Germ.Minor - Minor - German

California Lutheran University’s mission commits it to preparing its students to be leaders in a global society. To do this, it insists that its students be conversant in at least one language beyond their native tongue, and offers courses, majors, and minors in a number of languages and cultural areas. The Languages and Cultures Department reflects CLU’s intention to provide strong language instruction, engage students closely with other cultures, work across disciplines, language families, and cultures, and promote study abroad and in other cultural contexts. CLU students can expect growth and change from this dynamic and important department.

Proficiency Requirement

All CLU students are required, for Core-21, to meet the Foreign Language Proficiency in one of the following ways: by achieving a satisfactory score on a Language Proficiency Exam; by passing two courses in the same language; or by passing one course at the second semester level.

For further information and scheduled testing dates, contact the Languages and Cultures Department.

California Lutheran University’s German major curriculum offers students a thorough course of study in the language, literature and culture of the German people with a full complement of courses that include conversation and composition, studies in German grammar, literature and film.

Cal Lutheran’s extensive Study Abroad Program provides students with opportunities to study for a semester or an academic year in various institutions in Germany and Austria.  A study abroad experience in a German-speaking location is highly recommended for the German major and minor. Course credits earned in study abroad count towards Cal Lutheran’s German major and minor requirements. The students can choose between a year, a semester, a summer, or a short-term study abroad program in a German-speaking country with courses taken primarily in German.  It is recommended that students attain intermediate proficiency before leaving to study abroad.  Students can contact the Office of Education Abroad in the Center for Global Engagement for program options and information.

Cal Lutheran’s German graduates have regularly found careers in education, government, business, and even the clergy. These include jobs as teachers, government agents, translators, banking administrators, international businessmen and businesswomen, interpreters and travel agents. When combined with business studies, a degree in German provides graduates with even broader career opportunities.

Students interested in teaching German should contact the headof the German Department for further information.