The required and elective courses you would take for German Language and Literature majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

• English
• Linguistics
• Literary Criticism
• Literature
• Rhetoric
• Writing

• Adult Development and Aging
• African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Albanian Language and Literature
• American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• American Sign Language
• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Apparel and Textiles
• Applied Linguistics
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Baltic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Bengali Language and Literature
• Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Languages and Literatures
• Bulgarian Language and Literature