Graduate Courses for Germanic Studies (GERM)
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(Only current and next semester available)
GERM 401 Advanced Conversation: Germany within Europe (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM302 or equivalent.
Development of fluency in spoken German. Discussion of contemporary
issues related to Germany in context of Europe.
GERM 403 Advanced Composition: German Cultural and Social Issues (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM302 or equivalent.
Advanced instruction in writing skills. Contemporary and/or historical
treatment of cultural and social issues.
GERM 405 Stylistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM302 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM302 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM411 or equivalent or permission of department.
Continuation of GERM411.
GERM 415 German/English Translation I (3 credits)
Does not fulfill major requirements in German. Not open to students who
have completed GERM101, GERM102, GERM103, GERM201, GERM202, GERM203,
GERM204, GERM301, or GERM302.
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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM415 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM302 and permission of department. Repeatable to 6
credits if content differs.
GERM 421 Literature of the Middle Ages (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322, 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322, 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322, 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322, 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322, 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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM321 and GERM322, or permission of department.
Readings of representative authors from Germany, 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 credits)
Prerequisites: {GERM321 and GERM322} 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 credits)
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 credits)
Not open to students who have completed GERM148S, GERM149S, GERM148D,
GERM149D, GERM148N or GERM149N.
Develops reading facility in three languages in one semester, using
modern Scandinavian texts from a variety of fields.
GERM 463 The Icelandic Family Saga (3 credits)
Analysis of the old Norse saga as historiography, literature, and
folklore. Readings and instruction in English.
GERM 472 Introduction to Germanic Philology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM202 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 credits)
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 479 Selected Topics in Germanic Philology (3 credits)
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 credits)
Prerequisite: GERM302 or equivalent or permission of department.
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
GERM 498 Honors Thesis Writing (3 credits)
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 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
GERM 601 The Structure of German (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Advanced knowledge of German required.
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 618 College Teaching of German (1 credits)
Repeatable to 3 credits. Formerly GERM611.
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
Study of the development of the genre from the 18th century to the
present.
GERM 633 The German Novel (3 credits)
The theory and structure of the German novel from the Baroque to the
present.
GERM 634 German Drama (3 credits)
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 credits)
The first semester of a two-semester practicum in reading Gothic, Old
and Middle High German, with emphasis on linguistic analysis.
GERM 673 Variation in Contemporary German (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GERM 489L, GERM
673, or GERM 689L.
Examines the unique, multilingual society that is modern Germany,
exploring issues such as regional varieties, gendered language, language
reform ( and resistance to it), public and media speech, the influence
of American English on colloquial speech and in specific fields, and the
problems of immigrant communities acquiring both dialect and standard
German. This may count for the upper-division requirement of the German
major.
GERM 689 Special Topics - M.A. Level (1-3 credits)
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 credits)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Repeatable to 06 credits if content
differs.
GERM 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
GERM 818 Seminar: The Middle Ages (3 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 credits)
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 888 Doctoral Independent Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 06 credits if
content differs.
GERM 889 Seminar in Germanic Area Studies (3 credits)
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 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
GERM 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
