Enrollment for Winter 2023 is now open.
Learn a new language and discover a new culture! We also offer culture courses taught in English online.
Thinking of going on the Canadian Summer School in Germany Program?
Read this report by Hannah A. Uitvlugt-Rafuse (Frau Hannah) - Honours BA German, APPLS Minor
MURINA is a feminist coming-of-age story set on the Croatian coast.
In Fall 2022, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies will be offering two German graduate seminars.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is happy to announce the winners of the 2022 Piller Award.
The Cecilia and Late George Piller Graduate Research Awards were established to support excellent graduate students in the Faculty of Arts doing research into any aspect of German Studies.
Learn more about programs in Germanic & Slavic Studies (German, Dutch, Russian and East European Studies, including Cultural Identities), exchange opportunities, and how Languages can boost your career.
Virtual Declare your Major / Minor info session.
When:
Monday, March 7, 2022, from noon to 12:45pm and
Monday, March 14, 2022, from 1:15pm to 2:00pm
The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies is engaged in the teaching of several Germanic and Slavic languages and cultures in an effort to improve mutual understanding, recognition, and respect among all peoples. Our shared history has taught us that war is not the way to achieve any of these goals, but results in untold pain and suffering.
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The Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies offers German language courses at all levels - from beginners to advanced language courses. Many of these offerings are designed as flexible online courses.
Students who already have some German-language skills or students with native, near-native or similar advanced ability should contact the Germanic & Slavic Studies Undergraduate Office for enrollment advice.
Winter 2022
GER 101 - on-campus and online
GER 102 - on-campus and online
GER 201 - on-campus
Application deadline: February 11, 2022
In co-operation with the German Pedagogical Exchange Office (PAD), the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German is accepting applications for positions as English-language assistants in the Federal Republic of Germany.