{"id":5094,"date":"2025-09-04T13:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program-page&#038;p=5094"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:10:13","slug":"ba-german","status":"publish","type":"program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-german\/","title":{"rendered":"German"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='program-hero'><div class='top-part'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/msu-program-finder\/2025-08-07_mosaic-background-high-res.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/msu-program-finder\/2025-08-07_mosaic-background-high-res.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><div class='content-area'><h1 id=\"content-start\">German<\/h1><p class=\"program-info\"><a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?degree_type=ba\">BA<\/a> &bull; <a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?program_type=major\">Major<\/a>, <a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?program_type=minor\">Minor<\/a><\/p><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/121124_92677_German-BA-hero.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/121124_92677_German-BA-hero.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"International language learners in lecture hall\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='bottom-part'><div class='wrapper'><div class='content-area'>\n<p>Become fluent in German and explore the rich, complex history and culture of one of the most influential countries in Europe!<\/p>\n<p>The German-speaking world has been home to Mozart and Bach, Nietzsche and Heidegger, Einstein and Bohr. Germany today is the strongest economy in Europe, has one of the fastest-growing independent art scenes (in Berlin), and is a worldwide research leader in fields from renewable energy to nanotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>In the German program, you will take courses in basic language, conversation and composition, and translation, as well as German literature, history and culture courses. The program will develop your linguistic skills, sharpen your literary analysis, and build your understanding of cultures in German-speaking countries. In addition to German language courses on all levels, the program offers German literature and civilization classes as well as a large variety of extra-curricular activities.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming fluent in German will open up a world of job opportunities, a world of travel opportunities, and offers real advantages in the multicultural world of the humanities, the arts, government and the sciences. Our students have landed spots in top graduate programs, and found success in a wide variety of fields such as business, civil service, translation, interpreting, public relations, and more! <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/german-ba\/\">See the curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.montclair.edu\/portal\/admissions\">Apply Now<\/a><\/span><span class=\"prpl-button ghost-red\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.montclair.edu\/register\/inquire\">Request Info<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><aside><p><strong>Program Format<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?modality=hybrid\">Hybrid<\/a>; <a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?modality=in-person\">In-person<\/a><\/p><p><strong>College or School<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?college=chss\">College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Area of Study<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?area_of_study=arts-culture-design\">Arts, Culture and Design<\/a>; <a href=\"\/academics\/program-finder\/?area_of_study=public-service-and-the-humanities\">Public Service and the Humanities<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Cost Information<\/strong><br \/>In-state tuition is just <strong>$7,839<\/strong> per semester. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/tuition-and-fees\/undergraduate-costs\/\">Undergraduate Cost of Attendance<\/a><\/p><p><span class='prpl-button full-width'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/visit-us\/\">Visit Us<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/aside><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row program-page-expandables\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<h2>Go Global with a Minor<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer compact\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Minor in German<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p>The minor in German is an 18-credit program available to undergraduate students from any major. Students will take a combination of introductory and elective courses in Intermediate and Advanced German, as well as literature, history, and culture courses such as German Through Music: From Mozart to Rammstein, Nazi Cinema and Propaganda, German Through Graphic Novels, and German Fairy Tales.<\/p>\n<p>In the minor, you will develop your language skills, sharpen literary analysis, and build an understanding of cultures in German-speaking countries. You will not only study the German language, but also German literature and civilization, and have the opportunity to join in a variety of extra-curricular activities.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing another language is a great advantage when exploring job opportunities and when that language is German, you have an even greater advantage!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/german-minor\/\">See the curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<h2>SPARK For German Lab<\/h2>\n<p>Montclair State University\u2019s German program has run a SPARK Lab as part of a fast-growing national network of <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goethe.de\/ins\/us\/en\/spr\/unt\/efd\/spa.html\" target=\"_blank\">SPARK Labs<\/a>, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German and the Goethe-Institute.<\/p>\n<p>At our SPARK Lab, a team of about 15 student volunteers work in an after-school program in a local school, teaching elementary school children for about six weeks per semester, one hour per week.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/IMG_0545_German-BA-promo.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/IMG_0545_German-BA-promo.