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GERMAN 100. Intensive Elementary Course.: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 101, 102 or 103. (8). (LR).; Intensive first-year course offered in the Spring Term only; equivalent to German 101 and 102.
GERMAN 101. Elementary Course.: All students with prior coursework in German must take the placement test. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 100 or 103. (4). (LR).; An introductory course for students who have not previously studied German. Emphasis is on developing all four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), providing an introduction to German culture, and having fun.
GERMAN 102. Elementary Course.: German 101. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 100 or 103. (4). (LR).; Continuation of 101. By the end of the academic term, students will have been exposed to all the essentials of German grammar, and will have the necessary “survival skills” for a visit to a German-speaking country, as well as a foundation for doing intellectual work in German.
GERMAN 103. Review of Elementary German.: Assignment by placement test or permission of department. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 100, 101, or 102. (4). (LR).; A review of the fundamentals of the German language for students who have had prior German language instruction but are not yet at the second-year proficiency level. By the end of the academic term, students will have the necessary “survival skills” for a visit to a German-speaking country, as well as a foundation for doing intellectual work in German.
GERMAN 111. First Special Reading Course.: Undergraduates must obtain permission of the department. (4). (Excl).; A study of German grammar and syntax in conjunction with the reading of graded expository prose. Open to graduate students. Advanced undergraduates enrolled in certain special programs may also be permitted to elect this course. No graduate credit is granted.
GERMAN 112. Second Special Reading Course.: German 111 or the equivalent (placement test). (4). (Excl).; Continuation of German 111. An intensive study of syntactical patterns of German expository prose to promote rapid understanding, followed by directed reading in various fields of specialization for research purposes. Graduate credit is not granted.
GERMAN 171 / HISTORY 171. Coming to Terms with Germany.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (4). (HU).; An interdisciplinary course on German history and culture, beginning with the present and working backwards to unification under Bismark. We consider not only social and political history, but also the philosophy, literature, art, music, and culture of "everyday life" generally.
GERMAN 172. History of German Cinema.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($50) required.; This course surveys the history of German cinema from its beginnings through the 1990s. In addition to the historical survey, the class also serves as a basic introduction to the study of film.
GERMAN 176. German and European Politics Since 1945.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (4). (SS).; A look at the problems and politics of contemporary Germany through the prism of history. Special attention is given to Germany’s political institutions, parties, interest groups, and policy-making processes in domestic and foreign relations.
GERMAN 180. First Year Seminar.: (German Literature and Culture in English); Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. Taught in English. No knowledge of German is required. (3). (HU).; This course aims to introduce first-year students to the field of German Studies. We conceive of it as a course that encourages students to pursue further the study of German language and literature and/or history.
GERMAN 205. Conversation Practice.: German 102 or 103. Students previously enrolled in a 300- or 400-level German conversation course may not register for German 205 or 206. (1). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May not be included in a concentration plan or minor in German.; German 205 provides an opportunity to practice conversational German for students who wish to augment the skills they are learning in other German courses, or for students who wish to sustain levels of skill they have already achieved. Intensive discussions based on current topics.
GERMAN 206. Conversation Practice.: German 102 or 103. Students previously enrolled in a 300- or 400-level German conversation course may not register for German 205 or 206. (1). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May not be included in a concentration plan or minor in German.; German 206 provides an opportunity to practice conversational German for students who wish to augment the skills they are learning in other German courses, or for students who wish to sustain levels of skill they have already achieved. Intensive discussions based on current topics.
GERMAN 221. Accelerated Third Semester German.: Placement test. No credit granted to those who have completed German 230 or 231. Four credits granted to those who have completed German 102 or 103. (5). (Excl).; Intensive second-year course offered in the summer term only, equivalent to German 231 and 232.
GERMAN 230. Intensive Second-Year Course.: German 102 or 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 221, 231, or 232. (8). (LR).; Equivalent to German 231 and 232.
