German (BA) | CUNY Queens College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingActive ListeningWritingReading ComprehensionLearning StrategiesInstructingActive LearningCritical Thinking

Knowledge

Foreign LanguageEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingHistory and ArcheologyPhilosophy and Theology

Abilities

Speech ClarityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionInductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningNear VisionProblem Sensitivity

Tasks

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging softwareDesktop publishing softwareDictionary softwareMusic or sound editing softwareComputer based training software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computers

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

Course materials across the full undergraduate and graduate curriculum — design autonomously, mapping syllabi and assessment instruments to program-level learning outcomes in a research university context.
Complex student performance patterns across multiple course sections — monitor using institutional data systems, identifying at-risk learners and adjusting pedagogical approaches without supervisory direction.
Graduate seminar papers and capstone projects — evaluate with expert critical feedback that situates student work within current theoretical and disciplinary debates in foreign language study.
Advanced graduate discussions on literary theory, linguistics, and cultural studies — facilitate with intellectual authority, drawing out original student contributions and managing competing scholarly perspectives.
Specialized lectures on literary movements, historical contexts, and philosophical dimensions of target-language cultures — deliver to graduate audiences, synthesizing interdisciplinary scholarship fluently.
Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, or scholarly monographs — produce and publish independently, establishing a recognized research agenda in the foreign language or literature field.
Non-routine curricular challenges such as low-enrollment language programs or interdisciplinary course proposals — solve through critical analysis, stakeholder consultation, and evidence-based decision making.
Comprehensive examinations for graduate students — design, administer, and assess, evaluating mastery of language proficiency alongside depth of literary and cultural knowledge.
Computer-based training and information retrieval software — deploy strategically to differentiate instruction and support independent research skill development in graduate seminars.
Field developments in foreign language pedagogy, literary theory, and area studies — synthesize through ongoing reading, conference presentations, and peer collaboration to keep courses at the scholarly frontier.

Course Pathway

28 courses in this program

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

GERM 111Elementary German I

4 cr

GERM 112Elementary German II

4 cr

GERM 250German Film and Media

3 cr

GERM 203Intermediate German I

3 cr

GERM 204Intermediate German II

3 cr

GERM 206Survey of German Literature I

3 cr

GERM 207Survey of German Literature II

3 cr

GERM 223Conversation Level I

3 cr

GERM 224Advanced Grammar and Stylistics, Level II

3 cr

GERM 228Advanced Conversation and Composition,

3 cr

GERM 235German for Business and Industry

3 cr

GERM 236German Media of Today

3 cr

GERM 310Art, Music, Literature in German Society I

3 cr

GERM 311Art, Music, Literature in German Society II

3 cr

GERM 312Politics, Religion, and German Society I

3 cr

GERM 313Politics, Religion, and German Society II

3 cr

GERM 314Minorities in Germany

3 cr

GERM 315German Culture in New York City: Directed

3 cr

GERM 321Early German Literature

3 cr

GERM 324German Enlightenment

3 cr

GERM 325The Age of Goethe

3 cr

GERM 326Romanticism

3 cr

GERM 331The German Theatre: from Lessing to Heiner

3 cr

GERM 333German Novels

3 cr

GERM 335German Poetry

3 cr

GERM 350German Literature in the Industrial Age:

3 cr

GERM 360German Literature and Modernity: from

3 cr

GERM 382Independent Studies

3 cr

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