German
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GER 101 5
Credits
GER 102 5
Credits
Elementary German I and II (h)
Introduction to the German language and culture: development
of competence and performance in the language through understanding,
recognition and use of linguistic structures; increasing emphasis on listening
comprehension and speaking; basic vocabulary of approximately 1, 000 words;
exploration of the cultural dimension, implicitly through language, and
explicitly through texts and audiovisual materials. (5 + 0) GER 101
Offered Fall, GER 102 Offered Spring
GER 103 3
Credits
Conversational German I (h)
Oral skills improvement. Includes group work, presentations,
skits, discussions and vocabulary to improve speaking on specific topics.
(Prerequisites: GER 102 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Does not
satisfy core curriculum or foreign language major requirements.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
GER 201 3
Credits
GER 202 3
Credits
Intermediate German I and II (h)
Continuation of GER 102. Increasing emphasis on reading
ability and cultural material. Conducted in German. (Prerequisite: GER 102 or
equivalent.) (3 + 0) GER 201 Offered Fall, GER 202 Offered Spring
GER 203 3
Credits
Conversational German II (h)
Oral skills improvement. Includes group work, presentations,
skits, discussions and vocabulary to improve speaking on specific topics.
(Prerequisites: GER 102 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Does not
satisfy core curriculum or foreign language major requirements.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
GER 301W, O 3
Credits
GER 302W, O 3
Credits
Advanced German (h)
Discussions and essays on more difficult subjects or texts.
Translations, stylistic exercises and special grammatical problems. Conducted
in German. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X; ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL
213X or permission of instructor; GER 202; or equivalent.) (3 + 0)
GER 301W, O Offered Fall, GER 302W, O Offered Spring
GER 431W 3
Credits
Studies in the Culture of the German Speaking World (h)
Study of the cultures of the German-speaking world.
(Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; GER 301 or equivalent;
junior standing; or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit
if topic varies. Next offered:
2007-08.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
GER 432W 3
Credits
Studies of German Literature (h)
Intensive study of authors, literary texts, movements,
genres, themes and/or critical approaches. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X;
ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; GER 302 or equivalent; and junior standing,
or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Next offered: 2008-09.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Spring
GER 482 3
Credits
Selected Topics in German (h)
Intensive course focusing on topics not covered in GER 431 or
GER 432. (Prerequisites: GER 302 or equivalent; junior standing, or permission
of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit if topic varies.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
GER 488 3
Credits
Individual Study: Senior Project (h)
Designed to permit the student to demonstrate ability to work
with the language and the culture through the analysis and presentation, in the
language, of a problem chosen by the student in consultation with the
department. The student must apply for senior project and submit a project
outline by the end of the sixth week of the semester preceding the semester of
graduation. Offered normally in the semester preceding the student's
graduation. Conducted in German. (Prerequisites: At least 10 credits in
upper-division German or permission of instructor.) Offered As Demand Warrants