultural Heritage | 3 |
| RUT 3501 | Contemporary Russian Culture and Society | 3 |
| RUT 3503 | Violence and Terror in the Russian Experience | 3 |
| RUT 3504 | Russia Today | 3 |
| RUT 3506 | Creative Lives: Writers, Artists, and Extraordinary People | 3 |
| RUT 3514 | Russian Fairy Tales | 3 |
| RUT 3530 | Russia's Struggle with Nature: Legacies of Destruction and Preservation | 3 |
| RUT 3600 | The Twentieth Century through Slavic Eyes | 3 |
| RUT 4450 | Russian Modernism | 3 |
| VTT 3500 | Vietnamese Culture | 3 |
| YOT 3500 | Yoruba Diaspora in the New World | 3 |
| Film and Visual Culture | ||
| CHI 4930 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
| CHT 3391 | Chinese Film and Media | 3 |
| CHT 3523 | Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the New Global Cinema | 4 |
| FRT 3520 | French Cinema | 4 |
| FRT 3561 | Women in French Literature and/or Cinema | 3-4 |
| FRT 4500 | East-West Encounters | 3 |
| FRT 4523 | European Identities, European Cinemas | 4 |
| GET 3520 | Early German Cinema to 1945 | 4 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 4521 | Women and German Cinema | 4 |
| GET 4523 | New Cinema 1945 to the Present | 4 |
| GET 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| HBR 4930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ITT 3521 | Italian Cinema | 4 |
| ITT 3540 | Murder Italian Style: Crime Fiction and Film in Italy | 3 |
| ITT 3541 | Gangsters and Godfathers: Italian Mafia Movies | 3 |
| ITT 3930 | Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| JPN 4930 | Special Topics in Japanese Studies | 3 |
| JPT 3391 | Introduction to Japanese Film | 4 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| JPT 3702 | Japanese Visual Culture | 3 |
| RUT 3524 | Russia through Film | 3 |
| SSA 4930 | Special Topics in African Studies | 3 |
| Literary Studies | ||
| ABT 3130 | Arabic Literary Heritage 1 | 3 |
| ABT 4131 | The Qur'an as Literature | 3 |
| CHI 4930 | Special Topics in Chinese Studies | 3 |
| CHT 3110 | Chinese Literary Heritage | 3 |
| CHT 3123 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| CHT 3124 | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| CHT 3302 | Tales of the Strange in Medieval Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHT 3511 | Chinese Martial Arts Fiction | 3 |
| CHT 4111 | Dream of the Red Chamber | 3 |
| CHT 4603 | Journey to the West | 3 |
| FRT 3004 | Monuments and Masterpieces of France | 3 |
| FRT 3561 | Women in French Literature and/or Cinema | 3-4 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3201 | Early Modern Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3501 | History, Literature and Arts of Berlin | 3 |
| GET 3580 | Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media | 3 |
| GET 3930 | Variable Topics in German Studies (German Fairy Tales) | 3 |
| GET 4930 | Variable Topics in German Studies | 3 |
| HAT 3503 | Haitian Culture and Literature in Translation | 3 |
| HBR 4930 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HBT 3223 | Identity and Dissent in the Hebrew Short Story | 3 |
| ITT 3431 | Italy and Pilgrimages | 3 |
| ITT 3443 | Dante's Inferno (English) | 3 |
| ITT 3540 | Murder Italian Style: Crime Fiction and Film in Italy | 3 |
| ITT 3700 | The Demolition of Man: Italian Perspectives on the Jewish Holocaust | 3 |
| ITT 3930 | Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| JPT 3100 | Tales of Kyoto | 3 |
| JPT 3120 | Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| JPT 3121 | Contemporary Japanese Literature: Postwar to Postmodern | 3 |
| JPT 3140 | Modern Women Writers | 3 |
| JPT 3150 | Classical Japanese Poetry | 3 |
| JPT 3300 | Samurai War Tales | 3 |
| JPT 3330 | Early Modern Japanese Literature | 3 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| JPT 4130 | The Tale of Genji | 3 |
| JPT 4502 | Japanese Folklore | 3 |
| JPT 4510 | Representations of Japan's Modern Empire | 3 |
| PLT 3930 | Special Topics in Polish Studies | 3 |
| RUT 3101 | Russian Masterpieces | 3 |
| RUT 3441 | Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | 3 |
| RUT 3442 | Themes from Russian Literature | 3 |