GERMAN 231. Second-Year Course.: German 102 or 103, or the equivalent (placement test). No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 230 or 221. (4). (LR).; Skills developed in the first year are reviewed and extended. substantial emphasis on providing a firm grammatical base, and on reading, discussing, and writing about authentic German texts from natural and social science to history, literature and the arts.
GERMAN 232. Second-Year Course.: German 221 or 231 or the equivalent (placement test). No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in German 230. (4). (LR). All sections of German 232 address special topics, e.g., music, philosophy, science, current political issues, etc.; Students complete the four-term introductory language sequence by selecting one of several “special topics” courses intended as an introduction to the study of an academic discipline, such as music, philosophy, history, science, literature, or psychology, in German.
GERMAN 241. Introduction to German Studies.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (HU).; Introduction to German cultural and intellectual history as reflected in major literary texts and works of art.
GERMAN 243(442). Faust.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Covers the four great literary versions of the Faust legend: Marlowe’s, Goethe’s, Mann’s, and Bulgakov’s (The Master and Margarita), and includes brief background lectures on a wide variety of related topics.
GERMAN 250. Literature and Culture of War in Germany.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (HU).; A course on the literature and cultural reflections of war-from the Thirty Years War to WWII – in Germany, one of the world's peoples ad nations whose experiences and destiny have been most horrifically intertwined with war.
GERMAN 290. The Internet in German (LAC).: German 232. (1). (Excl).; The goal of this course is to familiarize students with basic German computing terminology, and to enable them to find and use German resources on the Internet.
GERMAN 300. German Grammar and Composition.: German 232. (3). (Excl).; This course seeks to increase the accuracy of students' grammar and vocabulary through conversation, writing, and reading. Its content is focused on everyday situations and current events.
GERMAN 305. Conversation Practice.: German 232; concurrent enrollment in a 300-level course is encouraged but not necessary. Students who have previously participated in a 400-level German conversation course may not register for German 305 or 306. (1). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. This course does not satisfy the language requirement. May not be included in a concentration plan or minor in German.; Course in active practical use of German for non-concentrators. All work is done in two class periods each week.
GERMAN 306. Conversation Practice.: German 232; concurrent enrollment in a 300-level course is encouraged but not necessary. Students who have previously participated in a 400-level German conversation course may not register for German 305 or 306. (1). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. This course does not satisfy the language requirement. May not be included in a concentration plan or minor in German.; German 306 provides an opportunity to practice conversational German for students who wish to augment the skills they are learning in other German courses, or for students who wish to sustain levels of skill they have already achieved. Intensive discussions based on current topics.
GERMAN 307. German for Medicine.: German 232. (1). (Excl).; Provides an introduction to the language of Medicine in German.
GERMAN 310. Readings in German Culture.: (German Literature and Culture in English); Residence in Max Kade German House; others by permission of instructor. (1). (Excl). May be elected for a total of four credits. May not be elected more than once in the same academic term.; Topics in German cultural history.
GERMAN 319. German for Engineering and Industry (LAC).: German 232. (1). (Excl).; In this course, students work on the linguistic skills needed for an internship (or permanent employment) with a German engineering or manufacturing company.
GERMAN 320. German Expressionism in English Translation.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Highlights of the intellectual and political life of Germany in the period between World War I and Hitler as reflected in the life and works of writers and artists such as Brecht, Kaiser, Remarque, and Kandinsky and in movements such as Bauhaus, the Blue Rider group, etc.
GERMAN 322 / HISTORY 322. The Origins of Nazism.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (4). (HU). (R&E).; This course explores the origins and the outcomes of the Nazi seizure of power in Germany in 1933. Our course historicizes the rise of the Nazis in the First World War and the Weimar Republic and spends almost half of the course analyzing the history and popular culture (film, theater, literature) of the 1920s. The second half deals with the internal structures (forms of state, governance, welfare; the replacement of civil society through racial community; the manifestations and extent of consent and resistance) as well as the ways in which popular culture underpinned consent and resistance during the Third Reich.
