Overview

The Master of Arts program in German, at The University of Iowa, requires a minimum of 33 s.h. of graduate credit. It is offered with or without thesis.

M.A. students choose one of two concentrations: German literature or Germanic linguistics. The German literature concentration requires seven literature courses (21 s.h.) and four linguistics courses (12 s.h.). 

The Germanic linguistics concentration requires seven linguistics courses (21 s.h.) and four literature courses (12 s.h.).M.A. students are expected to complete at least 24 s.h. in the Department of German. All M.A. course work taken outside the department requires the graduate advisor's approval.

Facilities

• The Language Media Center (LMC) is an essential resource unit for faculty and students in the Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures. 

• The LMC provides a wide variety of facilities and services for traditional language laboratory work as well as for foreign language digital media production and computer-based activities. 

• The LMC facilities include a 50-computer information technology center (ITC), two digital audio laboratories, a multimedia development studio, four One Button Studios for video production, 13 media viewing stations, and six small group collaboration spaces. 

• The LMC also circulates a collection of over 3,000 foreign language, American Sign Language, and English as a Second Language digital media materials.