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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. A program designed to introduce students to the practical applications of their academic studies. Students may work with professionals in such agencies as the U. S. Geological Survey, USGS Water Resources Division, and the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI). A written and oral presentation is required at the end of the internship integrating the student's academic work and the internship project.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4-4. Fundamentals of the German language: pronunciation, grammar, speaking, reading and writing.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4-4. Degree Requirements: F10 for 201. Review of grammar, selected readings, further practice in oral and written communication. Systematic vocabulary building, simple composition, and introductory study of cultural history Prerequisites: German 102, 205 or the equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
Summer. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: F10, F11. An intensive study of intermediate German in Germany. Successful completion of this course fulfills the college language requirement. [As the equivalent of 201, this course does not count toward the major or the minor.]
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 1-4. Readings designed to meet individual interests and needs. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4-4-4. Degree Requirements: Humanities, F3. A two-semester survey of the cultural and intellectual history of the German speaking peoples with particular emphasis on the last two hundred and fifty years. This historical periods covered will be presented within the framework of specific topics, such as revolution or national identity. Readings from a variety of areas (literature, philosophy, politics, etc.); films, lectures, reports, and discussions. 220/320 will cover roughly 1750-1870; 221/321 will proceed from 1870-present. German 320-321 is reserved for majors and minors. Students taking these courses toward the major or minor must take one credit of 311 concurrently. Prerequisites: German 301 or 302 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities, F5. This course, examining important German films since the days of the Weimar Republic, places special emphasis on the historical and social background of each film as well as the aesthetic qualities of the works. It thereby seeks to contribute to a better understanding of recent German history and of films as an artistic medium. Filmmakers to be studied include Friedrich Murnau, Fritz Lang, Leni Riefenstahl, Volker Schl?ndorff, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wolfgang Becker. All films are subtitled; the course is taught in English. [German 340 is reserved for majors and minors, who will do substantial portions of the work for the course in German.]
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities, F2, F9. Examination of such topics as the origins and expressions of Anti-Semitism in central Europe, the political events and structures of the Holocaust, the reality of ghettos and concentration camps, the impact of technological modernization on the Final Solution, and resistance to the Nazis. Materials will include non-fictional texts, literature, art, and music. All materials and discussions in English. [German 342 is reserved for majors and minors, who will do substantial portions of the work for the course in German.]
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities, F2, F4. Emphasis on the Grimms' tales: theoretical approaches to the tales from the late 19th and early 20th centuries; perversions of these traditional tales by the National Socialists (Nazis), as well as later adaptations. All materials and discussions in English. [German 344 is reserved for majors and minors, who will do substantial portions of the work for the course in German.]
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits 4. This course introduces students to the works of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. Discussions will center on materialism and its significance for concepts of history and progress, and on the status of the self in society. Discussions of contemporary cultural theory and of popular culture will test the continued relevance of these thinkers. All materials and discussions in English. [German 346 is reserved for majors and minors, who will do substantial portions of the work for the course in German.]
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