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"German student making shadow puppets on a whiteboard\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Career Opportunities<\/h2>\n<div class=\"link-list triple\">\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher<\/li>\n<li>Translator<\/li>\n<li>Travel guide<\/li>\n<li>International business person<\/li>\n<li>International event planner<\/li>\n<li>Teacher<\/li>\n<li>International consultant<\/li>\n<li>Tutor<\/li>\n<li>Au pair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Featured Faculty<\/h2>\n<p class='a11y-label'><!-- fetch new: 521.68 ms --><!-- decode:  0.56 ms --><!-- output:  0.06 ms --><\/p><ul class=\"profile-grid\"><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Elizabeth Emery profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/359\/user\/emery_eiffel_small.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/359\/user\/emery_eiffel_small.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~emerye\">Elizabeth Emery<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:emerye@montclair.edu\">emerye@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Daniel Mengara profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/361\/user\/img1572.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/361\/user\/img1572.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~mengarad\">Daniel Mengara<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:mengarad@montclair.edu\">mengarad@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"David Galef profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/1958\/user\/davidportraitwithbooks92320small.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/1958\/user\/davidportraitwithbooks92320small.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~galefd\">David Galef<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:galefd@montclair.edu\">galefd@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Rabia Redouane profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/363\/user\/facultyprofilepic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/363\/user\/facultyprofilepic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~redouaner\">Rabia Redouane<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:redouaner@montclair.edu\">redouaner@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Kathleen Loysen profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/360\/user\/0316223071chsskathleenloysen.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/360\/user\/0316223071chsskathleenloysen.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~loysenk\">Kathleen Loysen<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Chairperson<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:loysenk@montclair.edu\">loysenk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"profile-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" alt=\"Pascale Lafountain profile photo\" data-original-image=\"\/profilepages\/media\/4440\/user\/Screen_Shot_2016-01-12_at_12.24.36_PM.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/profilepages\/media\/4440\/user\/Screen_Shot_2016-01-12_at_12.24.36_PM.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"profile-text\"><span class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~lafountainp\">Pascale Lafountain<\/a><\/span><span class=\"title\">Associate Professor<\/span><span class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:lafountainp@montclair.edu\">lafountainp@montclair.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column two-fifths\">\n<h2>Related Programs<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fifths\">\n<p><div class=\"related-program-container\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-history\/\" class=\"name\">History<\/a><span class=\"program-info\"><span class=\"program-info\">BA &bull; Major, Minor<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-anthropology\/\" class=\"name\">Anthropology<\/a><span class=\"program-info\"><span class=\"program-info\">BA &bull; Major, Minor<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-sociology\/\" class=\"name\">Sociology<\/a><span class=\"program-info\"><span class=\"program-info\">BA &bull; Major, Minor, Teacher Certification<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"program-contact-band\"><div class=\"background-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/msu-program-finder\/2025-08-07_mosaic-background-high-res.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/msu-program-finder\/2025-08-07_mosaic-background-high-res.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/div><div 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We&#8217;re Here to Help.<\/h2>\n<p>Have questions about the German program or applying to Montclair? Feel free to ask us anything!<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"contact-card-holder\"><div class=\"contact-card\"><div class=\"narrative\"><p class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/\">Office of Undergraduate Admissions<\/a><\/p>The office of Undergraduate Admissions will guide you every step of the way on your journey from learning about the University and its offerings, to applying for a program through to acceptance and enrollment.<\/div><div class=\"details\"><ul class=\"contact-list\"><li><svg title=\"envelope icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M0 64l512 0 0 80L256 320 0 144 0 64zM0 448L0 182.8 237.9 346.4 256 358.8l18.1-12.5L512 182.8 512 448 0 448z\"><\/path><\/svg><a href=\"mailto:msuadm@montclair.edu\">msuadm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/li><li><svg title=\"phone icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M164.9 24.6c-7.7-18.6-28-28.5-47.4-23.2l-88 24C12.1 30.2 0 46 0 64C0 311.4 200.6 512 448 512c18 0 33.8-12.1 38.6-29.5l24-88c5.3-19.4-4.6-39.7-23.2-47.4l-96-40c-16.3-6.8-35.2-2.1-46.3 11.6L304.7 368C234.3 334.7 177.3 277.7 144 207.3L193.3 167c13.7-11.2 18.4-30 11.6-46.3l-40-96z\"><\/path><\/svg><a href=\"tel:973-655-4444\">973-655-4444<\/a><\/li><li><svg title=\"map icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M215.7 499.2C267 435 384 279.4 384 192C384 86 298 0 192 0S0 86 0 192c0 87.4 117 243 168.3 307.2c12.3 15.3 35.1 15.3 47.4 0zM192 128a64 64 0 1 1 0 128 64 64 0 1 1 0-128z\"><\/path><\/svg>Susan A. 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