Courses: German (GERM)College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

GERM 1303: Basic German I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Normally may not be taken for credit by students who have had two or more years of high school German. Credit for GERM 1303 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1501 or 1603. All language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) are equally developed. Students will be able to communicate in contemporary German on a limited range of topics.

GERM 1304: Basic German II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 1303. Credit for GERM 1304 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1502 or 1603. All language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) are equally developed. Students will be able to communicate in contemporary German on a limited range of topics.

GERM 1398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment.

GERM 1501: Beginning German I
[TCCN—GERM 1411]
Cr. 5. (4-1). Normally may not be taken for credit by students who have had two or more years of high school German. Credit for GERM 1501 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1303. Thorough foundation in structure of the German language concentrating on basic skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking German, emphasizing oral proficiency and communicative, interactive language learning. Introduction to the culture of German-speaking countries. Required one-hour computer and video lab session per week.

GERM 1502: Beginning German II
[TCCN—GERM 1412]
Cr. 5. (4-1). Prerequisite: GERM 1303 or 1501 or equivalent (placement exam score). Credit for GERM 1502 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1304. Thorough foundation in structure of the German language concentrating on basic skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking German, emphasizing oral proficiency and communicative, interactive language learning. Introduction to the culture of German-speaking countries. Required one-hour computer and video lab session per week.

GERM 1603: Intensive Elementary German
Cr. 6. (6-0). This course fulfills the first year language requirement. GERM 1603 may not be applied towards degree by students who have credit for GERM 1303 or 1304. Beginning college German: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be able to communicate in contemporary German on a limited range of topics.

GERM 1803: Accelerated Beginning German
Cr. 8. (8-0). May not be taken for credit by students who have had two or more years of high school German. Credit for GERM 1803 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1302, 1304, 1501, or 1502. Thorough foundation in German language concentrating on basic skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking German, emphasizing oral proficiency and communicative, interactive language learning. Introduction to culture of German-speaking countries. Homework includes video and computer assignments that must be completed in the language acquisition center.

GERM 2111: Intermediate Conversational German
Cr. 1 per semester. (2-0). Prerequisite: GERM 1304 or 2502, or equivalent (placement test score). May not be used to satisfy second year language requirement. May be taken concurrently with GERM 2331;2332. Intermediate level with intensive practice in spoken German through guided conversation and discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials.

GERM 2112: Intermediate Conversational German
Cr. 1 per semester. (2-0). Prerequisite: GERM 1304 or 2502, or equivalent (placement test score). May not be used to satisfy second year language requirement. May be taken concurrently with GERM 2331;2332. Intermediate level with intensive practice in spoken German through guided conversation and discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials.

GERM 2198: Independent Study
Cr. 1 per semester. Prerequisites: GERM 1304 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 2298: Independent Study
Cr. 2 per semester. Prerequisites: GERM 1304 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 2331: Intermediate German I
[TCCN—GERM 2311]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 1304 or 1502 or 1803 or equivalent (placement exam score). Guided conversation and composition; oral reports based on listening comprehension exercises and written material; review of major grammatical structure. Reading of short literary texts and nonfiction.

GERM 2332: Intermediate German II
[TCCN—GERM 2312]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 2331 or equivalent (placement exam score). Guided conversation and composition; oral reports based on listening comprehension exercises and written material; review of major grammatical structure. Reading of short literary texts and nonfiction.

GERM 2346: Introduction to Twentieth Century German Prose Fiction in Translation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304 or equivalent, and sophomore standing. May not apply toward any foreign language requirement. Significant works of German literature in English translation. Emphasis on composition. Taught in English.

GERM 2398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisites: GERM 1304 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 2398: Special Problems
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisites: GERM 1304 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 3111: Advanced Conversational German
Cr. 1 per semester. (2-0). Prerequisites: GERM 2331 and 2332 or equivalent. Advanced level intensive practice in spoken German; free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.

GERM 3112: Advanced Conversational German
Cr. 1 per semester. (2-0). Prerequisites: GERM 2331 and 2332 or equivalent. Advanced level intensive practice in spoken German; free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.

GERM 3198: Independent Study
Cr. 1 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: GERM 2331, 2332 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 3298: Independent Study
Cr. 2 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: GERM 2331, 2332 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 3329: Introduction to Translation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 and GERM 2332 or equivalent. A language skills course designed to introduce and practice translation techniques from German to English. Emphasis is on written communication (newspaper articles, business letters, prose selections, etc.).

GERM 3330: Reading German Texts
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. May be taken concurrently with GERM 3333. Textual analysis with selected fictional and nonfictional readings in German. Development of reading and writing skills.

GERM 3331: Introduction to German Literature I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Methods of analysis of German poetry, drama, and prose with selected readings of major German authors.

GERM 3332: Introduction to German Literature II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Survey of major periods of German literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the present with representative works.

GERM 3333: German Conversation and Composition
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Conversation based on general interest topics, newspaper articles, and short literary texts; writing of expository German prose, developing sophisticated vocabulary and style.

GERM 3334: German Conversation and Composition
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Conversation based on general interest topics, newspaper articles, and short literary texts; writing of expository German prose, developing sophisticated vocabulary and style.

GERM 3350: Understanding the 20th Century through German Culture
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: MATH 1310. Can not apply toward any foreign language requirement or as credit toward a German major or minor. May apply to German Area Studies major or minor. Development of modern Western Civilization and key cultural/historical moments of the 20th century explored through the framework of German culture. Taught in English.

GERM 3360: Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MATH 1310. May not apply toward a German major, minor, or foreign language requirement. Major works of German literature from its beginnings to German classicism. Taught in English.

