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The Department of Germanic Languages was organized in 1972 from the earlier Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages.  Department chairmen included: Arthur R. Watkins (1972-1973), Garold N. Davis (1975-1976), and Hans-Wilhelm Kelling (1978-1979)In 1982 this department merged with the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and became the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages.   
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The Department of Germanic Languages was organized in 1972 from the earlier Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages.  Department chairmen included: Arthur R. Watkins (1972-1973), Garold N. Davis (1975-1976), and Hans-Wilhelm Kelling (1978-1979) In 1982 this department merged with the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and became the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages.   
  
 
==Variant names==
 
==Variant names==

Revision as of 12:35, 16 March 2010

The Department of Germanic Languages was organized in 1972 from the earlier Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages. Department chairmen included: Arthur R. Watkins (1972-1973), Garold N. Davis (1975-1976), and Hans-Wilhelm Kelling (1978-1979) In 1982 this department merged with the Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and became the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages.

Variant names

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

Brigham Young University. Germanic Languages Dept.

Description

Established: 1972

Abolished: 1982

Location: Provo, Utah (1972-1982)

Functions

The Department of Germanic Languages offers instruction in the following languages: Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, and Swedish. The Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees were only available in German. By 1979, curriculum had expanded to include: Finish, Icelandic, and Afrikaans. A Bachelor of Arts in German Teaching was also added.

Assets and Administrative Structure

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

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities (1972-1982)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages (1968-1972) (1972)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages (1982)

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 Annual Catalog, 1972-1973: p. 365 (course offerings) p. 545 (Arthur R. Watkins (1972-1973))

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1975-1976: p. 248 (Garold N. Davis (1975-1976))

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1978-1979: p. 280 (Hans-Wilhelm Kelling (1978-1979))

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1979-1980: p. 184 (course additions)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00426

Creator: RSP