German Studies Courses

German Studies Program

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  • GERM 101 Elementary German I

    Units: 0-1

    Description
    Designed for beginners with little or no prior background in German. Introduction to German language and culture.
  • GERM 102 Elementary German II

    Units: 0-1

    Description
    The continuation of GERM 101. Prior knowledge of German is expected. Focus on building speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in cultural context.
  • GERM 201 Intermediate German II

    Units: 0-1

    Description
    Designed for students who have completed elementary German or the equivalent. Active practice and reinforcement of German language skills in cultural context.
  • GERM 202 Intermediate German II

    Units: 0-1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Communication-Foreign Language (COM2), Second Language Proficiency (SLP)

    Description
    The continuation of GERM 201. Focus on deepening and refining speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in cultural context.
  • GERM 301 German Conversation and Composition

    Units: 1

    Description
    Expansion and refinement of oral and written expression through reading, discussion, and analysis of topics in German culture and history.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 202 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 305 German Grammar and Composition

    Units: 1

    Description
    Concise review of principles of German grammar and development of competent writing skills.
  • GERM 314 German Through Theater

    Units: 1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Visual & Performing Arts (AIVP), IF-Embodied Communication (IFEB), Visual & Performing Arts (FSVP)

    Description
    Analysis of plays through selected design projects and a final performance. Provides an introduction to the field of German theater as well as substantial practice in interpersonal and presentational speaking, with a focus on pronunciation..

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 301 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 321 Introduction to German Literature

    Units: 1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): Literary Studies (FSLT), AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT), IF-Written Communication (IFWC)

    Description
    Introduction to analysis and interpretation of literary texts in their aesthetic, historical, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts. Development of written critical apparatus.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 301 or permission of instructor.

  • GERM 333 Heimathorror/Homeland Horror

    Units: 1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT), IF-Written Communication (IFWC)

    Description
    Analysis of literary and filmic uses of horror and the supernatural to negotiate cultural events in German-speaking countries, primarily in the nineteenth century.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 301 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 365 Rebels with a Cause: Political Satire

    Units: 1

    Description
    Analysis of political and socially critical poetry, prose, images, songs, and performance from the 19th century to the present.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 301 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 388 Individual Internship

    Units: 0.5-1

    Description
    Internship experiences outside of the department in fields related to German studies. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.
  • GERM 389 Practice Assistantship

    Units: 0-0.25

    Description
    Students lead practice sessions associated with the elementary and intermediate language sequence in German. The practice assistantship does not count as credit toward the major or minor. Up to one unit can be applied toward graduation credit.
  • GERM 397 Selected Topics

    Units: 1

    Description
    Special interest topics offered at department's discretion.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 301 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 402 Advanced German Conversation

    Units: 1

    Description
    Development of advanced level fluency through discussion of contemporary topics in German culture and politics.
  • GERM 404 Advanced Composition and Syntax

    Units: 1

    Description
    Advanced grammar, syntax and stylistics.
  • GERM 445 Visions of Berlin

    Units: 1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): IF-Written Communication (IFWC)

    Description
    Interdisciplinary seminar on the cultural and historical role of Berlin from the nineteenth century to the present examining architectural, cinematic, literary, and political developments.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 321 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 451 Deviant Bodies in German Culture

    Units: 1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): WGSS Transnational Perspective (WGTP), IF-Power/Equity/Identity/Cult (IFPE), IF-Written Communication (IFWC)

    Description
    Analysis of literary, theatrical, and clinical representations of physical, sexual, and psychological deviance in German culture with a focus on the late nineteenth to the mid twentieth century.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 321 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 472 Culture Wars & Identity Debates in German Society from Empire to EU

    Units: 1

    Fulfills General Education Requirement(s): GS: Western Europe (GSWE)

    Description
    Analysis of literary and cinematic texts on culture and social relations in Germany from the 19th-century to the present.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 321 or permission of instructor

  • GERM 495 Independent Study

    Units: 0.5-1

    Description
    Special projects individually pursued under supervision of faculty member.
  • GERM 497 Selected Topics

    Units: 1

    Description
    Special interest topics offered at department's discretion.

     

    Prerequisites

    GERM 321 or permission of instructor