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German (Germ) 1 GERMAN (GERM) 1 GERM 203H. Intermediate German I. 3 Credits. GERMAN (GERM) Students acquire necessary materials and opportunities to develop further their language skills in a cultural context. They review and expand GERM 101. Elementary German I. 4 Credits. upon the basic grammar covered in beginning German. Students may not Develops the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) receive credit for both GERM 206 and GERM 203 or GERM 204. in a cultural context. In addition to mastering basic vocabulary and Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 102; permission of the instructor for grammar, students will communicate in German about everyday topics. students lacking the prerequisite. Students may not receive credit for both GERM 105 and GERM 101 or Gen Ed: FL. 102. Honors version available Grading status: Letter grade. Gen Ed: FL. GERM 204. Intermediate German II. 3 Credits. Grading status: Letter grade. Emphasizes further development of the four language skills (speaking, GERM 101H. Elementary German I. 4 Credits. reading, writing, listening) within a cultural context. Discussions focus on Develops the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) modern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in literature and film. Students in a cultural context. In addition to mastering basic vocabulary and may not receive credit for both GERM 206 and GERM 203 or GERM 204. grammar, students will communicate in German about everyday topics. Honors version available Students may not receive credit for both GERM 105 and GERM 101 or Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 203; permission of the instructor for 102. students lacking the prerequisite. Gen Ed: FL. Gen Ed: FL. Grading status: Letter grade. Grading status: Letter grade. GERM 102. Elementary German II. 4 Credits. GERM 204H. Intermediate German II. 3 Credits. This continuation of GERM 101 emphasizes speaking, listening, reading, Emphasizes further development of the four language skills (speaking, writing in a cultural context. Students enhance their basic vocabulary reading, writing, listening) within a cultural context. Discussions focus on and grammar and will regularly communicate in German about everyday modern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in literature and film. Students topics. Students may not receive credit for both GERM 105 and may not receive credit for both GERM 206 and GERM 203 or GERM 204. GERM 101 or 102. Honors version available Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 203; permission of the instructor for Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 101; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. students lacking the prerequisite. Gen Ed: FL. Gen Ed: FL. Grading status: Letter grade. Grading status: Letter grade. GERM 206. Intensive Intermediate German. 6 Credits. GERM 102H. Elementary German II. 4 Credits. An accelerated intensive course that covers the materials of GERM 203 This continuation of GERM 101 emphasizes speaking, listening, reading, and 204 in one semester. Students may not receive credit for both writing in a cultural context. Students enhance their basic vocabulary GERM 206 and GERM 203 or GERM 204. and grammar and will regularly communicate in German about everyday Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 105; permission of the instructor for topics. Students may not receive credit for both GERM 105 and students lacking the prerequisite. GERM 101 or 102. Gen Ed: FL. Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 101; permission of the instructor for Grading status: Letter grade. students lacking the prerequisite. GERM 210. Getting Medieval: Knights, Violence, and Romance. 3 Credits. Gen Ed: FL. Offers a historical perspective on the portrayal of medieval culture in film Grading status: Letter grade. from the 1920s to today. Specific topics include the ideal hero, the quest, GERM 105. Intensive Elementary German. 8 Credits. etiquette, chivalry, rituals, and love. Readings and discussions in English. Experience in German or fluency in another foreign language Gen Ed: VP, NA, WB. recommended. An accelerated, intensive course that essentially covers Grading status: Letter grade. materials of GERM 101 and 102 in one semester. Students may not GERM 211. Concepts in Medieval Culture. 3 Credits. receive credit for both GERM 105 and GERM 101 or 102. This course examines concepts that medieval texts utilize in order to Gen Ed: FL. articulate an understanding of human beings, their relations to others, Grading status: Letter grade. their social, political, and religious worlds. Readings and discussions in GERM 203. Intermediate German I. 3 Credits. English. Students acquire necessary materials and opportunities to develop Gen Ed: LA, WB. further their language skills in a cultural context. They review and expand Grading status: Letter grade. upon the basic grammar covered in beginning German. Students may not GERM 216. The Viking Age. 3 Credits. receive credit for both GERM 206 and GERM 203 or GERM 204. Honors Lecture/discussion course on Viking culture, mythology, exploration, version available and extension of power in northern Europe (approx. 