German Studies

Why Study German?

Acquiring a second language will enrich your life and open up many career opportunities. Whether your goals include visiting the castles and beer gardens of Europe, enjoying a performance of Mozart's Magic Flute in the original, watching a film by Wim Wenders, rediscovering your heritage, reading the works of Wittgenstein, delving into the legacy of the Cold War, analysing Freud or embarking on an international career in business, commerce or finance, learning German is a definite asset.

But if you plan to continue on to graduate studies in the Humanities, learning German is a must! Given the prominence of the German tradition of research in the Humanities, German is one of the required languages for many PhD programs in fields such as History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Musicology, and European Literatures.