German (GER)

GER 001 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I ( 4) Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the first two skills; cultural aspects through readings and videos.

GER 001G ELEMENTARY GERMAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ( 3) Designed for students preparing to satisfy language requirements for advanced degrees.

GER 002 ELEMENTARY GERMAN II ( 4) Continuation of GER 001; further introduction of basic structures, culture, and development of four basic skills stressing aural-oral aspects. Prerequisite: GER 001

GER 002G ELEMENTARY GERMAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ( 3) Continuation of GER 001G, with opportunity for reading in special fields.

GER 003 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN ( 4) Continued four-skill development with increased emphasis on reading, writing, and grammatical accuracy; culturally-oriented reading selections and videos. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 003 or GER 008. Prerequisite: GER 002

GER 008 BUSINESS GERMAN ( 4) Introduction to Business German. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 003 or GER 008. Prerequisite: GER 001 , GER 002

GER 011 INTENSIVE BASIC GERMAN ( 6) Listening, speaking, reading, writing, basic structures and vocabulary of German. Taught on an accelerated basis. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 001, 011, or 015.

GER 012 INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE GERMAN ( 6) Continued skill development of structures and vocabulary; listening, speaking, reading, writing. Taught on an accelerated basis. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 002, 003, 012, or 016. Prerequisite: GER 011

GER 015 READING GERMAN I ( 3) Survey of German grammar, with readings in technical prose for students whose programs permit only two semesters of foreign language. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 001, 011, or 015.

GER 016 READING GERMAN II ( 3) Continuation of GER 015, with readings in the student's own field. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 002, 012, or 016. Prerequisite: GER 015

GER 051 ELEMENTARY INTENSIVE GERMAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS I ( 3) Intensive introduction to German: first half of graduate intensive sequence in elementary reading, writing, speaking, listening, cultural contexts. Prerequisite: graduate standing

GER 052 ELEMENTARY INTENSIVE GERMAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS II ( 3) Intensive introduction to German: second half of graduate intensive sequence in elementary reading, writing, speaking, listening, cultural contexts. Prerequisite: GER 051 or equivalent, and graduate standing

GER 053 INTERMEDIATE INTENSIVE GERMAN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ( 3) Continued intensive study of German at the intermediate level: reading, writing, speaking, listening, cultural contexts. Prerequisite: GER 052 or equivalent, and graduate standing

GER 083S (GH;US;IL) FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN GERMAN ( 3) Germany's cultural past and present.

GER 099 (IL) FOREIGN STUDY--GERMAN ( 1 -12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.

GER 100 (GH;IL) GERMAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION ( 3) Culture and civilization of the German people from the Germanic migrations to the Nazi period. Conducted in English.

GER 120 (GH;IL) THE FAUST THEME IN LITERATURE AND IN THE OTHER ARTS ( 3) Survey of the Faust theme in literature (Spiess, Marlowe, Goethe, Mann), book illustrations, music (Gounod), theater, film, and visual arts.

GER 143 (GH;IL) (RUS) THE CULTURE OF STALINISM AND NAZISM ( 3) The culture of Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany in comparative perspective.

GER 150 (GH;IL) MASTERPIECES OF GERMAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION ( 3) Major works and prominent authors, E.G. Nieblungenlied, Tristan, Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Hauptmann, Hesse, Mann, Kafka, Boll, Grass, Frisch.

GER 157 (GH;US) PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS: THE CULTURE OF THE SECTARIANS ( 3) Survey of the religious background, beliefs, social life, customs, education, and culture of the Pennsylvania German sectarians, especially the Amish. Conducted in English.

GER 175 (GH;IL) GERMANIC HEROIC AND MEDIEVAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION ( 3) Germanic heroic and medieval courtly literature from 800 to 1350 focusing on the prevailing cultural, social, and legal conditions.

GER 187 GERMAN FRESHMAN SEMINAR ( 3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline. Prerequisite: first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts

GER 190 (GH;IL) TWENTIETH-CENTURY GERMAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION ( 3) Works of such writers as Boll, Brecht, Durrenmatt, Frisch, Grass, Hesse, Kafka, Mann, Rilke, Weiss, and Wolf.

GER 195 (GH;IL) MODERN GERMAN DRAMA AND THEATRE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION ( 3) Plays and their stage realization by writers such as Brecht, Durrenmatt, Handke, Hauptmann, Kaiser, Schnitzler, Wedekind, and Weiss.

GER 197 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

GER 199 (IL) FOREIGN STUDY--GERMAN ( 3 - 6) Intermediate training in German language skills. Prerequisite: GER 002

GER 200 (GH;IL) CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CULTURE ( 3) Germany since WWI, its politics, economics, society, arts, and educational system in the international context; conducted in English.

