German Studies | Bachelor's degree | Languages | On Campus | University of Richmond | USA

Becoming proficient in German will enable you to communicate with more than 100 million speakers worldwide and give you an edge if you contemplate a career in Europe. German is the most widely spoken native language in the European Union and Germany wields enormous economic and political influence. The Federal Republic of Germany has the largest economy in the EU and the third largest economy in the world. Major thinkers in the fields of Philosophy, literature, medicine, psychology, science, environmental studies, and Sociology were or are German speakers, and there have been over 100 Nobel laureates from German-speaking countries since 1901. German is a key language for research, business, Media, and science, and Germany is a leader in biotechnology and renewable energy.