German Department
The St. Olaf German Department is committed to offering students a critical, socially engaged, transdisciplinary and inclusive German Studies curriculum to meet global challenges. In German courses, students learn the fundamentals and the intricacies of German language through meaningful, in-depth encounters with German-speaking cultures. With a curriculum built upon a wide array of topics – from folklore to film, from everyday life to international politics, and from confronting a fraught past to building a more sustainable, equitable future – language learning and cultural understanding support and reinforce one another across all course levels.