German Degree Programs

There is nothing like being able to practise what you’ve studied in the classroom in everyday life. Study the world’s 11th most-spoken language abroad, take the chance to improve your job prospects, and add ‘polyglot’ to your Twitter bio (but with a few more consonants)!

Getting a degree abroad as a German major is a huge addition to your skill set. Becoming fluent offers the ability to communicate with a large number of people, and speaking to them in their mother tongue will help you relate to them and their culture. Never again will you have an awkward moment in a German café where you misunderstand the waiter or you can’t read the menu - you’ll be ordering your currywurst with confidence in no time!

Professionally, knowledge of German is a great asset when applying for all sorts of jobs. German is one of the three official languages of the European Union, and is still widely-used in the scientific world. Being fluent in another language could also give you the edge in job applications. Moreover, studying abroad demonstrates to employers that you are a confident person who is unafraid of a challenge. You’re adaptable and culturally aware; you’re all the buzzwords that employers want to hear! 

Finally, majoring in German abroad gives students the chance to study the language from a different point of view than their own country. This may seem a challenge at first, but it provides a much wider understanding of the accent and usage of German in the long run. There’s all sort of cultural quirks and historical notes that support word evolution, and it’s much more interesting to see this in real life than read about it in a multi-language dictionary.