Why You Should Study German

1. Germany is Europe’s largest and the world’s fourth-largest economy.
2. German companies in the US employ over 600,000 workers.
3. Germany is a country of innovation (one recent example: BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine).
4. German is similar to English and has more than 100,000,000 speakers in Europe.
5. Studying German will make you stand out to future employers.
6. Study abroad for 4 weeks or more with scholarship support; consider attending grad school in Germany (many German universities offer tuition-free graduate degrees).
7. Find local internships and job opportunities: our recent grads have been hired by the German Academic Exchange Service, the German American Chamber of Commerce, and many more.
8. Be part of a community: small classes allow for individual attention; you will get to know your professors and classmates.
9. German combines well with studies in business, pre-law, environmental studies, pre-med, and the sciences, as well as in art, literature, history, philosophy, music, film, and other languages.
10. Watch Netflix shows like Dark and Babylon Berlin in the original language.

Still not convinced? Let Tyler Diaz, class of 2025, tell you more!