Majors/Concentrations/Minors

German (BA), German as a Second Major, German (teacher education license), German Minor, Russian Studies (BA), Russian Minor, introductory courses in Japanese

Contact Information

Address:

The Department of German and Russian, including Japanese Studies The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 337-A McIver Building, UNCG. P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

What's Unique about German and Russian, including Japanese Studies at UNCG

• exchange and study abroad programs exist with universities in Austria, Germany, Japan, Poland, and Russia
• Anne Baecker Study Abroad Scholarships available to academically successful students
• close student-faculty structure involving individualized advising and mentoring
• interdisciplinary studies within all languages
• high participation in UNCG Honors Programs
• online courses available in German Studies and Slavic Studies
• access to the Multimedia Language Center

A Brief Message from Department Head

"We are a dynamic, small, student-oriented department that offers a broad range of language, literature, and culture courses. Visit us on the third floor of the McIver Building, or on the web at www.uncg.edu/gar to learn more about our programs, internships, and study abroad opportunities. We encourage you to consider both the College of Arts and Sciences and our Department in your educational plans for the future." Dr. Andreas Lixl, Head of the Department of German and Russian, including Japanese Studies

Special Help to Students

"The department offers free language tutorials to incoming students, multimedia laboratory support, individualized advising for all majors and minors, and independent study opportunities for motivated students of German and Russian. Our faculty strongly supports students who wish to engage in interdisciplinary ventures with other UNCG schools and departments, including Art, Business, History, International Studies, Music, Psychology, and Sociology." Dr. Andreas Lixl, Head of the Department of German and Russian, including Japanese Studies

Careers and Graduate Schools

Careers

• 1969, Senior QA Technologist for RJR Nabisco, Inc.
• 1975, Personnel Director for Wake County, NC
• 1980, Worldwide Corporate Timing Coordinator for Berlitz International, Inc.
• 1991, International Customer Service for Remington Arms Company
• Since 1996, graduates have launched careers such as Berlitz School administrators for Eastern Europe (in Prague), business correspondents for European firms, English teachers in the former Soviet Republics through the Peace Corps, webpage designers for multimedia corporations, and teachers. 

Graduate School

• Over 90% of students who apply place into graduate degree programs.
• Approximately 80% of students earn full graduate scholarships for advanced studies.
• Students typically attend graduate programs at institutions such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Virginia, and Emory University.

Student Success Story

"Most of our graduates holding baccalaureate degrees in German and/or Russian Studies land successful careers in international affairs (U.S. Government), secondary education, European business (multinational firms), and foreign language computing. Almost half of our majors enter graduate schools on scholarships or stipends to pursue advanced language studies degrees." Dr. Andreas Lixl, Head of the Department of German and Russian, including Japanese Studies

Career Experience through Internships

• available internships in Germany
• free-lancing opportunities for students as translators and interpreters
• liaison connections for students with the Goethe Institute of the Federal Republic of Germany

Department Accreditations and Recognition

• American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• German Studies Association (GSA)

Classes Are Up-to-Date Through Faculty Research

•  German Literature from Romanticism to PostModernism, Dr. Jeffrey Adams, Associate Professor of German

   

• Rückblick, Dr. Andreas Lixl, Head of the Department of German and Russian, including Japanese Studies

   

• Spektrum, Dr. Penelope J. Pynes, Lecturer of German

   

• Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts 1888-1990, Dr. Andreas Lixl, Head of the Department of German and Russian, including Japanese Studies

Academic Clubs, Organizations and Activities

• Delta Phi Alpha (International German Honor Society)
• National Slavic Honor Society
• close ties to Grogan College and the International House
• students and faculty meet socially at a German coffee hour (Kaffeestunde) each week
• UNCG film program sponsors one full-length German film each month and several Russian films each semester

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