• The Department of Modern and Classical Literature and Cultures (MCLC) houses the German Studies program, a research-centered and student-friendly program with a challenging curriculum taught by internationally renowned faculty.
  • The program covers the entire tradition of German culture, history, and politics within a European and global context, from early modern times to the present.
  • Particular strengths of the department are in eighteenth- to twentieth-century literature and culture, media and film studies, modern intellectual history and political thought, and philosophy.
  • Students in the program may pursue a BA degree with a major in German Studies. The department also offers a minor in German Studies.