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. Department 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).
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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