Course Curriculum 

Major in German: A minimum of 34 semester hours beyond 101-102, including 201-202, 301-302, 321, 322, 499, and two 400-level courses

Minor in German: 20 semester hours, excluding 101-102 and including 201, 202, 301, and two additional upper-division courses.

Courses: 

101,102 Elementary German
Basic skills of oral and written communication in classroom and laboratory practice. Use of materials reflecting contemporary German life. (4, 4)

201, 202 Intermediate German
Continued practice in oral and written communication in class-room and laboratory. Use of materials which reflect contemporary life as well as the German cultural heritage. (4, 4)

231/333 Language, Art and Culture in the New Germany
Offered annually.  Students live with a host family, attend the EuroCentres language school, visit sites of historical and cultural significance around Berlin and travel to cities around Germany on weekends.  Intermediate proficiency required.  First-year students welcome.

301, 302 Composition and Conversation
Intensive review of grammar with emphasis on idiomatic usage; use of contemporary authors as models of style. Conversation on topics of student interest. Prerequisite: 202 or equivalent. (4, 4)

321 German Civilization to 1750
From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. A survey of German culture and its expression in creative works of art, music and literature. Prerequisite: 202. (4)

322 German Civilization Since 1750
From the Enlightenment to the present. This survey covers representative works and trends in German politics, philosophy, literature, art and music. Prerequisite: 202. (4)

421 German Literature From the Enlightenment to Realism C, LT
Topic varies according to the faculty specialties.  Recent topics have included, for example, "The German Novelle" and "Gender in 19th and 20th  century German Literature."  Prerequisite: 302. (4)

422 20th-Century German Literature  C, LT
Topic varies according to faculty specialties.  Recent topics have included, for example, "Holocaust Literature, Art and Film" and "Post-Guilt German Literature."  Prerequisite: 302. (4)

491 Independent Studies (1-4)

492 Independent Studies (1-4)

499 Capstone: Senior Project SR (2)