Overview

Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch / Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Germanic studies	Germanic medieval studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Germanic studies	German
Master of Arts (MA)	Germanic studies	Germanic medieval studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Germanic studies	Scandinavian studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Germanic studies	German

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

20

Applied

8

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	BA in German, Scandinavian, or equivalent
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MA in German, Scandinavian, or equivalent

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

20

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	85%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (55%)

Faculty

12

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 4

Male (6)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cultural studies, literary theory, feminist criticism, film, Germanic medieval studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 320 Folwell Hall
9 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455
United States

Contact Prof. Richard McCormick
Chair
Email: mccor001@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-2080
Fax: 612-624-8297

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