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Courses in German

GERM 001 - Elementary: An introduction to all aspects of contemporary standard German: Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Cultural components include topics such as: music, art, literature, and current events. No previous knowledge of German needed for 1.; Credits: 4.
GERM 002 - Elementary: An introduction to all aspects of contemporary standard German: Speaking, listening, reading, writing. Cultural components include topics such as: music, art, literature, and current events. Prerequisite: GERM 1 or equivalent.; Credits: 4.
GERM 051 - Intermediate: Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary-building skills, development of reading strategies and compositional abilities, study of contemporary German culture through literary texts. Prerequisite: 1, 2 or equivalent for 51.; Credits: 3.
GERM 052 - Intermediate: Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary-building skills, development of reading strategies and compositional abilities, study of contemporary German culture through literary texts. Prerequisite: 1, 2 or equivalent for 51.; Credits: 3.
GERM 095 - Special Topics: See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.; Credits: 1-6.
GERM 096 - Special Topics: See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.; Credits: 1-3.
GERM 103 - Composition & Conversation: An intensive language course concentrating on more advanced syntax, vocabulary building, and idiomatic expression through written compositions, translations, and oral presentations. Prerequisite: 52 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
GERM 104 - German News Media: Analysis of journalistic style and content in news coverage of contemporary events as reported in newspapers, magazines, radio, and television in German-speaking countries. Prerequisite: 52 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
GERM 121 - Culture & Civilization to 1900: Historical, intellectual, and artistic developments of German culture and civilization from Roman times through the 19th century, stressing written and oral work. Prerequisite: 52 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
GERM 122 - 20th C Culture & Civilization: Social, cultural, and political developments in the German-speaking countries since 1900, stressing written and oral components. Prerequisite: 52 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
GERM 155 - Survey of German Lit to 1830: Selected prose, drama, and poetry from Medieval through Baroque literature, in-depth readings and analyses of major works by Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, and the Romantics. Prerequisite: 52 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
GERM 156 - Survey of German Lit from 1830: Major literary and intellectual movements and figures of the period through in-depth analyses of works by Buchner, Mann, Kafka, and Brecht. Prerequisite: 52 or equivalent.; Credits: 3.
GERM 195 - Intermediate Special Topics: See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.; Credits: 1-6.
GERM 196 - Intermediate Special Topics: See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.; Credits: 1-6.
GERM 197 - Readings & Research: Credits: 1-6.
GERM 198 - Readings & Research: Credits: 1-6.
GERM 201 - Methods Research&Bibliography: Introduction to tools and methods of research, including major bibliographical sources, reference works, dictionaries, editions, and journals concerned with German literature, language, and folklore. Prerequisite: Two 100-level courses.; Credits: 3.
GERM 202 - Expository Writing: Improvement of writing skills through work with authentic texts from different content areas (literature, media, science, business). Emphasis on stylistic development and sophisticated vocabulary-building. Prerequisite: Two 100-level courses.; Credits: 3.
GERM 213 - History of the German Language: Historical and linguistic development of the German language from Indo-European to the present, emphasizing sound shifts, the 16th century, and the modern age. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 214 - Middle Ages: Analysis and discussion of several "Minnesang" poets (esp. Walther and Neidhart), the Nibelungenlied, the courtly epics Erec, Parzival, and Tristan, and the satirical epic Helmbrecht. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 225 - Goethe: Study of Goethe's accomplishments in poetry, drama, and the novel during major phases of his literary career: "Sturm und Drang," Classicism, and Romanticism. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 226 - Schiller: Major attention will be paid to Schiller's development as a dramatist (from Die Rauber to Wilhelm Tell) as well as to his contributions to German Classicism. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 237 - 19th-Century Prose: Literary and stylistic analysis of prose works by Tieck, Kleist, Stifter, Gotthelf, Droste-Hulshoff, Storm, Keller, and Hauptmann with emphasis on Romanticism, Poetic Realism, and Naturalism. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 238 - 19th Century Drama: Analysis of plays by Tieck, Kotzebue, Kleist, Buchner, Grillparzer, Nestroy, Hebbel, and Hauptmann. Consideration of traditional Viennese "Volkstheater" and the period's major literary movements. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 247 - German Lit from 1890 to 1945: Naturalism, Symbolism, Expressionism and subsequent trends through readings of authors such as Hauptmann, Rilke, Kaiser, Kafka, Mann, and Brecht. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 248 - Contemporary German Literature: Literary movements and their major representatives from 1945 to the present, including relevant sociopolitical, intellectual, and cultural aspects. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 251 - German Folkore: Verbal folklore genres (fairy tales, legends, folk songs, and proverbs) treated in their relation to literature, mass media, and popular culture. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 252 - Faust: Focus on one of the major themes of world literature. Readings include the "Volksbuch" of 1587, and works by Marlowe, Goethe, and Thomas Mann. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 263 - German Romanticism: Study of major works by authors such as Friedrich Schlegel, Novalis, Brentano, Hoffmann, and Eichendorff in their literary, artistic, philosophical, and sociopolitical contexts. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 264 - German Lyric Poetry: The lyric genre and the historical development of German poetry from the age of Goethe to the present. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 271 - Proverbs: Diachronic and synchronic survey of German proverbs, proverbial expressions, and wellerisms, emphasizing their use and function in literature, art, mass media, advertisements and oral communication. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 273 - German Intellectual Movements: A survey of developments in art, music, philosophy, and social thought from the Enlightenment to 1945, with particular attention to their impact on German literature. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 275 - Fin-de-Siecle: Prevalent literary and intellectual movements at the turn of the 20th century in their historical, sociopolitical, and cultural contexts. Study of Nietzsche, Freud, Rilke, Hofmannsthal, Schnitzler, and Mann. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 276 - Brecht & the Modern Drama: Brecht's revolutionary concept of "epic theatre" in theory and practice and its influence on subsequent dramatists, including Durrenmatt, Frisch, Handke, Hochhuth, Muller, and Weiss. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 278 - GDR Fiction: GDR fiction in its literary, historical, and social contexts, with reference to major developments in the GDR from 1949-89. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 279 - German Short Story after 1945: Aesthetic and thematic evolution of the short story and its relation to historical, political, and cultural developments from 1945 to the present. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 281 - Sem in Lit Genre,Period,Theme: Study of a literary genre, period, or theme through close readings of representative texts supplemented by lectures and reports on sociocultural context. May be repeated. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 282 - Sem on Particular Author: Study of author(s) through close readings of representative texts supplemented by lectures and reports on the works' sociocultural context. May be repeated. Prerequisite: 155 or 156 and one other 100-level course.; Credits: 3.
GERM 295 - Advanced Special Topics: See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.; Credits: 3.
GERM 296 - Special Topics: See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.; Credits: 1-3.
GERM 391 - Master's Thesis Research: Credits: 1-12.