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GERMAN LANGUAGE ~ GERMAN WITH HONORS
FOREIGN AREA STUDIES ~ DOUBLE LANGUAGE
Department of Foreign Languages
United States Military Academy
“Speaking in Tongues since 1802”
"Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen."
“Those who know no foreign language know nothing of their mother tongue.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Be a German Language Major!
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As a German language major you will follow a track of courses designed to
develop your German language proficiency and cultural understanding. These
courses will focus on language, culture and German life. You may also have the
opportunity for academic travel to German-speaking areas such as
Germany and Austria.
FOREIGN ACADEMY EXCHANGE PROGRAM (FAEP): Travel to places like
the German Officers’ School in Dresden, Germany or the Theresan Military
Academy in Wiener Neustadt, Austria to witness life as an officer candidate.
AIAD: Immerse yourself in a German Army unit for three weeks to learn about the
German military and culture. Study German through an intensive summer language
and culture immersion program in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
SEMESTER ABROAD PROGRAM (SAP): Spend a semester studying German
and experiencing the culture in an immersion environment at the German military
universities in Hamburg and Munich, or at the Austrian Military Academy in
Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Host a German or Austrian cadet for a semester at West
Point to experience a cross cultural exchange.
GERMAN CLUB: Participate in club activities, socialize while speaking German,
and experience German culture through food, media, and discussion.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AVAILABLE: The Brigadier General Charles J. Barrett
Memorial Award for most outstanding cadet in language studies, The Steuben
Society Award for excellence in German ,The German Military Reading & Writing
Award for excellence in German, The Brigadier General Anthony J. Smith Award
for excellence in foreign studies.
What Can I Expect as a German Major?
Sample German-language 8TAP
SECOND CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
FIRST CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
CES1 CES2 CES3 HI302
IT305 EN302 HI301 LG476 (7)
PL300 SS307 LW403 EV386 (8)
LG371 (1) LG475 (3) LG485 (5) SS377 (9)
HI343 (2) EV365 (4) SS366 (6) LN490 (10)
Sample 8TAP: Foreign Area Studies, Europe
You can choose from a German Language Major, combine German and another language
with a Dual Language Major, or combine the language and the region with an
interdisciplinary Foreign Area Studies: Europe major. Each of these options can be taken as
an honors program. Language majors also work well as part of a Double Major with another
department.
What Are My Study Program Options?
“When I tell people in America that I am a language major, they generally say something like,
‘Why would you study languages? Everyone in Europe speaks English now anyways.’
Because of this, I questioned my decision a few times on becoming a language major. After a
few days in country, these questions went away. To truly connect with people from another
culture and way of life you need to speak their native language.”
-Cadet FAEP After Action Review
SECOND CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
FIRST CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
CES1 CES2 CES3 HI302
IT305 EN302 HI301 LG476 (9)
PL300 SS307 LW403 LG486 (10)
LG371 (1) LG475 (3) LG483 (6) LN490 (11)
LF203 (2) LF204 (4) LF371 (7) LF475 (12)
HSS
Elective (5) LG485(8)
LN380 or HSS
Elective(13)
Sample Dual-Language 8TAP
(German & French) LG 371
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
LG475
READING & WRITING THROUGH MEDIA
LG476
GERMAN MILITARY SPEAKING & READING
LG483
GERMAN CIVILIZATION I
LG484
GERMAN CIVILIZATION Ii
LG485
SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE I
LG486
SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE II
LG490
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CAP SEMINAR
LG492
20TH & 21ST CENTURY GERMANY
EV365
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES
EV386
GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
SS366
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
SS377
POLITICS & GOV OF EUROPE
THIRD CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
SECOND CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
FIRST CLASS
TERM 1 TERM 2
MA205 MA206 CES1 CES2 CES3 HI302
PH201 PH202 EN302 SS307 HI301 LG484 (7)
SS201 SS202 HI301 PL300 LW403 LG486 (8)
EV203 PY201 LG371 (1) LG475 (3) LG483 (5) LG492 (9)
LG203 LG204 HSS
Elective (2) LG476 (4) LG485 (6) LG490 (10)
Third Class
courses are
identical for all
German Major
options.