GER 201 (IL) CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION ( 4) Continuation of GER 003; emphasis on reading, writing, and conversational skills; course utilizes short literary selections, a concise novel, videos. Prerequisite: GER 003 or GER 008

GER 208Y (IL) BUSINESS GERMAN ( 4) Intermediate Business German. Prerequisite: GER 003 or GER 008

GER 215H INTENSIVE CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION ( 4) Intensive practice in spoken and written German through readings, discussions, and composition. Prerequisite: GER 003 or GER 012H

GER 245 (GH) THE VIKINGS ( 3) Focus on the history of the Vikings from 800 to 1400 as conveyed to us in mythology, literature, and archaeology. Conducted in English.

GER 294 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

GER 296 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

GER 297 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

GER 299 (IL) FOREIGN STUDY--GERMAN ( 3 - 6) Advanced training in German language skills.

GER 301 (IL) INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION ( 3) Intensive practice in spoken and written German through readings, discussions, video, and composition. Prerequisite: GER 201 or GER 208

GER 302W INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION II ( 3) Continuation of oral and written practice in German with extensive work in composition. Prerequisite: GER 301

GER 308Y (IL) GERMAN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION ( 3) Development of German commerce and industry; extensive practice in the major forms of business communications such as business correspondence. Prerequisite: Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 301

GER 310 (IL) INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GERMAN LITERATURE ( 3) History, methods, and the terminology of literary interpretation and analysis in German. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 301

GER 344 (IL) INTERMEDIATE GERMAN CULTURE ( 3) An overview of German culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 301

GER 395 INTERNSHIP ( 1 -18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.

GER 399 (IL) FOREIGN STUDY--GERMAN ( 3 -12) Advanced studies in German language and/or literature. Prerequisite: GER 201

GER 401Y (IL) ADVANCED COMPOSITION ( 3) Intensive practice in writing different text types in German. Prerequisite: GER 301

GER 408 (IL) ADVANCED GERMAN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS ( 3) Study of German business organization, forms of business communications, business terminology; writing of reports and abstracts. Prerequisite: GER 308

GER 411 THE TEACHING OF GERMAN ( 3) Theory, methods, techniques, materials, bibliography; use of inter-active media; contributions of linguistics or psychology to language learning. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 401

GER 412 (IL) CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF MODERN GERMAN AND ENGLISH ( 3) Structural comparison of the German and English grammatical systems: morphology, syntax, phonology. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 401

GER 420 (IL) GENRE ( 3 - 9) Special studies in a particular literary genre in German literature, such as lyrical poetry, drama, or narrative prose. Prerequisite: GER 310 , GER 401

GER 430 (IL) HISTORY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE ( 3) Development of German from its earliest stages, including historical and cultural aspects. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 401Y

GER 431 (IL) HISTORY OF GERMAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE I ( 3) Significant works of German literature before the mid-eighteenth century considered in their cultural context. Prerequisite: GER 310 . Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 401

GER 432 (IL) HISTORY OF GERMAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE II ( 3) Significant works of German literature from the mid-eighteenth century to the present considered in their cultural context. Prerequisite: GER 310 . Prerequisite or concurrent: GER 401

GER 440 (IL) SEMINAR IN GERMAN CULTURE ( 3 - 6) Seminar devoted to a special topic in the field of German culture and civilization. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 401

GER 452 (IL) LITERATURE OF THE RENAISSANCE ( 3) German literature of the late Middle Ages, Humanism and Reformation including such writers as Brant, Erasmus, Fischart, Luther, Sachs. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 460 (IL) LITERATURE OF THE BAROQUE ( 3) The literature and literary movements of seventeenth-century Germany, including such writers as Opitz, Fleming, Gryphius, Hofmannswaldau, and Gunther. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 461 (IL) LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT ( 3) Lessing and his contemporaries; new currents in German literature of the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 462 (IL) LITERATURE OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ( 3) Literature of the period of Empfindsamkeit and Sturm und Drang, including Rococo and Anacreontic tendencies. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 470 (IL) GOETHE ( 3) A study of Goethe's life and works especially his lyric poetry, novels, and dramas. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 471 (IL) SCHILLER ( 3) Schiller's life, his classical poetry, aesthetic essays, and major dramas. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 472 (IL) ROMANTICISM ( 3) A study of both early and late romanticism, including such writers as Novalis, the Schlegels, E.T.A. Hoffmann, and Heine. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 480 (IL) REALISM ( 3) Literature of the nineteenth century from Biedermeier through Jenges Deutschland to realism: Grillparzer, Morike, Buchner, Heine, Hebbel, Keller, Storm, Fontane. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 481 (IL) EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ( 3) Development of German literature from Naturalism through Jugendstil to Expressionism: George, Hauptmann, Hesse, Hofmannsthal, Holz, Kafka, Kaiser, Mann, Rilke, Toller. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 482 (IL) GERMAN LITERATURE FROM 1933 TO THE PRESENT ( 3) Literature from 1933 to the present including Exile and GDR literature. Prerequisite: or concurrent: GER 431 or GER 432

