GERM 103 Intensive Beginning German (combination of German 101 & 102) (4)

GERM 203 Intensive Intermediate German (combination of German 201 & 202) (4)

GERM 204 Intensive Grammar Review (3)

GERM 220 Introduction to German Literature (3)

GERM 280* Introduction to German Culture (3) (CORE course)

GERM 281* Women in German Literature and Society (3) (CORE course) Instruction and Readings in English. (Also WMST 281)

GERM 282* German Mythology (3) (CORE course) Instruction and Readings in English.

GERM 285* German Film and Literature (3) (CORE course) Instruction and Readings in English.

GERM 287* Ancient Celtic Culture and Civilization (3) (CORE course) Instruction and Readings in English.

GERM 301 Conversation / Composition I (3) (Focus on Grammar)

GERM 302 Conversation / Composition II (3) (Focus on Grammar)

GERM 315 Practicum in Translation I (3)

GERM 316 Practicum in Translation II (3)

GERM 319 Advanced German Grammar - A survey of advanced grammatical structures in German.

GERM 321 German Literature to 1750 (3)

GERM 322 German Literature to Present (3)

GERM 381** German Civilization to 1750 (3) (Advanced CORE course)

GERM 382** German Civilization to Present (3) (Advanced CORE course)

GERM 389 Minority Languages and Cultures in Germany (Diversity CORE course) - An introduction to minority cultures (Jewish, Turkish, Afro-German), their histories and literatures in present-day Germany.

GERM 401 Advanced Conversation (3)

GERM 403 Advanced Composition (3)

GERM 412 German for International Business II (3)

GERM 472 Introduction to German Philology (3). The development of German from proto-Germanic to modern German.


GERM 479 History of the German Language (3). Study of the German language in its development.

GERM 499 Directed Study (1-3). With permission of department.

 

GERM 419/601 Structure and Acquisition of German. - A survey of the phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic systems of German, and problems in their acquisition for adult learners.


GERM 620 Methods and Concepts of German Studies I (Introduction to German Studies) (3). History, methods and concepts of German Studies. The teaching modules include a general introduction to Germanistik, an in-depth discussion of literary theory and criticism, and the typology of genres.

GERM 621 Middle High German Literature I (3). Form and structure of the medieval verse narrative; treatment of the most important authors and works of the period.

GERM 622 Middle High German Literature II (3). Form and structure of medieval lyric poetry; treatment of the most important authors of the period.

GERM 630 Methods and Concepts of German Studies II (3). Application of various theoretical approaches to German Studies introduced in GERM620.

GERM 631 German Lyric Poetry (3). An exposition of the genre of lyric poetry, its metrical and aesthetic background, illustrated by characteristic examples from the Middle Ages to the present.

GERM 632 The German Novella (3). Theory, development and structure of Novelle from the 18th century to present.

GERM 633 The German Novel (3). Theory, development and structure of the German novel from the Baroque to present.

GERM 634 German Drama (3). An introduction to the theory and structure of the German drama from the Baroque to the present with extensive interpretation of characteristic works.

GERM 671 Gothic, Old High German, Middle High German I (3). The first semester of a two-semester practicum in reading Gothic, Old and Middle High German, with emphasis on linguistic analysis.


GERM 672 Gothic, Old High German, Middle High German II (3). Continuation of GERM 671.

 

GERM 673 Variation in Contemporary German - A survey of sociolinguistic issues and research in Germany, including social and regional variation and problems of "foreigner talk".

 

GERM 689 Special Topics - M.A. Level I (3). M.A. level study of a literary, linguistic or cultural topic in German or Germanic Studies, e.g. "What is German Studies?".

GERM 798 Master's Independent Study (1-3)

GERM 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6). GERM 818 Seminar: The Middle Ages (3) Study of one or more representative authors or works of the Middle Ages.

GERM 819 Seminar: The 16th and 17th Centuries (3). The German literature of the Humanists, the Reformation and Baroque as illustrated by study of one or more authors of the 16th and 17th centuries.

GERM 828 Seminar: The 18th Century (3). Study of one or more authors from the Enlightenment, Sentimentalism, Storm and Stress, or Classicism periods.

GERM 829 Seminar: The 19th Century (3). Study of literary and cultural phenomena in German-speaking countries.

GERM 838 Seminar: The 20th Century (3). Study of a literary movement, cultural phenomenon (including film), or one or more authors from the period of Naturalism to the present.

GERM 839 Seminar: Special Topics (3). Study of a topic of a general nature not limited to any specific century.

GERM 879 Seminar in Germanic Philology (3). In depth study of a topic in Germanic or Indo-European philology, comparative Germanic grammar, runology, dialect geography, Eddic or Skaldic poetry, Indo-European studies.

GERM 889 Seminar in Germanic Area Studies (3). Comprehensive study of a selected topic in German or Germanic area studies: history of ideas, cultural history, Germanic literatures other than German, folk literature and folklore.

GERM 898 Doctoral Independent Study (1-3).

GERM 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8).