3361: Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MATH 1310. May not apply toward a German major, minor, or foreign language requirement. Major works of German literature from German classicism to the present. Taught in English.

GERM 3362: Paris and Berlin (also FREN 3362)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: completion of three hours of U.S. history. Cannot apply toward any foreign language requirement or as credit toward a major or minor in French. Cultural, historical, and literary impact of urbanization in nineteenth and twentieth century France and Germany. Taught in English.

GERM 3363: Themes in German Drama
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or equivalent. May not apply to German major, minor, or foreign language requirement. May apply to German Area Studies Minor and Major. A core curriculum Visual/Performing Arts (Critical) course. Historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic evolution of German drama from the Enlightenment to the present. Taught in English.

GERM 3364: Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide (also FREN 3364)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Cannot apply toward foreign language requirement or as credit toward a major or minor in German. Can apply to a major or minor in German area studies. Literature and historical context of the destruction of European Jews (1933-1945) with implications for understanding other acts of genocide. Course materials include novels, plays, memoirs, historical documents and films. Taught in English.

GERM 3369: World War I in Literature, Visual Arts, and Film
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304.Survey and analysis of representations of World War I in literature, photography, art, and film with focus on the cultural impact of the war experience, avant-garde movements, and social, political and artistic rupture.

GERM 3380: German Women Film Directors
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing.May not apply to German major, minor, or foreign language requirement. May apply to Women's Studies Minor, Film Studies Minor, and German Area Studies Minor/Major. Screening and study of German films by women directors within their historical, cultural, and aesthetic content. Taught in English.

GERM 3381: German Cinema
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. German films by genre, auteur, or period within their historical, cultural, thematic, and asthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3382: History of German Cinema
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. History of German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3384: Fascism and German Cinema
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. Fascist German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3385: East German Cinema
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. East German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3386: Films of Fassbinder
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. The films of Fassbinder within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3387: Films of Herzog
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. The films of Werner Herzog within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3388: Films of Wenders
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. The films of Wim Wenders within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.

GERM 3395: Topics in German Cinema
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. May not apply to German major, minor, or foreign language requirement. May apply to minor iin German Area Studies. Screening and study of German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Taught in English.

GERM 3397: Selected Topics in German Language, Culture, Civilization, and Literature
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 2331; 2332 or equivalent. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

GERM 3398: Independent Study
Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: GERM 2331, 2332 or equivalent, and approval of department chair.

GERM 3399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

GERM 4198: Independent Study
Cr. 1. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

GERM 4298: Independent Study
Cr. 2. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

GERM 4329: Advanced Translation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: ENGL 1304, GERM 3334 or equivalent, and GERM 3329 or consent of instructor. Translation of literary and nonliterary texts, including translation from English to German.

GERM 4351: German Poetry
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331, 3332, 3333, and 3334, or equivalent. Analytical, developmental, and thematic survey of German poetry. Periods covered include the medieval through twentieth century.

GERM 4353: German Novella and Short Prose Forms
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331, 3332, 3333, and 3334, or equivalent. Introduction to thematic and formal development of the German Novelle and short prose forms. Selected representative readings.

GERM 4354: Goethe and Schiller
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331, 3332, 3333, and 3334, or equivalent. The literary and critical writings of Goethe and Schiller, their interrelationship and the development of German Classicism.

GERM 4356: Romanticism
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331, 3332, 3333, and 3334, or equivalent. Introduction to the concepts of Romanticism, its underlying philosophical ideas, and the romanticists' contribution to literary criticism; reading of representative works.

GERM 4357: German Literature 1890-1945
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331, 3332, 3333, and 3334, or equivalent. Representative works of German poetry, drama, and prose that illuminate major trends in German literature between 1890 and 1945.

GERM 4358: German Literature Since 1945
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331, 3332, 3333, 3334, or equivalent. Post-World War II literature of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. Emphasizes contemporary trends.

GERM 4359: Germany since Reunification
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3333 and 3334 or equivalents. Post-reunification Germany through representative literary and non-literary texts.

GERM 4361: Advanced Writing and Reading Across Disciplines
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3353 and 3334 or equivalents. Development of stylistic control of vocabulary, grammar, and idiomatic usage through reading and writing across disciplines from such areas as the humanities, social sciences, business, and natural sciences.

GERM 4370: Vienna 1900 - The Birth of the Modern
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 3334 or equivalent. Avant-garde turn-of-the century movements in Viennese literature, theater, music, art, architecture, philosophy, and psychoanalysis examined within the cultural, social, and political context of pre-1918 Central Europe.

GERM 4371: Techniques of Teaching Foreign Languages
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: Completion of GERM 4381 with a B or better or the approval of the department chair. Introduction to the methodology of teaching and testing through lectures, readings, demonstrations, and practical applications. For secondary school teachers. Taught in English.

GERM 4373: German Cultural History I: From the Beginnings to World War I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 3333 or equivalent. German cultural history from the beginnings to World War I.

GERM 4374: German Cultural History II: The Twentieth Century
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: GERM 3333 or equivalent. Survey of 20th century German cultural history in the context of major social and political developments from World War I to German reunification.

GERM 4391: Professional Practicum in a German-Speaking Country
Cr. 3. Prerequisites: GERM 3334 and consent of instructor. Hands-on work in field of study in selected businesses in German-speaking countries. Written report to evaluate and integrate practical experience.

GERM 4397: Selected Topics in German Language and Literature
Cr 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: GERM 3331 and 3332 or equivalent. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

GERM 4398: Independent Study
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

GERM 4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
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