Advising

Source: https://german.fas.harvard.edu/advising Parent: https://german.fas.harvard.edu/

Departmental advising of concentrators in all three years is carried out by the Directors of Undergraduate Studies. Students meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in their field regularly at the beginning of each term and thereafter as desired. They are available to answer all questions regarding the department’s concentrations, and can provide students with reading guides, lists of courses approved each year, copies of past general examinations, etc. All potential concentrators are encouraged to contact them. The department’s offices are located in Barker Center suite 365.

Meet Our Advisors

Dr. Ekaterina Pirozhenko, Director of Undergraduate Studies for German\ E-mail: ekaterinapirozhenko@fas.harvard.edu\

Dr. Agnes Broomé, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Scandinavian\ E-mail: agnesbroome@fas.harvard.edu\ Phone: 617-496-4158\

How to Declare a Concentration in German or Scandinavian Studies

\ Current sophomores usually declare starting at the beginning of their sophomore year. Discussing your plan of study with any potential department is an important step as a student at Harvard. Feel free to contact us at anytime to start. Our faculty provide additional office hours to assist you in the weeks leading up to declaration, but we ask that you make an appointment. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions and would like to book an advising appointment with Dr. Pirozhenko, please email her directly (ekaterinapirozhenko@fas.harvard.edu).  

After consulting with an advisor from the department and developing the plan of study required by the Office of the Registrar, simply declare German via the my.harvard tool, where we will register our approval of your plan with the Registrar. Please feel free to contact us with any changes or questions post declaration.

Advising Opportunities

The class of 2029 Academic Fair in Arts & Humanities, organized by the Harvard College Advising Programs Office, was held in late August, 2025.  At this and similar events held several times a year, students can stop by the table of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, to speak informally with faculty.      

German, Dutch, Scandinavian Languages Virtual Drop-In

Find out about German Studies, Scandinavian Studies,  advising in language placement, language courses in German and  Swedish, tutorials in Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, and Norwegian, as well as study and work abroad opportunities.