GERM -- Germanic Studies

GERM 401 Advanced Conversation (3) Prerequisite: GERM 302 or equivalent. Development of fluency in spoken German. Discussion of contemporary issues.

GERM 403 Advanced Composition (3) Prerequisite: GERM 302 or equivalent. Advanced instruction in writing skills.

GERM 405 Stylistics (3) Prerequisite: GERM 302 or equivalent. Stylistic analysis of oral and written German both literary and non-literary. Intensive study of vocabulary and syntax. Dictionary and composition exercises.

GERM 411 German for International Business I (3) Prerequisite: GERM 302 or equivalent or permission of department. Advanced skills in German for international business, including understanding and writing correspondence, reports, graphics, ads, etc., according to current German commercial style.

GERM 412 German for International Business II (3) Prerequisite: GERM 411 or equivalent or permission of department. Continuation of GERM 411.

GERM 415 German/English Translation I (3) Does not fulfill major requirements in German. Not open to students who have completed GERM 101, GERM 102, GERM 201, GERM 202, GERM 301 or GERM 302. An intensive presentation of German grammar limited exclusively to reading skill; graded readings in the arts and sciences. Instruction in English; cannot be used to satisfy the arts and humanities foreign language requirement.

GERM 416 German/English Translation II (3) Prerequisite: GERM 415 or equivalent. Written translation of materials from the student's field of study. Discussion of basic problems of German-to-English translation, with examples from students' projects. Instruction in English. Cannot be used to satisfy the arts and humanities foreign language requirement.

GERM 419 Selected Topics in German Language Study (3) Prerequisite: GERM 302 and permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

GERM 421 Literature of the Middle Ages (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and 322 or permission of department. German literature from the 8th through the 15th centuries. Readings include old high German texts; the German heroic, courtly and popular epic; Minnesang, Meistersang, the late Medieval epic: folk literature of the late Middle Ages. Read in modern German translation.

GERM 422 From the Reformation Through the Baroque (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322 or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the reformation and the period of humanism through the baroque (ca. 1450-1700). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 423 From Enlightenment through Storm and Stress (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the Enlightenment (1720- 1785), the Age of Sentimentalism (1740-1780), and Storm and Stress (1767-1785). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 424 Classicism (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the Age of Classicism (1786-1832). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 431 Romanticism and Biedermeier (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the periods of Romanticism (1798-1835) and Biedermeier (1820-1850). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 432 Junges Deutschland and Realism (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the periods of Junges Deutschland (1830-1850) and Realism (1850-1890). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 433 Naturalism and Its Counter Currents (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the period of naturalism and its counter currents (1880-1920). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 434 Expressionism to 1945 (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from Expressionism through the period between the wars to the contrast of Nazi and Exile Literature (ca. 1910-1945). Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 435 From 1945 to the Present (3) Prerequisite: GERM 321 and GERM 322, or permission of department. Readings of representative authors from the "Two Germanies," Austria, and Switzerland in the period from the end of World War II to the present. Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 439 Selected Topics in German Literature (3) Prerequisites: {GERM 321 and GERM 322} or permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Special study of an author, school, genre, or theme. Readings and instruction in German.

GERM 449 Selected Topics in Germanic Studies (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Study of a linguistic, literary or cultural topic in Yiddish, Netherlandic, or Scandinavian studies.

GERM 461 Reading Swedish, Danish and Norwegian I (3) Not open to students who have completed GERM 148S, GERM 149S, GERM 148D, GERM 149D, GERM 148N or GERM 149N. Develops reading facility in three languages in one semester, using modern Scandinavian texts from a variety of fields.

GERM 462 Reading Swedish, Danish and Norwegian II (3) GERM 461 or permission of department. Further development of reading facility.

GERM 463 The Icelandic Family Saga (3) Analysis of the old Norse saga as historiography, literature, and folklore. Readings and instruction in English.

GERM 472 Introduction to Germanic Philology (3) Prerequisite: GERM 202 or equivalent. Reconstructed proto-Germanic and surveys of Gothic, Old Norse, Old English, Old Saxon. The development of High German from the Old High German period through Middle High German to modern German; a short introduction to modern German dialectology. Instruction in English.

GERM 475 Old Norse (3) The language of the old Icelandic saga, the Eddas and Skaldic poetry. Reading of texts in the original; historical development of Old Norse and its role in the Germanic language family. No knowledge of German or a Scandinavian language required; instruction in English.

