Courses and Syllabi for the German Program

COURSE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	PREREQUISITE
GERM7000	German for Reading Knowledge	Introduction to reading of German: Intensive drill in recognizing and interpreting grammatical structures, especially those peculiar to scholarly written language; emphasis on vocabulary building and on determining meaning of words not previously encountered; reading of texts in German at sight or after preparation. Does not fulfill any part of undergraduate language requirement.	None

GERM1010	Elementary German I	Basic skills fundamental to language proficiency and culture	None

GERM1020	Elementary German II	Further development of basic skills fundamental to language proficiency and culture	GERM1010 or equivalent

GERM2010	Intermediate German I	Continued development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.	GERM1020 or equivalent

GERM2020	Intermediate German II	Expansion of German skills, with more extensive listening comprehension practice and readings	GERM2010 or equivalent

GERM3301	Conversation & Composition I		GERM2020 or equivalent

GERM3302	Conversation & Composition II		GERM2020 or equivalent

GERM3303	German Translation	Combination of historical review of translation theories with translation practice; translation of German to English as well as English to German; how translations reflect changing literary and cultural values and tastes; examination how nuances of language and culture (source and target) influence the translator's choice of whom and what kind of text to translate.	GERM2020 or permission of instructor

GERM3411	Introduction to German Literature and Culture	German literature from 17th to 18th century.	GERM2020 or equivalent

GERM3412	Introduction to German Literature and Culture II	German literature from 19th to 21st century.	GERM2020 or equivalent

GERM3791	Business German I	German economy and society; German business terminology and forms of communication.	GERM2020 or equivalent

GERM3792	Business German II	German economy and global market. German business terminology and forms of communication.	GERM2020 or equivalent

GERM3900	Germany Today	Intensive language and culture course; travel to German speaking country required.	Permission of Study Abroad Director

GERM4443	Major German Writers of the Twentieth Century	Selected works of Hesse, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Frisch, Duerrenmatt, Brecht, and Boell.	two courses from the group GERM3301, 3302, 3303, 3411, 3412, or permission of instructor

GERM4451	The German Drama	Survey of dramatic literature from sixteenth to twentieth centuries; readings from Reformation, Baroque, Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, and modern period.	two courses from the group GERM3301, 3302, 3303, 3411, 3412, or permission of instructor

GERM4465	German Narrative Prose	Reading of major prose writings from Romanticism to present; emphasis on the Novelle.	two courses from the group GERM3301, 3302, 3303, 3411, 3412, or permission of instructor

GERM4466	German Poetry	Overview of German poetry since 1600; emphasis on sociohistorical aspects, formal and structural analysis of selected works.	two courses from the group GERM3301, 3302, 3303, 3411, 3412, or permission of instructor

GERM4480	Goethe	Special emphasis on early and late poetry, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers, and Faust, part I.	two courses from the group GERM3301, 3302, 3303, 3411, 3412, or permission of instructor

GERM4501	Applied German Linguistics	Application of modern linguistic theories to learning German.	GERM3301, 3302, 3303, or permission of instructor

GERM4511	The German Language: Development and Structure	German language in its various stages of development.	GERM3301, 3302, 3303, or permission of instructor

GERM4780	Individual Studies in German	Directed individual study in selected areas of German chosen in consultation with instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit by permission of chair.	permission of instructor

GERM4791-99	Special Topics in German Language or Literature	May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit.	two courses from the group GERM3301, 3302, 3303, 3411, 3412, or permission of instructor