GER 489 INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN FILM HISTORY AND THEORY IN CONTEXT ( 3) Introduces films in German since the 1960s and addresses issues relevant to German and European cultures and politics. Prerequisite: GER 310 or COMM 250

GER 494 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

GER 494H RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

GER 495 INTERNSHIP ( 3 - 9) Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction including individual field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor

GER 496 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

GER 497 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

GER 499 (IL) FOREIGN STUDY--GERMAN ( 3 -12) Advanced studies in German language, literature, and culture. Prerequisite: any 300-level course in German

GER 500 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH TECHNIQUES ( 2) Introduction to tools and methods of research, designed for students preparing for independent investigation of problems in German literature and language.

GER 501 GERMAN CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION ( 1) Advanced study of German conversation and composition, with emphasis on syntax, style, and idiomatic constructions.

GER 508 GERMAN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS ( 3) Practices and problems in the administration of German business organizations. Writing letters, reports, and other types of business communications.

GER 510 LITERARY THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION ( 3) Introduction to the major theoretical approaches to the contemporary study of culture (literature, film, art and politics).

GER 511 THE TEACHING OF COLLEGE GERMAN ( 3) Theory, methods, techniques, materials, bibliography contributions of linguistics and psychology to language learning; methods of teaching post- secondary German.

GER 512 INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LINGUISTICS ( 3) An overview of the major subfields of linguistics as they apply to the German language.

GER 515 INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN APPLIED LINGUISTICS ( 3) Introduction to the major areas of the broad field of Applied Linguistics as relevant to the study of German.

GER 520 INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE HIGH GERMAN ( 3) Descriptive and historical grammar; readings in simple Middle High German texts.

GER 521 READINGS IN MIDDLE HIGH GERMAN ( 3) Intensive reading in Middle High German literature, especially of the Blutezeit. Prerequisite: GER 520

GER 522 OLD HIGH GERMAN ( 3) Essentials of the grammar, with special treatment of the High German sound shift and of ablaut and umlaut; reading of works written before 1100 A.D.

GER 523 GOTHIC ( 3) Introduction to the historical and comparative Germanic grammar; emphasis on the Gothic language and texts. Suitable for advanced students in English.

GER 525 OLD ICELANDIC ( 3) Introduction to Old Icelandic grammar; readings in Old Icelandic prose. Suitable for advanced students in English.

GER 531 GERMAN LITERATURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES--800 TO 1400 ( 3) Intensive survey and review of medieval German literature.

GER 540 SEMINAR IN GERMAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION ( 3 -12) Examination of special problems in German culture and civilization.

GER 541 GERMAN LITERATURE OF THE RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ( 3) Intensive survey and review of German literature between 1450 and 1700.

GER 551 GERMAN LITERATURE FROM THE EARLY ENLIGHTENMENT TO STORM AND STRESS ( 3) Advanced overview of major developments in German literature from the early to the late 18th century.

GER 552 GERMAN CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM ( 3) Intensive survey of German literature from the late 18th through the first third of the 19th centuries.

GER 561 GERMAN LITERATURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY--FROM BEIDERMEIER TO REALISM ( 3) Survey of major developments in German literature from the mid- to the late-19th century.

GER 571 GERMAN LITERATURE FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY TO 1945 ( 3) Advanced survey of German literature from the era of Naturalism to that of Exile literature.

GER 572 POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE ( 3) Intensive survey of German literature from Gruppe 47 through the literature of the GDR and down to the present.

GER 581 TOPICS IN LITERARY GENRES ( 3 -12) Special studies in the German lyric, drama, short story, and novel.

GER 582 TOPICS IN GERMANIC PHILOLOGY AND GERMAN LINGUISTICS ( 3 per semester, maximum of12) Special studies of modern or older Germanic languages.

GER 589 (CMLIT;FR;SPAN) TECHNOLOGY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION: AN OVERVIEW ( 3) Approaches to the uses and research applications of multimedia and other educational technologies applied to the teaching of foreign languages. (also crosslisted with APLNG 589)

GER 591 GERMAN LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM ( 3 - 6) Examination of major movements in literary theory and criticism with special reference to German literary thought.

GER 592 SEMINAR IN GERMAN LITERATURE ( 3 per semester, maximum of12) Focused investigation of a major figure or theme in German literature.

GER 593 SEMINAR IN GERMAN PHILOLOGY AND GERMAN LINGUISTICS ( 3 per semester, maximum of12) Focused investigation of a major topic in Germanic philology or linguistics.

GER 596 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES ( 1 - 9) Creative projects including nonthesis research, supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

GER 597 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

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Review Date: 06/20/2008

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