Link Overview: Why Study German? Reasons to study German Department Events Calendar Special Events and Co-Curricular Activities News and Events Find out what's new and what's happening Curriculum Courses offered, degree requirements, course home pages and syllabi People Faculty, staff and students Study Abroad Find out about options for studying abroad in German speaking countries After Macalester Grad school, careers, alumni resources German House Tenure-Track Faculty Position Filled Related Links Placement Exam

Welcome to the Macalester College German Studies Home Page! Humanities Building Room 209 1600 Grand Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 (651) 696-6374 schultesasse@macalester.edu Welcome to the Department of German Studies' Web Page! The German Studies program offers students an interdisciplinary approach to German literary, intellectual and cultural history, as well as to contemporary German-speaking countries. It examines a range of periods, cultural practices, and texts that include, yet go beyond, "literature" in the "high culture" sense of the word. The program assumes that the study of language is the study of culture, and vice-versa; hence, while advanced courses are oriented toward a particular topic, they overlap and intertwine with the continued study of language. Our students may concentrate on a particular facet of German culture such as literature, cinema, art or architecture, music, philosophy, sociology, politics or history (or a combination thereof). They may earn a major or minor in German Studies. Many successfully combine their German concentration with another field. Each semester the department also provides offerings in English directed at the broad Macalester community and departmental majors. The study of German builds a foundation for graduate work in many academic fields that call for a thorough knowledge of German language, culture, and history. It also helps prepare students for employment in teaching, foreign service, journalism, business, translation, publishing, and arts administration (See Why Learn German?). Follow the other links on this page to learn about what some of our recent majors are doing, about the German House, our on-campus German dorm, and about our self-placement test. Whatever you do, don't overlook our superb study abroad program!