Bachelor of Arts
Mastery of another language can uniquely enhance any career, from communications and marketing to engineering and medicine. Speaking more than one language can not only make you a more effective communicator in the workplace, but it could also potentially help you earn more, according to U.S. News & World Report. Gain language and communication skills and more at Oakland through our Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature program. The undergraduate coursework features a challenging curriculum that will help you learn transferable job skills you can easily apply to any number of careers.
Mastery of another language can uniquely enhance any career, from communications and marketing to engineering and medicine. Speaking more than one language can not only make you a more effective communicator in the workplace, but it could also potentially help you earn more, according to U.S. News & World Report. Gain language and communication skills and more at Oakland through our Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature program. The undergraduate coursework features a challenging curriculum that will help you learn transferable job skills you can easily apply to any number of careers.
At Oakland, our undergraduate German degree program teaches you to apply skills, language, and cultural knowledge in the real world through a variety of opportunities. These include studying abroad, classroom discourse, literature reviews, and other assignments that focus on contemporary topics.
Throughout our bachelor’s degree program in German language and literature, you’ll not only gain new cultural perspectives, but also develop highly sought-after job skills that will help you excel personally and professionally. These include the ability to solve problems, critically analyze and synthesize information, use language as a valuable tool to enhance your future job opportunities, and others.
Fluency in more than one language can enhance your job marketability and give you an edge in just about any career. In Michigan, for instance, businesses and organizations in the engineering field are constantly in search of engineers with advanced German language skills so they may work abroad. Oftentimes, companies will pay for these classes, too. Fluency in German is also becoming more critical in other STEM fields and medicine. These are just a few examples of what can you do with a German degree.
Language skills can also help prepare you for graduate studies. Graduates of Oakland’s German degree in language and literature have been admitted into top-tier graduate schools such as Washington University in St. Louis, University of Tennessee, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), and Humboldt University of Berlin. Those who have gone into the workforce after graduation now hold jobs in a wide range of career fields, including:
As a German major at Oakland, your bachelor’s degree can be whatever you’d like to make of it. In addition to required undergraduate courses, we have a wide array of electives that complement our German language and lit major. For example, you could explore topics in formal reasoning, global perspectives, natural science, or technology.
Your German bachelor’s degree courses will go beyond language studies to take a critical look at the most current cultural and political discourses of mainstream media in German-speaking countries. For example, Advanced German Conversation delves into 12 contemporary topics concerning German culture, including refugee crisis, the gentrification of major cities such as Berlin, poverty, and environmental movements.
Other courses you’ll take to earn a bachelor’s in German degree include:
If you’re interested in online German degree programs, the bachelor’s degree in German language and literature at Oakland may be able to meet your needs. Some of our general education and elective courses are available online.
Not sure if a German bachelor’s degree in language and literature is the best fit for you? Good news: OU offers more than 130 bachelor’s degree programs, so you’re sure to find a program that is.
Check out these other undergraduate degree programs and contact our admissions team if you have any questions or need more information.