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Department of World Languages and Literatres

Certificate for German/English Translators

Fachwerkhaus

Certificate Program (36 units)

Coordinator: Ruth Burke

Certificates may be earned by regularly matriculated or extended learning students and denote successful completion of a prescribed program of study designed to a) impart specified professional/vocational/ career competencies; or b) produce mastery of the content of a sub-field of an academic major (discipline); or c) provide exposure to the range of materials in a traditional or emerging interdisciplinary field. Certain certificate programs contain 600-level courses as requirements and/or electives. These 600-level courses may not be taken by undergraduate students.

Note: Entering students with previous training in German, and those who are native speakers, should contact the Department of World Languages & Literatures for information about advanced placement and credit by examination.

Certificate Requirements

Proficiency in German equal to German 150 (Intermediate German or equivalent) and completion of the following requirements with a GPA of 2.7 ("B-") or better:

Lower-division requirements (12 units)
1. Ger 212. Composition (4 units)
2. Ger 214. Conversation (4 units)
3. Ger 216. Introduction to Literary Texts (4 units)

Upper-division requirements (24 units)
1. Eng 495. Expository Writing (4 units)
2. Ger 309. Advanced German Composition (4 units)
3. Ger 311. Survey of German Literature (4 units)
4. Ger 312. Business German (4 units)
5. Ger 313. Technical and Scientific Translation (4 units)
6. Hum 460. Cultural Studies: Germany (4 units)

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