Brigham Young University. Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages was established in 1982 after the dissolution of the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and the Department of Germanic Languages. The department was later reorganized as the Department of German and Russian in 2014. Chairmen included Hans-Wilhelm Kelling (1982-1984), Marvin H. Folsom (1984-1988), Gary L. Browning (1988-1991), Garold N. Davis (1991-1993), Alan F. Keele (1993-1999), Gary L. Browning (1999-2002), Donald K. Jarvis (2002-2005), David K. Hart (2005-2010), and Michelle Stott James (2010-2014).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities. Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages

Brigham Young University. Germanic and Slavic Languages Dept.

Description

Established: 1982

Abolished: 2014

Location: Provo, Utah (1982-2014)

Functions

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages offers undergraduate degrees in German, German Teaching, Russian, and Russian Teaching. A Master of Arts degree is also offered in German. The department is also responsible for the teaching of the following languages: German, Russian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Afrikaans, and Dutch.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department is administered by a department chairman, under the direction of the college dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities (1982-2014)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Germanic Languages (1982)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Asian and Slavic Languages (1982)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of German and Russian (2014)

Associated Archival Materials

Brigham Young University Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages Records, 1952-2000 (UA 1369)

Brigham Young University Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages Records, 1976-1991 (UA 1049)

Oral History, 1991 (UA OH 158)

Sources

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1982-1983: p. 222 (department functions); p. 350 (Hans-Wilhelm Kelling)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1984-1985: p. 288 (Marvin H. Folsom)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1988-1989: p. 274 (Gary L. Browning)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1991-1992: p. 301 (Garold N. Davis)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1993-1994: p. 340 (Alan F. Keele)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 1999-2000: p. 407 (Gary L. Browning)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2003: p. 431 (Donald K. Jarvis)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2005-2006: p. 414 (David K. Hart)

Brigham Young University 2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog WWW Site, 18 March 2010: Germanic and Slavic Languages (David K. Hart, chair)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00446

Creator: RSP