Please note: The German Studies major is being phased out of the Transylvania University curriculum. Only students who enrolled prior to fall 2023 may major in German Studies.
Many of history’s greatest thinkers wrote in German: Goethe, Mann, Kafka, Kant, Hegel, Schiller, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Jung, to name just a few. And some of the world’s most renowned artists were of German descent: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Dürer, Nolde, Ernst.
Ranked in the top 5% nationwide for Most Focused—Germanic Languages by College Factual
Transylvania is a member of the Kentucky Institute for International Studies, which offers two excellent opportunities to study in Germany. Students can live with a German host family for either six weeks in the summer or three months during the academic year. By immersing yourself in the language and culture, you will establish a solid foundation for further study and achieve considerable fluency.
Where Our Graduates Have Worked
Affinion Groupf
AmeriCorpsf
Cincinnati Children’s Hospitalf
Leyhausen International Services
U.S. State Department
Where Our Graduates Have Studied
Emory University
Indiana University
New York University
Syracuse University
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University
Possible Career Options
Teacher or professor
International business or banking professional
Translator or interpreter
Writer or editor
Diplomat
Semester Study Abroad Opportunities
Australia I
Germany I
Germany II
Ireland
New Zealand
Sweden
These GlobalTransy programs have at least two courses related to the major.
Interested in studying abroad for a summer? Take a look at our summer study abroad opportunities.
Contacts
Matthew Bauman, Visiting Lecturer – German
Transylvania University
300 North Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508-1797