GER 401Y
(IL)
Advanced Composition (3) Intensive practice in writing different text types in German.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
GER 301 andGER 302W
GER 408
(IL)
Advanced German Business Communications (3) Study of German business organization, forms of business communications, business terminology; writing of reports and abstracts.
Effective: Spring 2006
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.
Effective: Summer 1994
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.
Effective: Spring 2006
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.
Effective: Spring 2006
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.
Effective: Fall 2007
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.
Effective: Spring 2006
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.
Effective: Spring 2006
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.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:GER 401
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.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:GER 431 orGER 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.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite:
GER 310 orCOMM 250
GER 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
GER 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
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.
Effective: Summer 1981
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
GER 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1985
GER 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--German (3-12) Advanced studies in German language, literature, and culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
any 300-level course in German
GER 510
Literary Theory: An Introduction (3) Introduction to the major theoretical approaches to the contemporary study of culture (literature, film, art and politics).
Effective: Spring 2004
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.
Effective: Fall 2005
GER 513
German Phonetics and Phonology (3) This course examines German speech sounds and their organization into a linguistic system.
Effective: Spring 2009
GER 514
German Syntax (3) This course provides an overview of morphosyntactic processes in German.
Effective: Spring 2009
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.
Effective: Spring 2003
GER 516
The Acquisition of German and Dutch (3) This course examines how children and adult learners acquire German and Dutch in naturalistic settings (i.e. non-classroom situations).
Effective: Spring 2009
GER 520
Introduction to Middle High German (3) Descriptive and historical grammar; readings in simple Middle High German texts.
Effective: Winter 1978
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.
Effective: Winter 1978
GER 540
Seminar in German Culture and Civilization (3-12) Examination of special problems in German culture and civilization.
Effective: Fall 1997
GER 541
German Literature of the Renaissance and Baroque (3) Intensive survey and review of German literature between 1450 and 1700.
Effective: Fall 1997
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.
Effective: Fall 1997
GER 552
German Classicism and Romanticism (3) Intensive survey of German literature from the late 18th through the first third of the 19th centuries.
Effective: Spring 1997
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.
Effective: Fall 1997
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.
Effective: Fall 1997
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.
Effective: Spring 1997
GER 581
Topics in Literary Genres (3-12) Special studies in the German lyric, drama, short story, and novel.
Effective: Fall 1997
GER 582
Topics in Germanic Philology and German Linguistics (3 per semester, maximum of 12) Special studies of modern or older Germanic languages.
Effective: Summer 1997
GER 589
(CMLIT 589, FR 589, SPAN 589)
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)
Effective: Spring 2004
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.
Effective: Fall 1997
GER 592
Seminar in German Literature (3 per semester, maximum of 12) Focused investigation of a major figure or theme in German literature.
Effective: Summer 1997
GER 593
Seminar in German Philology and German Linguistics (3 per semester, maximum of 12) Focused investigation of a major topic in Germanic philology or linguistics.
Effective: Summer 1997
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.
Effective: Spring 1987
GER 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 1987
GER 597A
Sociability and Theory: from Socrates to Facebook with a String of Germans in Between (3) This course examines the connection between social networks among intellectuals and the formation of critical aesthetic theories. Intellectuals do not all work in isolation, rather they can thrive on friendship and sociability. Starting with Plato's "Symposium" and concluding with the social media of digital humanities, this course will examine how the give and take of written correspondence and conversation heightens the complexity of aesthetic theory.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
GER 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 602
Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Instruction of lower division German courses with observation by the supervisor and attendance at regular meetings to discuss classroom techniques.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 603
Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Spring 2000
GER 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
GER 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
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