German language sequence

• Ger 101 Elementary German I
  Develops basic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Objectives: German pronunciation, communication with basic subjects, basic knowledge of the culture of German-speaking countries. Verbs in present and present perfect tense as well as three of the four German cases are introduced. Offered each fall.
• Ger 102 Elementary German II
  Further develops basic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Objectives: basic communication skills; increasing cultural knowledge; understanding and usage of past tenses, reflexive verbs, and prepositions with appropriate cases. Prerequisite: German 101 or equivalent. Offered each spring.
• Ger 201 Intermediate German I (LA)
  Emphasis on intermediate speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Objectives: Communication in intermediate subjects, further cultural knowledge, understanding and usage of basic passive, past perfect, more in-depth practice of grammar concepts introduced in the first year. Prerequisite: German 102 or equivalent. Offered each fall.
• Ger 202 Intermediate German II (G)
  Emphasis on intermediate speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Objectives: Understanding and usage of genetive case, relative clauses and subjunctive, continuing practice in passive. Course material focuses on culture and identity in German-speaking countries. Prerequisite: German 201 or equivalent. Offered each spring.

Upper division courses

• Ger 301 Advanced German (G)
  The bridge between lower and upper level German courses. Emphasis on advanced speaking, listening, and writing skills with a particular focus on reading longer authentic texts. Course material focuses on culture and identity in German-speaking countries. Advanced grammar concepts including indirect speech. Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent. Offered each fall.

To be taken abroad

• Ger 330 Studies in Literature and Humanities
  Upper level courses in an approved study abroad program in the literature or the humanities category, including art history, theater, gender studies, music history, philosophy, religion. Readings and lectures are in German. Credit should be discussed with a member of the German faculty before departure.
• Ger 350 Studies in Social Science
  Upper level courses in an approved study abroad program in the social science category, including business, economics, history, political science, sociology, geography, anthropology. Readings and lectures are in German. Credit should be discussed with a member of the German faculty before departure.
• Ger 360 Advanced German Language Studies
  An upper level German language course taken in an approved study abroad program. This course will contain a strong writing component in addition to practice in reading and conversation. Credit should be discussed with a member of the German faculty before departure.
• Ger 397 Internship
  An opportunity where language and cultural skills in German can be applied in a professional context. Placement in local, national and international sites. Prerequisites: career education 300Y and language proficiency at the 301 level. Does not count towards the German major or minor. Offered as needed.

To be taken on-campus. Students may proceed directly from Ger 301 to a 400-level course.

• Ger 340 Deutsche Romantik (IT)
  Readings, assignments in German; lectures in English with LC112. The course explores German Romanticism in literature, philosophy, and music. One Wagner opera; and the influence of Romanticism on German nationalism, Nietzsche, and Thomas Mann will be discussed. Readings include Schlegel, Fichte, Heine, Kleist, Romantic women, E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Robert Schumann. Prerequisite: German 301. Offered in alternating years in the Fall.
• Ger 387 Revolutionäres Drama (LT)
  Readings and assignments in German; lectures and discussion in English with LC 110. Plays focusing on political rebellion or a revolution in ideas will be explored with the help of historical background, film versions, and drama theory (classical drama, epic drama, documentary drama). Includes plays by Goethe, Schiller, Büchner, and Brecht. Prerequisite: German 301. Offered in alternate years in the Spring.
• Ger 417 Jenseits der Mauer: Deutsche Kultur nach 1989 (CHC, W)
  Social thought, political development and artistic expression in Germany since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Main topics are: the reunification process, Eastern/Western German conflict, Germany within the European Union, role of immigration and minorities in Germany. Reading, lectures, discussions in German. Prerequisite: German 301. Offered in alternate years in the Fall.
• Ger 488 Von Demokratie zur Diktatur (LT)
  This course addresses the influential works, theories, and debates in the literature and film of the Weimar Republic and National Socialist Germany (1918-1945). Special emphasis will be placed on the interaction between literature/film and politics. Topics typically include Expressionism, New Objectivity, Epic Theater, the New Woman, Censorship, Exile Literature, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Popular Literature/Film, and Rubble Literature. All lectures, materials, and discussions are in German. Prerequisite: German 301. Offered in alternating years in the Spring.
• Ger 499 Independent Study
  Students will write a major research paper under the close supervision of a faculty member. This course counts as one of the required literature courses for the major, but cannot replace German 487 or 488. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Offered as needed.