GERMAN 325. Intermediate German.: German 232. (3). (Excl). May be elected for a total of six credits. May be elected more than once in the same academic term.; Designed to improve proficiency in written and spoken German by way of introductions to various topics in German studies.
GERMAN 326. Intermediate German.: German 232. (3). (Excl). May be elected for a total of six credits. May be elected more than once in the same academic term.; Designed to improve proficiency in written and spoken German by way of introductions to various topics in German studies.
GERMAN 329. Independent Study.: Permission of chairman. (1-4; 1-2 in the half-term). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Independent study for students who need work in a certain area to complete their degrees and are unable to acquire from a regularly scheduled course.
GERMAN 330. German Cinema.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($12) required.; An introduction to German cinema and its cultural background from the beginnings to the present, with emphasis on the classical period (ca. 1918-1933) and the modern (post-1965) resurgence.
GERMAN 331. Contemporary German Film.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($50) required.; Intensive introductory survey of the postwar German films known as the "The New German Cinema."
GERMAN 349. Working in Germany.: German 231, plus an offer of a summer internship. (1). (Excl).; This course prepares students for summer internships with German companies.
GERMAN 350. Business German.: German 232. (3). (Excl).; Principles of business language and communication.
GERMAN 351. Practice in Business German.: Internship in a German-speaking country. (3). (Excl). (EXPERIENTIAL).; Principles of business language and communication.
GERMAN 360. Art and Politics in the Weimar Republic.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (HU).; This course in an interdisciplinary exploration of the cultural crisis of an era of German history leading up to National Socialist victory. Our investigations of the radical cultural innovations of Weimar range broadly to include architecture, painting, cinema, music, theatre and literature.
GERMAN 375 / SCAND 375 / MEMS 375 / RELIGION 375. Celtic and Nordic Mythology.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (Excl).; A study of the Celtic and Nordic cycles of myths and sagas, including the Nibelungenlied, Tristan and Isolde cycles, the Irish Tain, the Welsh Mabinogi, the Scandinavian Edda and some of the literature based on these cycles.
GERMAN 381. Eighteenth to Nineteenth-Century Drama.: German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Readings of selected dramas of Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, et al.
GERMAN 382. Nineteenth to Twentieth-Century Drama.: German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Readings from nineteenth and twentieth century dramatists, Brecht, Dürrenmatt, Hofmannsthal, et al.
GERMAN 383. German Lyric Poetry.: German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Selections from the poetry of the Baroque to the present.
GERMAN 384. Short Fiction: Romanticism to Realism.: German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Selections of shorter prose pieces from major figures and movements from the end of the eighteenth to the second half of the nineteenth century.
GERMAN 385. Short Fiction: Naturalism to the Present.: German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; Stories and short novels by representative writers from the late nineteenth century to the present.
GERMAN 401 / HISTORY 416. Nineteenth-Century German and European Thought.: (German Literature and Culture in English); German concentrators must be concurrently enrolled in German 403. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Between the upheavals of the French Revolution and the First World War, the European nations witnessed an utter transformation of their world. The relations of the person to the nation, to the state, to history, and to the physical world were rethought from top to bottom. Our exploration of modern ideas take us from rationalism to racism, and from utopian ideologies to the birth of psychoanalysis.
GERMAN 402 / HISTORY 417. Twentieth-Century German and European Thought.: (German Literature and Culture in English); German concentrators must be concurrently enrolled in German 404. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; This course presents a survey of the principal European intellectual movements of the twentieth century. We examine the interplay of political and cultural movements, and pay consistent attention to the difficulty of self-definition of the intellectual within rapidly changing social and cultural contexts. Socialism, Liberalism, Fascism, Surrealism, Existentialism, Cultural Marxism, Structuralism, Feminism, and Post-structuralism.
