Courses
GERM
101-102 Elementary German
Introduction to German language and culture.
Prerequisite(s): German 101 is prerequisite to 102.
Unit(s): 1-1
GERM
201-202 Intermediate German
Active practice and reinforcement of language skills and study of culture.
Prerequisite(s): German 102 or permission of department. German 201 is prerequisite to 202.
General Education Requirement: (202 only, COM2)
Unit(s): 1-1
GERM
301 German Conversation and Composition
Development of fluency through conversation on topics selected for learning the common idiomatic expressions and basics of life in German-speaking countries. Practice in composition.
Prerequisite(s): German 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
305 German Grammar and Composition
Concise review of basic principles of German grammar and development of competent writing skills.
Prerequisite(s): German 202 or permission of department.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
311 German Culture and Civilization
An overview of the movements affecting cultural development in German-speaking countries from the Middle Ages to the present through the analysis of selected historical documents, literary and philosophical texts, films and the visual arts.
Prerequisite(s): German 202 or permission of instructor.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
321 Introduction to German Literature
Introduction to analysis and interpretation of literary texts in their aesthetic, historical, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts. Attention to representation, polyphony, rhetorical devices, and politics of text. Development of written critical apparatus.
Prerequisite(s): German 202 or permission of department.
General Education Requirement: (FSLT)
Unit(s): 1
GERM
388 Individual Internship
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.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Unit(s): .5-1
GERM
389 Practice Assistantship
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.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Unit(s): .25
GERM
397 Selected Topics
Special interest topics offered at department's discretion.
Prerequisite(s): German 301.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
402 Advanced German Conversation
Discussion at advanced level of fundamental themes in German thought and cultural history.
Prerequisite(s): German 301.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
404 Advanced Composition and Syntax
Advanced grammar, syntax and stylistics.
Prerequisite(s): German 301.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
440 The Age of Idealism
Survey of major movements of 18th and early 19th centuries: enlightenment, storm and stress, classicism and romanticism. Analysis of texts by Lessing, Kant, Winckelmann, Goethe, Schiller, Schlegel, Tiede, Kleist and Novalis.
Prerequisite(s): German 321.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
452 Fin-de-siècle
A comparison of Austrian writers from 1900s and 2000s, including Freud, Schnitzler, Kafka, Mach, Steeruwitz, Jelinek and others.
Prerequisite(s): German 321.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
465 Rebels with a Cause: Political Satire
Examination of political and socially critical poetry, prose, images, and songs from the 19th century to the present.
Prerequisite(s): German 321.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
471 Sexuality and German Society
Examination of various representations of sexuality and the construction of gender in contemporary German literature and film.
Prerequisite(s): German 321.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
472 Multiculturalism, Identity and Authorship in the German Context
Investigation of literary and filmic texts from Expressionism to the present with a focus on the increasing diversity and complexity of identities and social relations in the German context.
Prerequisite(s): German 321.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
495 Independent Study
Special projects individually pursued under supervision of faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Unit(s): .5-1
GERM
497 Selected Topics
Special interest topics offered at department's discretion.
Prerequisite(s): German 321.
Unit(s): 1
GERM
498 Senior Research Project I
Consultation with faculty mentors and selection of topic for research project.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Unit(s): 0
GERM
499 Senior Research Project II
Research and written completion of senior project.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Unit(s): .5
