German

Department Head: Debra Prager; pragerd@wlu.edu; 540-458-8830

Academic Division: The College

We offer both a major and a minor in German. Our German program consists of a vibrant mix of literature, language and culture studies.

We offer many enriching cultural opportunities while in Lexington and more still when students study abroad in our programs in Vienna and Graz, Austria and Berlin and Bayreuth, Germany. Our department also provides vital scholarships, awards, and funding for study abroad and mentoring, and support for applications to prestigious programs such as the Fulbright research and teaching assistantship programs and the Austrian teaching USTA program, as well as the opportunity to compete for career enhancing business internships and laboratory internships in STEM fields. Recent graduates are pursuing M.A. and Ph.D. programs in fields as varied as religion, medicine, nuclear physics, environmental sciences and sustainability both in the U.S. and Germany, and enjoying exciting and varied careers in areas such as international commerce, finance, law, and teaching.

Offerings

German, B.A.  

German minor  

Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Roger A. Crockett, Ph.D.—(1991)-1991
Professor of German
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Debra Prager, Ph.D.—(2005)-2013
Associate Professor of German
Ph.D., Harvard University

Jaime Roots, Ph.D (2019)-2025
Assistant Professor of German
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Paul A. Youngman, Ph.D.—(2012)-2014
Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Term Professor of German and Associate Provost for Academic Development and Operations
Ph.D., University of North Carolina