Undergraduate Advisor

As the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of German Studies, I am the de facto advisor for all German majors. During pre-registration, all majors in residence at Emory need to meet with me to plan their course schedule for the following semester. The department believes strongly that this is an important time to discuss your immediate and long-term plans, and for that reason we place a block on your registration until you have met with me. As pre-registration approaches, I will contact you about coming by my office to sign up for a meeting time. German minors are not required to meet with me, but they are welcome to do so during pre-registration or at any other time.

In addition, I am happy to meet with any other students currently enrolled in German or simply interested in learning more about our program and the opportunities that the study of German might make available to you.

As I hope you are able to see from our website, there is a lot going on in the department, and there are also many exciting options for study, research, or work in the German-speaking world. Many of our students combine a major or minor in German with another subject, and I welcome the chance to discuss how this way of approaching your course of study might work for you. Once you declare a major or minor, you will be added to the major/minor Learnlink Conference so that you will have a way to exchange information and to keep up with the latest in the department.

Please do not hesitate to email me with even the slightest question. To schedule a meeting with me, please contact Marion Hughes at 404.727.6439 or mhughe4@emory.edu. I look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the Department of German Studies.

Prof. Hiram Maxim

hmaxim@emory.edu