Overview

Give yourself an edge in the job market--Minor in German

Did you know a Foreign Language Minor is one of the top 5 minors on our campus?

Job applicants with foreign language skills are in demand. Your future employer knows that you...

• Have the ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken forms 
• Are able to communicate with a wider group of clients
• Exhibit cultural sensitivity and flexibility
• Understand diverse lifestyles and customs
• Are equipped to adapt in a fast-changing and interdependent world

 

You can easily get your Minor....

With 2 or 3 years of German in high school (or 2 semesters of language study in community college), students usually...

• Take WLG 2201G and/or WLG 2202G and fulfill their Gen Ed Humanities requirement.
• Take 4 courses (12 credits total) on the 3000 to 4000 level to complete their Minor.

 

With 4 years of German in high school, students can start at the 3000-level.

 

Resources

- Program Information in EIU Catalog
- 4-year Course Sequence

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