A background in German Studies prepares you to explore many fields, among them teaching, translation, publication, business, international law, diplomacy, foreign service, and tourism.  Knowledge of the German language will be helpful for graduate study in a number of disciplines of the humanities, the sciences, music, and art history.

Students interested in German may take just a few courses, do a German language minor, sign up for the interdisciplinary minor in German studies, or declare a German Studies major.   Students have various opportunities to meet outside of class and practice their German: the weekly German table, the German film series, and Trinity’s German Club. 

Trinity has strong study abroad programs in the German-speaking world: through the Baden-Württemberg Exchange, you may study at one of nine universities, including Heidelberg, Freiburg, Konstanz, and Tübingen.  The Trinity-in-Vienna Program attracts a number of students each year to study a semester in Austria’s capital and to take advantage of its many offerings in music, philosophy, psychology, and language.

Questions? Contact Johannes Evelein, Department Chair and Head of the German Studies Section.