German Studies Courses
Course descriptions listed on this page for the German Studies Program are from the 2020-2021 College Catalog. For more information on the courses offered during the fall and spring semesters, please log in to the course schedule through STAR.
GERM 101 — Elementary German 1
Designed for students with no previous study of German, aimed at the acquisition of a basic speaking, reading and writing knowledge. Five class hours weekly, including two hours of practicum.GPA units: 1.25Common Area: Language StudiesTypically Offered: FallGERM 102 — Elementary German 2
Designed for students with no previous study of German, aimed at the acquisition of a basic speaking, reading and writing knowledge. Five class hours weekly, including two hours of practicum.GPA units: 1.25Common Area: Language StudiesTypically Offered: SpringGERM 201 — Intermediate German 1
A review of the fundamentals of the German language, supplemented by readings in literary and cultural texts as well as practice in oral and written expression. Five class hours weekly and laboratory practice.GPA units: 1.25Common Area: Language StudiesTypically Offered: FallGERM 202 — Intermediate German 2
A review of the fundamentals of the German language, supplemented by readings in literary and cultural texts as well as practice in oral and written expression. Five class hours weekly and laboratory practice.GPA units: 1.25Common Area: Language StudiesTypically Offered: SpringGERM 250 — Metropolis Berlin
The city of Berlin represents a microcosm of change and growth in European society yet maintains a unique identity. Its development from a royal city to the capital of a united Germany will be examined through the lenses of literature, film, art, and architecture. In English.GPA units: 1Common Area: Historical StudiesTypically Offered: Every Third YearGERM 255 — German Practicum
Prerequisite: German majors or minors who have taken Germ 301.GPA units: 0Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGERM 301 — German Composition & Conversation
Designed for students wishing to acquire proficiency in spoken and written German. Discussions focus on current and historic events, address stylistic devices and rhetorical strategies in literary texts, and explore students' interests. Weekly oral and written assignments with grammar review as necessary. Required for German majors and recommended for first-year students with advanced placement. In German.GPA units: 1Typically Offered: FallGERM 303 — German Culture 1750-1890
An introduction to outstanding examples of German thought, art, and cultural developments in the 18th and 19th centuries. Important German cultural figures such as Frederick the Great, Goethe, Beethoven, Nietzsche and Marx are discussed. Readings, lectures, and discussions in German.Prerequisite: GERM 301 or equivalentGPA units: 1Common Area: Historical Studies, LiteratureTypically Offered: Alternate YearsGERM 304 — German Culture/20th Century
An introduction to political and cultural developments in Germany in the 20th century. Aspects of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, East and West Germany, and the United Germany are studied. Readings, lectures, and discussions in German.Prerequisite: GERM 301 or equivalentGPA units: 1Common Area: Historical Studies, LiteratureTypically Offered: Alternate YearsGERM 403 — 19c German Lit (Novella)
A study of German literature in the age of burgeoning industrialism and materialism, extending from the late romanticism through the era of realism. Works of representative authors such as Heine, Büchner, Grillparzer, Droste-Hülshoff, Stifter, Keller, Meyer and Fontane. Readings and discussions in German. Prerequisite: GERM 301 or equivalentGPA units: 1Common Area: LiteratureGERM 405 — Kafka, Hesse, Mann and their Contemporaries
Introduction to the most significant masters of German prose in the first half of the 20th century. Works of representative writers such as Hauptmann, Schnitzler, Mann, Kafka, Hesse, Brecht. Readings and discussions in German.Prerequisite: GERM 301 or equivalentGPA units: 1Common Area: LiteratureTypically Offered: Every Third YearGERM 406 — Contemporary German Literature
A study of German texts created around the turn-of-the-millenium in the newly unified Germany.Prerequisite: GERM 301 or equivalentGPA units: 1Common Area: LiteratureTypically Offered: Every Third YearGERM 407 — German Law & Literature
Prerequisite: GERM 301 or equivalentGPA units: 1GERM 491 — Tutorial
GPA units: 1GERM 492 — Tutorial
Eligible third-year students may elect German 491, 492 with permission of department chair and instructor. Topics to be determined by instructor. Recent topics: Modern German Drama, East German Literature.GPA units: 1German Studies