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Apply to live in Max Kade AY 2020-21! The Max Kade German Residence, a Michigan Learning Community, is the only language house at U-M. Immerse yourself in German language and culture with like-minded colleagues! Applications are due December 4, 2019.

Congratulations, 2019 Graduates!

Germanic Faculty Research

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Welcome to Germanic Languages & Literatures

Our department offers undergraduate programs in German, Scandinavian, and Dutch and a graduate program in German Studies. In teaching and research, we emphasize the embededdness of language, literature, and the arts in larger social, cultural, and political processes. Our approach, widely known as the “Michigan Model,” has made us one of the premier departments in the US and is unmatched in its interdisciplinary breadth. Students will be guided by faculty with deep methodic training and experience in German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages and literature, Comparative Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology, Film Studies, Philosophy, Media Studies, Museum Studies, and Music.

German Studies - Graduate

German Studies - Undergraduate

Scandinavian Studies

Dutch & Flemish Studies

Yiddish Studies

German Advising Appointments

Placement Tests

Fall 2019 Office Hours

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