The German Department offers courses in German language, history, literature and culture.  Our courses teach students critical thinking, help them navigate questions of cultural exchange, and contextualize the German speaking world in a European and global context. The ability to speak German and demonstrate a competency in the cultures of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, will benefit those students seeking career opportunities in international and governmental organizations, politics, engineering, bio-medical research, economics, fashion and art.  Germany is geographically located in the heart of Europe and is a major economic and political player in the European Union, and a world leader in industries such as engineering, chemical and medical research, and green technologies. Given that German is spoken by over 100 million people, and is the third largest exporter and importer in the world, a German major or minor can open many exciting career paths.

 

Biendarra

 Anke Biendarra
abiendar@uci.edu
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Associate Professor and Chair of European Languages and Studies; German Core Faculty
Interests: German and European literature and culture of the 20th/21st century, esp. pop literature, GDR/reunification. Critical European Culture Studies, migration studies, transnationalism, memory studies, gender studies.


Broadbent

Philip Broadbent
pmb@uci.edu
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Assistant Professor of Teaching of European Languages and Studies; Director of the German Language Program
Interests: Contemporary literature and history; politics and the urban space; German language learning


Evers

Kai Evers
kevers@uci.edu
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Associate Professor of European Languages and Studies, German Core Faculty; Director of European Studies
Interests: Modernist literature, German film, European studies, Catastrophic Imagination and Representations of War, Violence, and Risk

 

 

Pan

David Pan
dtpan@uci.edu
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Professor of European Languages and Studies; German Core Faculty, Director of German  Studies; Director of Graduate Studies (M.A. in European Thought and Culture)
Interests: Eighteenth-, Nineteenth-, and Twentieth-century German Literature and Intellectual history, Johann Georg Hamann, Heinrich von Kleist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Bertolt Brecht, Frankfurt School Critical Theory, Carl Schmitt

 

Rafi

Mohammad Rafi
mrafi@uci.edu
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Lecturer in German
Interests: Nationalism, Philosophy; German language learning

 

Study Abroad

The University of California offers as part of its large and successful Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) numerous options for Study Abroad in Germany.  UCEAP has programs for all levels of language competency from absolute beginner to advanced student, for undergraduates and for graduate students.  UCEAP is solely intended for UC students, and the courses students take abroad automatically earn them UC credit.

In addition to UCEAP programs, the UCI Study Abroad Center has information on programs connected to other institutions and will advise you on applying for those programs and receiving UCI credit for courses taken through them.

 

Mirasol Travel Award

Students of German may apply for the Mirasol Travel-Study Award for travel to a German-speaking country in an approved program of study.  The Mirasol award is made possible by the generous giving of Alumna Kendra Leindecker Mirasol (B.A., UCI German, 1988, and MBA, University of Chicago, 1993).  The call for the Mirasol Award is sent out each spring, and students may apply for funding for the following summer or academic year. Awardees are announced at the spring end-of-year awards ceremony.
 

Research Opportunities

We also encourage our undergraduates to pursue mentorships with German Studies faculty within the UCI's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

University of California

 

Study & Work Abroad

 

Organizations & Governments

 

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

 

Bundesländer:

 

Media - TV/Nachrichten

 

Media -Radiosender/Radio Broadcast

 

Media - Zeitschriften/Magazines

 

Media - Zeitungen/Newspapers

 

Media - Wetter/Weather

 

Media - Live Webcams

 

Suchmaschinen/Search Engines

 

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

 

Österreich

 

Schweiz

 

Kutur/Culture

 

Teaching and Learning Materials

 

Intensive German Courses - USA

 

Europa

 

Organizations & Publications

Contact European Languages and Studies

243 Humanities Instructional Building
Irvine, CA 92697-3150

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