The Department of Modern and Classical Languages seeks to provide undergraduate students communicative competence in a second language, greater understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, insight into the human experience of other peoples, intellectual development through enhanced cognitive and analytical skills, and the integration of these experiences with liberal arts into a world view which encompasses the historic Christian faith.

• ?Course topics vary each year, but include contemporary German culture, German film, the development of German through history, literature, pronunciation, German for economics, and others.
• The major consists of 32 credits of German courses. these must include:
  • German 201 and 202 (or equivalent by examination or transfer, 8 credits)
  • 24 credits in German courses numbered 280 or highter