Bachelor of Arts - German Studies

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University's German program combines linguistic competence with practical outcomes. Coursework on campus—or at the university's three study-abroad sites—hones effective writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills in German and English. The innovative classes on topics like the ethics of Grimms’ Fairy Tales, Holocaust Studies, and Migration and Culture address the stakes of modern times.

Hallmarks of the German program are flexible opportunities to study abroad in Austria (Salzburg) and Germany (Berlin or Eichstätt) and one-on-one professional guidance from faculty on internships, scholarships, and honor society memberships. As a result, over 70 of German majors and minors have been awarded Fulbright scholarships and graduates work in a wide range of rewarding fields in the German-speaking world and in the U.S., including in the performing arts, science laboratories in Germany, education, and further graduate study.