Courses

    For students with no previous training in German. Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 1030.

    Prereq., GRMN 1010 (min grade of C-). Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 1030.

    Covers the same material as GRMN 1010 and GRMN 1020 in one course. Focuses on acquiring ability to understand and speak everyday German; on developing reading and writing skills; and on learning about the cultures of the German-speaking countries. Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 1010 and GRMN 1020.

    Designed especially for graduate students. Emphasizes analytical skills for acquiring reading proficiency in specialized and technical German in one's field of research. Recommended for pass/fail registration. Does not satisfy the arts and sciences foreign language requirement. Does not count towards the German major.

    Review and continuation of basic skills begun in the first year: reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension. Prereq., GRMN 1020 or 1030 (min grade C-). Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Satisfies arts and sciences language requirement. Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 2030.

    Prereq., GRMN 2010 (min grade C-). Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 2030.

    Covers the same material as GRMN 2010 and GRMN 2020 in one semester. Offers review and continuation of basic skills begun in the first year: reading, writing, speaking and oral comprehensive. Prereq., GRMN 1020 or GRMN 1030 (min grade C-), or instructor consent. Credit not granted for this course and GRMN 2010 and GRMN 2020. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: foreign language.

    Reviews special grammatical topics, reading, and conversation. Students have the option of taking the internationally recognized exam Zertifikat Deutsch in GRMN 3010. Prereq., four semesters of college German or equivalent. Open to freshmen with instructor consent.

    Expands and refines skills acquired in GRMN 3010. Students acquire a varied, precise, and idiomatically advanced vocabulary; an understanding of different registers, from the casual to the very formal; and an ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written German in a variety of social situations, including professional life. Prereq., GRMN 3010 or instructor consent.

    Introduces students to the language of German business and economic life. Provides insights into everyday business practices and institutions, including Germany's position in the European and world markets. Emphasizes acquiring basic business vocabulary and writing business letters and resumes in German. Prepares students for the exam Deutsch fuer den Beruf, a diploma recognized worldwide by business and industry. Prereq., GRMN 2020 or instructor consent.

    Examines selected literary texts. Emphasizes longer unedited texts as well as critical skills. May be taken either before or after GRMN 3120. Prereq., GRMN 2020 or equivalent, or instructor consent.

    Examines selected literary texts of various periods. Emphasizes longer texts and critical skills. May be taken either before or after GRMN 3110. Prereq., GRMN 2020 or equivalent, or instructor consent.

    Examines selected interdisciplinary texts from the German literary and philosophical tradition. Topics address issues central to philosophical inquiry, and may include knowledge and its limits, mind and body, determinism and free will, reason and religious belief, and ethical problems. Prereqs., GRMN 2020 or 2030, or equivalent.

    Examines issues pervading contemporary German literature, such as concerns of youth, gender, stereotyping as it affects women and men in their relations with one another, loneliness and sexual frustration, work experiences, and other issues. Department enforced restriction: ability to read unedited German and to speak German.

    Examines literary and theoretical texts in German about the relationship between literature and politics. Topics may include history and revolution, political theater, feminist aesthetics, or terrorism. Readings and discussion in German. Prereqs., GRMN 2020 or GRMN 2030, or equivalent.

    Examines topics in the cultures of German-speaking central Europe. Contact the departmental office for specific course offerings. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours when topic varies. Prereq., GRMN 3020 or equivalent, or instructor consent.

    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

    Provides an academically supervised opportunity for upper-division students to earn credit while working for public or private organizations. Students apply skills and knowledge earned in the major, and supplement their work experience through directed readings and assignments. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) German Studies (GRMN) majors only.

    Offers a complete final review of German grammar and syntax and its more complex aspects. Prepares students for the Goethe-Zertifikat C1. Prereq., GRMN 3020 or instructor consent.

    German literature from 1770 to 1830. Close examination of representative texts from the periods of Sturm und Drang, classicism, and romanticism. Emphasizes philosophical and social background. Prereq., GRMN 3020 or instructor consent.

    Intensive study of a particular literary period, author, or genre. Secondary sources are used. Course content differs each time. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours when topic varies. Prereq., GRMN 3020 or instructor consent.

    Required of students who desire the recommendation of the department for secondary school teaching positions. For student teaching in German, see EDUC 4712 under the School of Education. Prerequisites: Restricted to School of Education (EDUC) undergraduates only
    Part of the supervised student teaching in a secondary school required for state certification to teach German. Prerequisites: Restricted to School of Education (EDUC) undergraduates only
    Examines the articulation of the German bourgeoisie during critical periods in German history. Looks at specific groups and their participation in German public culture, e.g., writers, artists, journalists, academics, and political figures. Students work closely with a faculty advisor during the semester and are expected to produce a major research paper. Prereq., GRMN 3020 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) German (GRMN) or School of Education (EDUC) majors only.

    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

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