M.A. in German
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW SIXTH CYCLE M.A. in German GERMAN PROGRAM Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures College of Liberal & Creative Arts San Francisco State University (Fall 2007 – Spring 2011) Submitted July 2013 The enclosed self-study report has been reviewed by faculty in the German Program and is now submitted for external review. Volker Langbehn & Ilona Vandergriff, Faculty Members Date Drafts have been read and deemed ready for external review by: Paul Sherwin, Dean of the College of Liberal & Creative Arts Date Linda Buckley, Associate Vice President of Academic Planning Date Ann Hallum, Dean of Graduate Studies Date 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW ............................................................................................ 1 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Brief History of the German Program .................................................................................. 4 1.2 Brief synopsis of Previous Program Review Recommendations ............................... 5 1.3 Summary of How Program Meets the Standards .......................................................... 11 1.4 Summary of Present Program Review Recommendations ........................................ 13 2 PROGRAM PROFILE ........................................................................................................... 14 2.1 Overview of the program ...................................................................................................... 14 2.2 The Program in the Context of the Academic Unit ....................................................... 15 3. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 17 3.1 Evidence of Prior Academic Success ................................................................................. 17 3.2 Evidence of Competent Writing .......................................................................................... 17 3.3 English Preparation for Non-Native Speakers ............................................................... 17 3.4 Overview of Program Admissions Policy ........................................................................ 18 4. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 19 4.1 Number of Course Offerings ................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Frequency of Course Offerings ............................................................................................ 21 4.3 Path to Graduation .................................................................................................................. 23 4.4 Course Distribution on ACT/GAP ....................................................................................... 23 4.5 Class Size ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4.6 Number of Graduates ............................................................................................................. 24 4.7 Overview of Program Quality and Sustainability Factors .......................................... 25 5. FACULTY REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 26 5.1 Number of Faculty in graduate program ......................................................................... 26 5.2 Number of Faculty in graduate program ......................................................................... 26 6. PROGRAM PLANNING & QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS ............................. 28 6.1 Course Assessments & Program Assessment ................................................................. 28 6.2 Faculty Meetings ...................................................................................................................... 28 7. THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE ........................................................................................... 29 7.1 Assessment of student learning .......................................................................................... 32 7.2 Advising ...................................................................................................................................... 34 7.3 Writing proficiency ................................................................................................................. 34 7.4 The culminating experience ................................................................................................ 34 7.5 Overview of student quality indicators ............................................................................ 35 8. THE PROGRAM & THE COMMUNITY ........................................................................... 37 8.1 Professional engagement of students and alumni ....................................................... 37 8.2 Civic engagement ..................................................................................................................... 37 8.3 Equity and social justice ........................................................................................................ 38 8.4 Internationalization ............................................................................................................... 39 9. THE FACULTY EXPERIENCE ............................................................................................ 40 9.1 Faculty Statistics ...................................................................................................................... 40 9.2 Research and Professional Engagement of the Faculty .............................................. 41 9.3 Supervision of Culminating Experiences ......................................................................... 43 9.4 Discipline-Specific Standards for Teaching Graduate Courses ................................ 44 9.5 Interdisciplinarity ................................................................................................................... 44 9.6 Overview of Faculty Quality Indicators ............................................................................ 45 2 10. RESOURCE SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM ............................................................. 47 10.1 Internal support: Instructional Support ....................................................................... 47 10.2 Internal Support: Resource Management ..................................................................... 48 10.3 External Funding to Support Instruction ...................................................................... 48 A. APPENDIX 1: ........................................................................................................................ 49 Bulletin Copy .................................................................................................................................... 49 B. APPENDIX 2: ........................................................................................................................ 53 List of Available Courses (only courses eligible for M.A. units listed) .......................... 53 C. APPENDIX 3: ........................................................................................................................ 57 Paper Dos and Don’ts .................................................................................................................... 57 D. APPENDICE 4: ..................................................................................................................... 60 Faculty Curriculum Vitae - Langbehn ...................................................................................... 60 E. APPENDIX 5: ........................................................................................................................ 68 Faculty Curriculum Vitae - Vandergriff ................................................................................... 68 3 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Brief History of the German Program The German program dates back to the first half of the 20th century. Between 1930 and 1940 Beginning and Intermediate German courses were taught. In 1955, the German Baccalaureate degree was established followed in 1961 by the Master's of Arts degree in German. Since 1955 the German Program has been affiliated with six other foreign language and literature programs in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The German additionally has offered the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for teacher preparation in a single subject. SFSU is the only CSU campus that has a graduate program in German, whereas in Southern California CSU Fullerton and CSU Long Beach offers a Master of Art Degree program in German. At the undergraduate level, the German Program is one of only nine German B.A. programs within the 23 universities in the CSU system highlighting its unique status. Throughout its long history the German program has demonstrated by offering a solid basis in the literary canon transmitting a set of critical skills applicable beyond the confines of conventional literary analysis. Organized around a crucial body of literary and philosophical texts, which includes canonical and non-traditional works, the program over the years has offered students a challenging course of studies. It has successfully prepared graduate students for academic and non-academic