B.A. Degree in German Language and Literature

Germany has one of the most powerful and diverse economies in the world. It also produces some of the world’s most influential art, literature, and film. You’ll open doors to a promising future in German-speaking countries and cultures with a degree in German language and literature from Fordham. In the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, you’ll study German language, culture, and literature-the focus of our program-from medieval through postmodern times. In the process you’ll become a fluent speaker, reader, and writer in German. We draw on a long Jesuit tradition of scholarship on and respect for the world's diverse languages and cultures-and virtually all of them are in New York City. From cultural events to people on the streets, New York City is your classroom for learning German. You’ll learn more than German language and literature here. You’ll also study philosophy, theology, economics, mathematics, ethics, science, and the performing arts through Fordham’s common core curriculum, the centerpiece of our liberal arts education. As a German language and literature major, you take 10 required courses. All literature courses are taught in German, and you will be required to speak in German in class discussions and oral presentations. You’ll graduate with advanced proficiency in speaking and writing in German-as well as an extensive literary and cultural preparation - that will open doors to many careers. Wherever German is spoken, there may be a role for you. Our graduates earn advanced degrees in graduate programs in: Foreign Languages and Literature Comparative Literature International Affairs They attend professional schools in: Law Journalism Social Work They work in as many fields as there are people speaking German, including: Finance Publishing Nonprofit