Offered by the Department of English and Modern Languages
English faculty:
Professors Harris, Pifer, Rashidi, Sornberger, Ulrich (chairperson),
Associate Professors Barton, Doerksen, Murphy, Sullivan-Blum, Washington
Assistant Professor Guignard, Sanner
Modern Languages faculty: Associate Professors Arango-Keeth, Blanco, Holtman, Keeth and Oyallon
A minor in German can be not only a valuable personal asset, but also a unique qualification on one’s professional resume. There is no lack of excellent reasons to study German: travel, greatly increased job opportunities, graduate study, family background, literature, arts, science, and general intellectual development all come to mind. German is a vital language worldwide, widely spoken on all continents. German is the second most common language of the Internet and the third or fourth most popular foreign language world-wide.
Interested in business opportunities? A knowledge of German will greatly improve your chances in the job market. Germany has the third-highest economy and book publishing rate in the world.
Many of the greatest philosophers, scientists, composers, authors and artists of the modern era thought and wrote in German: Einstein, Freud, Nietzsche, Kant, Beethoven, Marx, Kafka, Goethe, and many more.
Mansfield German minors are free (and encouraged) to generally spend at least one semester studying in German-speaking country. MU has its own successful exchange program with the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität in Jena, Germany, as well as placements through ISEP (the International Student Exchange Program). Students at universities in Germany or other German-speaking countries.
For more information on studying German at Mansfield University, see the description under the German major.
15 s.h.