| RUT 3443 | War and Peace | 3 |
| RUT 3452 | Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| RUT 3503 | Violence and Terror in the Russian Experience | 3 |
| RUT 3506 | Creative Lives: Writers, Artists, and Extraordinary People | 3 |
| RUT 3514 | Russian Fairy Tales | 3 |
| RUT 3530 | Russia's Struggle with Nature: Legacies of Destruction and Preservation | 3 |
| RUT 3600 | The Twentieth Century through Slavic Eyes | 3 |
| RUT 3930 | Variable Topics in Russian Studies | 3 |
| RUT 4440 | Pushkin and Gogol | 3 |
| RUT 4450 | Russian Modernism | 3 |
| SST 4502 | African Oral Literature | 3 |
| SSW 3303 | Swahili Oral Literature | 3 |
| SSW 4713 | African Women Writers | 3 |
| VTN 4930 | Special Topics in Vietnamese Studies | 3 |
| Medieval and Early Modern Studies | ||
| ARA 3510 | The Arab Woman | 3 |
| CHT 3110 | Chinese Literary Heritage | 3 |
| CHT 3123 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation | 3 |
| CHT 3302 | Tales of the Strange in Medieval Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHT 3511 | Chinese Martial Arts Fiction | 3 |
| CHT 3513 | Taoism and Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CHT 4111 | Dream of the Red Chamber | 3 |
| CHT 4603 | Journey to the West | 3 |
| GET 3200 | Medieval Literary Culture | 3 |
| GET 3201 | Early Modern Literary Culture | 3 |
| ITT 3431 | Italy and Pilgrimages | 3 |
| ITT 3443 | Dante's Inferno (English) | 3 |
| JPT 3300 | Samurai War Tales | 3 |
| JPT 3330 | Early Modern Japanese Literature | 3 |
| JPT 3521 | Monsters and Horror in Japan | 3 |
| MEM 3003 | Introduction to the Medieval World | 3 |
| MEM 3300 | Castles and Cloisters: An Introduction to Medieval Communities | 3 |
| MEM 3301 | Palaces and Cities: An Introduction to Early Modern Communities | 3 |
| MEM 3730 | Studies in the Holy Roman Empire | 3 |
| MEM 3931 | Variable Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Studies | 3 |
The Foreign Languages and Literatures (FLL) major enables students to achieve communicative competence in their language(s) of specialization. Students will become knowledgeable in the culture and literature and/or linguistics associated with their language area(s) such that they will be able to critically analyze and evaluate authentic sources in the target language(s) and formulate independent, critical perspectives in the target language(s). Further, students will learn the intercultural skills and practical know-how necessary to negotiate traveling, studying, and living in the target culture(s).
Before Graduating Students Must
- Satisfy the Florida statutes for the College-Level Academic Skills Requirement.
- Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.
- Achieve one or more of the following, as determined by their specialization within the FLL program: an acceptable score on a language proficiency test and/or a satisfactory faculty evaluation of a term paper, final project, or oral presentation completed for a selected advanced course.
Students in the Major Will Learn to
Student Learning Outcomes | SLOs
Content
- Describe and define cultural concepts, literary production, and/or linguistic structure in language(s) of specialization.
Critical Thinking
- Analyze, interpret, and evaluate texts according to their cultural, literary and/or linguistic content.
Communication
- Express critical competence in relation to the culture(s) of specialization through performance of comprehensive analysis in written and oral form.
- Display oral and written proficiency in language(s) of specialization.
Curriculum Map
I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed
| Courses | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category A1 | I, R | I | I | I, R, A |
| Category B2 | I,R, A | I, R, A | I, R, A |
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Courses focus on the acquisition of the language(s) of specialization at the advanced level.
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Courses address literary, cultural, cinematic, historical, and/or social questions.
Assessment Types
- Proficiency exams
- Term papers or final projects
- Oral presentations