<p>I am a college freshman who's taking beginning german course and I will probably major in philosophy.
My plan is to study german for 3 years and study abroad at the spring semester of senior year.
I think I will have to write and talk in German effectively.
Do you think it is feasible for me?</p>
<p>(English is my second language and I speak no other language than English and Korean.)</p>
<p>My math teacher went to Notre Dame and studied Philosophy and German. He ended up going to Austria and studied Nietzsche, Frankl, and Freud as well as a few other Austrian/German philosophers and had an awesome experience. I can’t really say for sure, but he made it sound like it was a great opportunity and encouraged all of us to study abroad and immerse ourselves in a different culture/language.</p>
<p>It most definitely is feasible. I studied at Freiburg, where Heidegger was based. Though I was doing politics and history, I knew an American who studied both German and philosophy for the entire year and went on to do a PhD in the US. Interestingly, admission was open then (1978-9) and cost only a minimal administrative fee - i.e. no tuition. There were plenty of Americans there, who paid regular tuition for an arrangement from their schools.</p>
<p>I think it comes down to how much effort you are going to put in, if you push yourself 3 years is probably enough time to get a b2 level in German but studying Philosophy in German is not going to be anything short of a challenge. I’ve taken German for three years, and lived in Germany twice and I still have a difficult time with Nietzsche. </p>