Germanic Languages and Literatures
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Recent News
German Outreach Program
Fall '22 saw the start of a pilot outreach program to raise interest in German at the high school level.
Old Typewriters, New Tricks
U-M's LSA Magazine featured Meghan Forbes (Slavic PhD '16, German Certificate Student) and Hannah Pröbsting, née McMurray (German Ph.D. ’17) and their process for forming a community while producing a truly unique publication.
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.
The Department of Germanic Language & Literatures is committed to fostering a friendly and supportive environment that builds a community for learning and growing intellectually and personally.
We invite you to share your thoughts and ideas about the department. A U-M login is required to access the Google form. Your message will be anonymous unless you choose to fill in your name.
The information you provide through this form will be reviewed by the department’s Leadership Team. We value your input. Thank you for helping us build our community of colleagues.
We strive to support our students and faculty on the front lines of learning and research and to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures needs your support.
