German Program

Cologne Cathedral

Why Study German?

  • With 100 million speakers, German is a leading world language. German is the official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. German is the second most popular language to learn in the EU and ranks among the top 10 most frequently languages spoken in the world. It plays an important role as a foreign language in many countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. Almost 20 million people learn German worldwide.

  • Germany has the largest economy in Europe and the third largest in the world. Knowing German will give you an edge in the job market.

  • German language is important to academic study in theology, history, philosophy, literature, the arts, and science. Knowledge of German gives you an advantage in graduate school applications and in your pursuit of your post-graduate degree.

  • German will give you access to the cultural and scientific world. German winners of the Nobel Prize include 27 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, 15 in Medicine, 22 in Physics, 7 in Literature, 4 Nobel Peace Prizes and 1 in Economic Sciences.

  • German is the language of Goethe, Kafka, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Mozart, Beethoven, Luther, Marx, Freud and Einstein.

  • You will increase your opportunities to travel, research, and study in Germany by learning German. Over 200,000 foreign students study in 350 well-know German institutions of higher learning each year, and you could be one of them!