GERMAN 405. Conversation Practice.: German 305 or 306. (1). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May not be included in a concentration plan or minor in German.; German 405 provides an opportunity to practice conversational German for students who wish to augment the skills they are learning in other German courses, or for students who wish to sustain levels of skill they have already achieved. Intensive discussions based on current topics.
GERMAN 406. Conversation Practice.: German 305 or 306. (1). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May not be included in a concentration plan or minor in German.; German 406 provides an opportunity to practice conversational German for students who wish to augment the skills they are learning in other German courses, or for students who wish to sustain levels of skill they have already achieved. Intensive discussions based on current topics.
GERMAN 415. The German Language Past and Present.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Introduction to general linguistics, analysis of the structure of German, and a survey of the historical development of German and its dialects.
GERMAN 419. Drama, Sex, and History.: German 232 and concurrent enrollment in German 463. (1). (Excl).; This one-credit LAC mini-course accompanies and must be elected by German concentrators taking German 463. Students read a selection of the course syllabus in German.
GERMAN 421. Marriage and Marital Life in History: Medieval and Early Modern Germany (LAC).: German 232, and concurrent enrollment in German 465. (1). (Excl).; This course introduces students to the study of German literary and historical texts through close reading and discussion of a wide array of different original sources. It is intended for students enrolled in German 465.
GERMAN 422. German-Jewish Identity and Culture.: German 232. (1). (Excl).; This course is the LAC section associated with German 466. Students wishing to count German 466 towards a major in German must elect German 422. The course is also available for LAC credit by contracted independent study in association with other related courses at the 400-level.
GERMAN 425. Advanced German.: German 325/326. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Translation and free composition and practical study of the syntax of German as written and spoken.
GERMAN 426. Advanced German.: German 325/326. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Translation and free composition and practical study of the syntax of German as written and spoken.
GERMAN 430 / BA 499. Doing Business in German.: German 350, or one 300-level courses beyond German 232. (3). (Excl).; Goals: to increase the level of proficiency in all four areas (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) of business German, as well as to familiarize the participants with the business practices of the target culture.
GERMAN 431. Business German: Management and Marketing.: German 350 or 430. (3). (Excl).; This course offers authentic terminology and information as they apply to professional practices in the fields of management, marketing, and company forms in the German-speaking world. Language of instruction is German.
GERMAN 432 / SOC 425. The German Model: Business, Labor, and the State in the 20th Century.: (German Literature and Culture in English); Upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).; Starting at the end of the 19th century and lasting all the way into the 21st, Germany has been governed by a unique form of capitalism. This course examines the major characteristics of this model by looking in detail at the form and content of its three major carriers: business, labor, and the state.
GERMAN 444 / MEMS 443. Medieval German Literature in English Translation.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Representative authors and works from the period of Charlemagne to 1300. A discussion of heroic, pre-courtly, courtly, and other genres.
GERMAN 449. Special Topics in English Translation.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.; Various themes, e.g., Nietzsche and Modern Literature or Rilke translations, etc., are taught by various members of the staff according to student interest and faculty availability.
GERMAN 450. Medieval German Literature in Modern German Translation.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A study of representative works of the classical and postclassical periods.
GERMAN 454. German Romanticism.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; An introduction into the literary and cultural contributions of German romanticism.
GERMAN 455. Nineteenth-Century German Fiction.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; The objective of the course is to introduce the students to significant works of German fiction of the nineteenth century. Particular attention is given to the Novelle whose development during this period constitutes one of the major achievements of German literature.
GERMAN 457. Twentieth Century German Fiction.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Study of German prose literature (Novelle and Novel) of the 20th century.
GERMAN 458. German Literature after 1945.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; A survey of the main developments in German literature since the end of WW II, with emphasis on authors whose reception has been wide and whose impact has been strong (Frisch, Durrenmatt, Hochhuth, Weiss, Boll, Grass, Handke, Huchel, Celan, Bachmann, Enzensberger).
