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GERM Germanic Studies( Arts and Humanities) GERM103 Intensive Elementary German; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Not open to students who have completed GERM101, GERM102, more than two years of high school German, or to fluent/native speakers of German. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GERM102 or GERM103. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world. GERM148Y Germanic Languages - Elementary I: Yiddish I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GERM203 Intensive Intermediate German; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. Prerequisite: GERM103 or equivalent. Not open to students who have completed GERM201, GERM202, four years of high school German, or to fluent/native speakers of German. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GERM202 or GERM203. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world. GERM204 German Grammar Review; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GERM203 or level 4 of high school German. Not open to fluent/native speakers. An in-depth study and analysis of selected grammatical topics in a contextualized framework. GERM283 Viking Culture and Civilization; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Literature (HL) Course. Formerly GERM 383. An introduction to the lifestyle of northern Europe in the 9th to 11th centuries. Readings and instruction in English. GERM301 Conversation and Composition I: Germany and Its People; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GERM204 or equivalent. Practice in contemporary spoken and written German. Systematic review of grammar, and exercises in composition. Emphasis on cultural contrasts. GERM302 Conversation and Composition II: Current Topics in German Society; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GERM301 or equivalent. Further practice in contemporary spoken and written German. Contemporary social, political, and cultural themes. GERM322 Highlights of German Literature II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GERM220 or equivalent. Selected masterworks from different periods of German literature: romanticism, Biedermeier, Junges Deutschland, realism, naturalism and its counter currents, expressionism to the present. Readings and instruction in German. GERM322H Highlights of German Literature II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GERM220 or equivalent. GERM368 Scandinavian Civilization; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GERM381 German Civilization I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. A survey of the literary, educational and artistic traditions, great men and women, customs and general culture of the German-speaking world from the beginnings to the middle of the 18th century. All readings and instruction are in English. GERM386 Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. GERM397H Honors Reading (Independent Study); (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM401 Advanced Conversation: Germany within Europe; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GERM302 or equivalent. Development of fluency in spoken German. Discussion of contemporary issues related to Germany in context of Europe. GERM419A Selected Topics in German Language Study: Variation in Contemporary German; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Examines the unique, multilingual society that is modern Germany, exploring issues such as regional varieties, gendered 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 toward the upper-division requirement of the German major. GERM439C Selected Topics in German Literature: Berlin as Cultural Metropolis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GERM498H Honors Thesis Writing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM499 Directed Study; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM620 Methods of German Literary Studies I: Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 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. GERM673 Variation in Contemporary German; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. 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. GERM689L Special Topics - M.A. Level: German Literature in the 20th Century; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as GERM838L. GERM798 Master's Independent Study; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM838L Seminar: The 20th Century: German Literature; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as GERM689L. GERM839G Seminar: Special Topics: Methods of German Literary Studies I: Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. GERM888 (PermReq) Doctoral Independent Study; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GERM899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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