GERM 476 Sanskrit I (3) Introduction to reading Sanskrit text in Devanagari script. Descriptive and historic/comparative grammar stressing Indo-European origins and comparison with Classical and modern European languages.

GERM 477 Sanskrit II (3) Prerequisite: GERM 476. Continuation of GERM 476. Completion of grammatical introduction. Reading of epic, folkloric, and vedic texts.

GERM 479 Selected Topics in Germanic Philology (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Selected topics such as comparative Germanic studies, Old Norse language or readings in Old Norse literature, modern German dialectology.

GERM 489 Selected Topics in Area Studies (1-3) Prerequisite: GERM 302 or equivalent or permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

GERM 498 Honors Thesis Writing (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Required for students pursuing departmental honors in Germanic languages and literatures. Under the direction of a German department faculty member, students write their honors theses.

GERM 499 Directed Study (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

GERM 601 Structure of German I (3) An introduction to the phonetics and phonology of Modern German. Contrasting analysis of the sound systems of German and English. Tools and techniques for teaching the pronunciation of German.

GERM 602 Structure of German II (3) An introduction to the morphology, syntax, and semantics of Modern German, contrasted with that of English. Emphasis on techniques of linguistic analysis and the development of insights useful to the language teacher.

GERM 618 College Teaching of German (1) Repeatable to 3 credits. Formerly GERM 611. Instruction, demonstration and classroom practice under supervision of modern procedures in the presentation of elementary German courses to college age students.

GERM 620 Methods of German Literary Studies I: Theory (3) History, methods and concepts of German literary studies. The teaching modules include a general introduction to "Germanistik," an in-depth discussion of literary theory and criticism, and the typology of genres.

GERM 621 Middle High German Literature I (3) Form and structure of the medieval verse narrative; treatment of the most important authors and works of the period.

GERM 622 Middle High German Literature II (3) Form and structure of medieval lyric poetry; treatment of the most important authors of the period.

GERM 630 Methods of German Literary Studies II: Practical Application (3) Prerequisite: GERM 620 or permission of instructor. Application of various theoretical approaches to German literary studies introduced in GERM 620.

GERM 631 German Lyric Poetry (3) An exposition of the genre of lyric poetry, its metrical and aesthetic background, illustrated by characteristic examples from the Middle Ages to the present.

GERM 632 The German Novelle (3) Study of the development of the genre from the 18th century to the present.

GERM 633 The German Novel (3) The theory and structure of the German novel from the Baroque to the present.

GERM 634 German Drama (3) An introduction to the theory and structure of the German drama from the Baroque to the present with extensive interpretation of characteristic works.

GERM 671 Gothic, Old High German, Middle High German I (3) The first semester of a two-semester practicum in reading Gothic, Old and Middle High German, with emphasis on linguistic analysis.

GERM 689 Special Topics - M.A. Level (1-3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. M.A.-level study of a literary, linguistic or cultural topic in German or Germanic studies.

GERM 798 Master's Independent Study (1-3) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

GERM 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)

GERM 818 Seminar: The Middle Ages (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Study of one or more representative authors or works of the Middle Ages.

GERM 819 Seminar: The 16th and 17th Centuries (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. The German literature of the Humanists, the Reformation and the Baroque as illustrated by study of one or more authors of the 16th or 17th centuries.

GERM 828 Seminar: The 18th Century (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Study of one or more authors from the Enlightenment, Sentimentalism, Stress, or Classicism periods.

GERM 829 Seminar: The 19th Century (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Study of one or more authors of Romanticism, Biedermeier, Young Germany or Realism.

GERM 838 Seminar: The 20th Century (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Study of a literary movement or of one or more authors from the period of Naturalism to the present.

GERM 839 Seminar: Special Topics (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Study of a topic of a general nature and not limited to any specific century.

GERM 879 Seminar in Germanic Philology (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. In depth study of a topic in Germanic or Indo-European philology comparative Germanic grammar, runology, dialect geography, Eddic or Skaldic poetry, Indo-European studies.

GERM 889 Seminar in Germanic Area Studies (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Comprehensive study of a selected topic in German or Germanic area studies: history of ideas, cultural history, Germanic literatures other than German, folk literature and folklore.

GERM 898 Doctoral Independent Study (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

GERM 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8)