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Bard College Catalogue 2009-2010
2009-2010

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Bard College Catalogue 2009-2010
2009-2010

German Studies

http://german.bard.edu

Faculty

Franz R. Kempf (director), Florian Becker, Daniel Berthold, Leon Botstein, William James Griffith, Garry L. Hagberg, David Kettler, Gregory B. Moynahan, Justus Rosenberg, Peter D. Skiff*, Tom Wolf
* on sabbatical, spring 2010

Overview

The German Studies Program encompasses the language, literature, culture, history, philosophy, art, and music of the German-speaking countries. The cultural and historical expressions of German can best be understood by interdisciplinary study and by situating German, Austrian, and Swiss cultures within the larger European context.

Requirements

A student moderates into German studies with a focus in a main discipline (such as history, literature, philosophy, or art history). Majors are required to take at least four semesters, or the equivalent, of German language courses, a survey course in German literature, and at least one semester of German or European history. After Moderation, the student is eligible to study abroad for a semester, ideally in the spring semester of the junior year. Bard offers an exchange program with Humboldt University in Berlin and the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe (see International Programs and Study Abroad in this catalogue).