German Studies

About the German Studies Department

German Studies is the interdisciplinary study of the contemporary cultural, social, economic, and political life of German speakers in their historical and international contexts. The German faculty of Pomona College and Scripps College offer a single unified and comprehensive curriculum for language, literature, and cultural studies courses.

Scripps College is the Testing Site of the Goethe-Institut for Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD), B2, and C1. The German Studies Program offers as degree options both a major and a minor in German Studies.

German Studies Faculty Profiles

Name/Profile Title E-mail
Burwick, Roswitha Distinguished Chair of Modern Foreign Languages
Katz, Marc Associate Professor of German
Rindisbacher, Hans Associate Professor of German and Russian, Pomona College
Schwerin, Friederike Assistant Professor of German, Pomona College

* Fall 2008 sabbatical
** Spring 2009 sabbatical
*** 2008-2009 sabbatical