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The Minor

Students considering a minor in German are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Sullivan for advising on courses best suited to their interests.

Requirements
A total of five departmental courses (15 credits) is required.

German Concentration
310 Advanced German I
311 Reading German Culture
320 Advanced German II
341 Early German Culture
One related upper-level course

Scandinavian Concentration
SWEDISH 310 Advanced Swedish I
SWEDISH 320 Advanced Swedish II
SCANDIN 276 Vikings and their Stories
SCANDIN 397V Viking Revival and Creation of a Nordic Ideal
One related upper-level course

With the permission of the program’s undergraduate advisor, a course focused on Germany or Scandinavia taken in another department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst or in a German- or Scandinavian-speaking country may be used as an elective.