GERMAN 463. Drama, Sex, and History.: (German Literature and Culture in English); German concentrators must elect German 419 concurrently. (3). (Excl).; This course examines changing concepts of history and or eros. Is "the sexual" an ahistorical force? How do changing conceptions of gender and sexuality affect the idea of history as rational world order? Are the laws of desire and the laws of history complicitous or mutually subversive?
GERMAN 465 / MEMS 475 / HISTORY 485. Marriage and Marital Life in History: Medieval and Early Modern Germany.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (Excl).; We explore marriage discourse and policies in a culturally well-defined context, the German-speaking countries between ca. 1350 and 1600. By examining the depiction of marriage in major literature of the age as well as in historiography we come to a more complex understanding of what marriage was supposed to be and what it really meant.
GERMAN 466. German-Jewish Identity and Culture.: (German Literature and Culture in English); (3). (Excl). Students wishing to count this course toward a concentration in German must simultaneously elect German 422.; The course focuses on "German-Jewish" identities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the bearing of these constructions on cultural production. Texts focus on narrations of German-Jewish identity and take various forms: memoirs, diary passages, letters, and addresses.
GERMAN 491. German Honors Proseminar.: Senior Honors standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.; Readings and discussions of texts in the major periods of German literature. Readings in German 491 prepare for an honors paper to be presented in German 492.
GERMAN 492. German Honors Proseminar.: Senior Honors standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.; Readings and discussions of texts in the major periods of German literature. Readings in German 491 prepare for an honors paper to be presented in German 492.
GERMAN 499. Seminar in German Studies.: One year beyond German 232. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl). May be repeated for credit.; A seminar for graduate students and advanced undergraduates which focuses on a special topic each time the course is offered. Topics vary from term to term.
GERMAN 500. Introduction to Germanic Linguistics.: (3). (Excl).; Survey of histories and structures of Germanic languages, of subfields of linguistics as they apply to the study of the Germanic languages, and of the methods of inquiry employed.
GERMAN 503 / EDCURINS 500. Teaching German/Applied Linguistics.: Junior or senior standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Course is designed to acquaint students with (1) linguistic concepts useful for language teachers, (2) the phonetic, phonological, syntactic, and semantic structure of modern German and its points of contrast with English, (3) theories of second language acquisition, (4) testing and the preparation of teaching materials, and (5) discussion of problems as they arise in the classroom.
GERMAN 504. History of the German Language.: Graduate standing; or permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Study of the historical development of German phonology, grammar, lexicon, and orthography; moves toward standardization; principles of linguistic change and variation.
GERMAN 506. Seminar in the Structure of Modern German.: German 415. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Examination of selected topics of German phonology, morphology and syntax which are discussed in the light of currently relevant models of linguistic analysis.
GERMAN 517 / LING 517 / ANTHRCUL 519. Principles and Methods of Historical Linguistics.: (German Literature and Culture in English); Graduate standing, or permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Assumptions underlying the establishment of historical relationships between languages. Techniques of internal and comparative reconstruction of related languages and types of linguistic change.
GERMAN 531 / EDCURINS 431. Teaching Methods.: Senior standing; and candidate for a teaching certificate. (3). (Excl).; This course is designed to provide students with an historical overview of approaches to the teaching of the German language in the United States. Current theories of second language acquisition are presented and discussed. Students are expected to develop a critical awareness of the assumptions underlying these theories. Emphasis is placed on the practical applications of second language acquisition theory to the German language classroom. Required of new TA's and Teaching Certificate candidates.
GERMAN 540. Introduction to German Studies.: Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).; This course is an intensive introduction to research methods, bibliography, and basic principles of literary analysis as they pertain to the study of the Germanic languages and their literatures. It surveys the various subfields of German literary studies, as well as Germanic philosophy and linguistics.

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