750-1050 CE) as Requisites: Prerequisite, GERM 102; permission of the instructor for represented in sagas, the Eddas, runic inscriptions, and chronicles. students lacking the prerequisite. Readings and discussions in English. Gen Ed: FL. Gen Ed: HS, NA, WB. Grading status: Letter grade. Grading status: Letter grade. 2 GERMAN (GERM) GERM 220. Women in the Middle Ages. 3 Credits. GERM 267. Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema. 3 Credits. This interdisciplinary course examines representations of women, Examines exciting new directions in German and Austrian cinema from concepts of gender, and women's participation in the economic, political, the past 20 years. By analyzing weekly films, students develop skills in religious, and cultural life of the Middle Ages. Discussion and texts in film analysis and criticism; read reviews, interviews, and film-theoretical English. texts; write a film review; and produce a critical essay. Films with English Gen Ed: LA, NA, WB. subtitles; readings and discussions in English. Students may not receive Grading status: Letter grade credit for both GERM 267 and 367. Same as: WGST 220. Gen Ed: VP, CI, NA. GERM 227. Luther and the Bible. 3 Credits. Grading status: Letter grade The Reformation was seminal for the development of the modern world. Same as: CMPL 267. This course will investigate Reformation literature written in the period GERM 268. Auteur Cinema. 3 Credits. from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 17th century, and will We will explore the works of one or more German director(s). By watching investigate how Reformation ideas resonate through today. Readings and a sample of a director's oeuvre over a significant period of time, students discussions in English. come to understand the director's arch, identify common threads in their Gen Ed: HS, WB. films, and consider how his or her work relates to larger developments Grading status: Letter grade in German film history. Films with English subtitles; readings and Same as: RELI 227. discussions in English. GERM 245. Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. 3 Credits. Gen Ed: VP, CI, NA. An introduction to the writings of three great German writers of the 19th Grading status: Letter grade. century who have had enormous impact on the lives of people around the GERM 271. Women in German Cinema. 3 Credits. world. Readings and discussions in English. Introduction to feminist aesthetics and film theory by the examination of Gen Ed: PH, NA. the representation of women in German cinema from expressionism to Grading status: Letter grade. the present. All materials and discussions in English. Previously offered GERM 247. Music, Madness, and Genius: The Pathologies of German as GERM/WGST 250. Musical Literature. 3 Credits. Gen Ed: VP, NA. This course surveys the themes of madness and genius and their relation Grading status: Letter grade to music in German literature of the 19th and 20th century. Readings and Same as: WGST 271, CMPL 271. class discussions in English. Prior knowledge of music is recommended GERM 272. History of German Cinema. 3 Credits. but not required. This course explores the major developments of German cinema. All films Gen Ed: LA, NA. with English subtitles. Readings and discussions in English. Previously Grading status: Letter grade. offered as GERM 275. GERM 249. German Literature in Translation. 3 Credits. Gen Ed: VP, NA. The idea of world literature was a German invention, proposed by Goethe Grading status: Letter grade to describe literature of universal importance for all of humanity. German Same as: CMPL 272. thought, and German literature, in particular, remains an important GERM 279. Once Upon A Fairy Tale: Fairy Tales and Childhood, Then and component in this canon. This English-language literature course Now. 3 Credits. introduces newcomers to some highlights of German literature. Considers fairy tales from several different national traditions Gen Ed: LA, NA. and historical periods against the backdrop of folklore, literature, Grading status: Letter grade. psychoanalysis, and the socializing forces directed at children. Students GERM 265. Hitler in Hollywood: Cinematic Representations of Nazi may not receive credit for both GERM 279/CMPL 279 and GSLL 54. Germany. 3 Credits. Gen Ed: LA, NA. An examination of selected cinematic representations (both American Grading status: Letter grade and German) of Nazi Germany in terms of their aesthetic properties Same as: CMPL 279. and propagandistic value. Films with English subtitles; readings
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