May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

May be repeated with change in topic.

This course builds the foundation for developing proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing in German. Students will learn to communicate effectively both within personal areas of interest and relative to German culture. The course emphasizes student participation, self-expression and t...

This course continues the work begun in the introductory semester and increases focus on speaking skills and cultural literacy. Prerequisite: German 12-014 with a grade of C- or better or equivalent placement.

This course combines a comprehensive review and fine-tuning of grammar with readings in literature and culture. Students will gain a good understanding of contemporary life in the German-speaking world, will narrate and describe orally and in writing, and will begin to formulate and support opinions...

Continuation of German III. Students will move from description and narration to formulation of argument and/or hypothesis, evaluation and analysis. Students develop the tools to read and comprehend sophisticated texts in German related to their areas of interest or expertise and will gain knowledge...

May be repeated with change in topic. Prerequisite: German 12-124 or equivalent placement.

May be repeated with change in topic. Prerequisite: German 12-124 or equivalent placement.

May be repeated with change in topic. Prerequisite: German 12-124 or equivalent placement.

May be repeated with change in topic. Prerequisite: German 12-124 or equivalent placement.

Introduction to the critical appreciation of a wide variety of texts. Personal stories (e.g. diary), public stories (e.g. journalistic writing), literary stories (e.g. poetry, novellas, short stories) and stories told in music and visual images form the textual basis for critical engagement. Prerequ...

Intensive work on grammar, composition and discussion based on readings from a variety of genres, including film. This course supports the development of advanced proficiency and invites students to improve their ability to narrate, compare and contrast, to establish causal relationships, and to spe...

Intensive writing and discussions on selected literary texts and films. Students will develop and implement the critical and argumentative skills at and beyond the intermediate level, crafting increasingly complex analyses both individually and in small groups. Students are encouraged to develop the...

Students develop advanced proficiency in language and culture. Content will vary to cover current aspects of culture in the German-speaking world, as well as social and political contexts, unification and its aftermath, the new Germans, German-American relations, challenges and opportunities of Euro...

Based on readings and discussions on a variety of texts addressing categories of difference including gender, race, class, nation, sexuality, ability and religion, students develop advanced proficiencies and practice critical approaches. Text selections vary from saints and healers of the Middle Age...

Study of selected texts from a variety of periods as related to German social, intellectual, cultural and literary history. Text selections represent a productive balance between tradition and innovation. Development of advanced proficiencies in critical and analytical work in the target language. M...

Advanced close readings of texts as they relate to multiple fields of study. Specific topics for a given semester are listed in the course schedule. Topics may include Self and Other, Genius and Madness, the Figure of the Artist, Memory and Identity, Texts of Catastrophies, Transnational Writing in ...

This course fulfills the capstone requirement in German. As an integrative experience, the capstone challenges students to demonstrate their ability to interrelate knowledge, insights and perspectives gained in their German program and their undergraduate experience. Students will work on individual...

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

Must be taken Pass/D/F.

May be repeated with change of content.

May be repeated with change of content.

May be repeated with change of content.

May be repeated with change of content.

By invitation only.