Submitted by Stephanie N. Welch
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Why choose UW Germanics for your graduate studies?
- An internationally recognized and diverse faculty inside and outside of the Department provides a stimulating intellectual environment for advanced learning and research.
- Generous funding is available to support student research, including several Max Kade Fellowships, teaching assistantships, travel assistance to attend conferences, and other grants.
- Students have the opportunity to hone their teaching skills by serving as student mentors in faculty-led literature and culture courses.
- Teaching assistants are trained to be excellent teachers of language with the capability of effectively integrating new technology.
- A rigorous academic program in conjunction with extensive professionalization activities and close mentoring prepare students for their careers.
- Study abroad programs with Muenster, Freiburg, and Berlin, along with other forms of trans-Atlantic cooperation foster scholarly relationships and academic expertise in an international context.
- The Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington provides students with cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and learning opportunities.
- Students can take advantage of all resources of a large flagship university, including an excellent collection of German materials in the UW libraries system, the Summit regional libraries, and the World-Cat libraries.
- New faculty hire in Modern German Literature with a research and teaching focus on the Environmental Humanities.
- Students can pursue their graduate studies in one of the most livable American cities with lots of career opportunities.
