 | | Course ID: | GRMN 1001. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary German I | Course
Description: | Development of the language skills (speaking, listening,
reading, and writing) in a cultural context with a focus on
spoken German. Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Elementary German I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 1002. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary German II | Course
Description: | A continuation of Elementary German I. Development of the
language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) in
a cultural context with a focus on spoken German. Not open to
native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Elementary German II | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 1001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 1110. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Accelerated Elementary German | Course
Description: | Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the German
language for students with some background in high school
German. Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Accelerated Elementary German | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 1001, GRMN 1002, GRMN 1140H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 1140H. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary German (Honors) | Course
Description: | A combination of Elementary German I and Elementary German II.
Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Elementary German Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 1001, GRMN 1002 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate German I | Course
Description: | Topic-oriented course focusing on contemporary German culture
and society. Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary
building, practice in speaking, reading, writing, and
listening. Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate German I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 2001E, GRMN 2001H | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110 or GRMN 1140H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2001E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate German I | Course
Description: | Topic-oriented course focusing on contemporary German culture
and society. Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary
building, practice in speaking, reading, writing, and
listening. Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate German I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 2001, GRMN 2001H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110 or GRMN 1140H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2001H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate German I (Honors) | Course
Description: | Intensive Honors course, with additional emphasis on culture and communication. A topic-oriented course focusing on contemporary German culture and society. A comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary building, practice in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Additional work with authentic texts, media, and communicative practice. Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate German I Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 2001, GRMN 2001E | | Prerequisite: | (GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2002. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate German II | Course
Description: | Continuation of Intermediate German I. Topic-oriented course
focusing on contemporary German culture and society.
Comprehensive review of German grammar, vocabulary building,
practice in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Not open
to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate German II | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2001 or GRMN 2001E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Accelerated Intermediate German | Course
Description: | Accelerated course with comprehensive grammar review and
readings of intermediate texts; composition and conversation.
Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Accelerated Intermed German | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2140H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate German (Honors) | Course
Description: | Intensive readings in modern German literature and culture,
composition, and conversation. Additional language laboratory
work may be required. Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate German Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 2001, GRMN 2001E, GRMN 2002 | | Prerequisite: | (GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Viking Mythology | Course
Description: | Explores the Viking myths and legends from multiple
perspectives: comparative world mythology; ancient Germanic
origins; medieval literary and historical context; modern
reception, revival, and misuse; popular mass culture; and
creative reinterpretation. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | Viking Mythology | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to German Culture Studies | Course
Description: | Introduces central texts, schools, and debates of German cultural studies and their relationship to literature and film. Issues addressed may include nationalism, gender studies, psychoanalysis, postmodernism, pop culture, and critiques of industrial/capitalist society. Required of all German majors; open to all students. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | Intro German Culture Studies | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Improbable Laughter? German Film Comedy | Course
Description: | German film comedy during the 20th and 21st centuries,
accompanied by an introduction to the genre of comedy and
theories of laughter and humor. No background knowledge
required. All readings and discussions are in English and all
films are in English or have English subtitles. | | Athena Title: | GERM FILM COMEDY | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The German Fairy Tale | Course
Description: | Traditional German folk tales, fairy tales by Jacob and Wilhelm
Grimm and German authors in the social and cultural context of
the early 19th century. The use and abuse of fairy tales in
contemporary culture and popular media, including advertising,
film, and TV. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | The German Fairy Tale | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3870 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 2990. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | German-English Conversation Partnership | Course
Description: | Students meet individually via video platform with native German-speaking partners, conversing on topics of mutual interest in both languages and documenting progress with a portfolio of written work. This course is part of the Video Tandem Language Learning Project between UGA and the Leibnitz Universität Hannover. | | Athena Title: | German Engl Conver Partner | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2001 or GRMN 2001E or GRMN 2001H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Language: Culture and Society I | Course
Description: | Refines basic command of the language, emphasizing written and oral expression. Materials include historical and autobiographical texts that acquaint students with German history and culture from 1900 to the present. Discussion of social, cultural, and political questions central to the development of modern Germany. | | Athena Title: | Lang Culture and Society I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3015 | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2002 or GRMN 2110 or GRMN 2140H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3015. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Language: Science and Society I | Course
Description: | Refines basic command of the language, emphasizing written and
oral expression. Explores the role of science and technology in
German culture and society, with an emphasis on the knowledge
and skills needed for success in a German university, lab, or
workplace. | | Athena Title: | Language Science and Society I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3010 | | Nontraditional Format: | Designed for students from the College of Engineering, but open
to all who satisfy prerequisites. | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2002 or GRMN 2110 or GRMN 2140H or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Language: Culture and Society II | Course
Description: | Development of language skills, emphasizing compositions, oral reports, discussions. Organized around literature, film, websites, and nonfiction on topics pertaining to contemporary Germany. Topics include political movements and parties; issues of postunification, the GDR and the Nazi past; multiculturalism; environmentalism; the press and other media; and Germany in a united Europe. | | Athena Title: | Lang Culture and Society II | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Germania | Course
Description: | Explores the diverse histories and cultures of pre-national Germany from the Germanic barbarians through the Holy Roman Empire to the Thirty Years' War (1618-48). Emphasis on history, archaeology, art, and architecture, as well as their historical, religious, and political context. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Germania | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | German Courtly Literature | Course
Description: | Reading and analysis of representative lyric and epic texts from the medieval German "Blütezeit" (1150-1250). Explores the origins and development of German/European secular society in the courtly ideals of love and romance, knighthood and femininity, war and redemption. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | German Courtly Literature | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Age of Reformation | Course
Description: | Multi-media investigation of the period of massive intellectual and religious transition between 1350 and 1600 in the German-speaking lands. Emphasis on the Catholic conciliar movement; the Protestant Reformation and Sectarianism; and the rise and spread of Northern Humanism. Includes close-readings of German texts. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | The Age of Reformation | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 3280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contrastive Grammar: German - English | Course
Description: | Identification and examination of the salient structural
similarities and differences between German and English. | | Athena Title: | Contrastive Grammar Ger Eng | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 4380, GRMN 6380, LING 4380, LING 6380 | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2002 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3300. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to German Cinema | Course
Description: | Survey of history of German cinema; investigation of particular
directors, periods, and styles; relationship between German and
other national cinemas. Course includes a required weekly film
screening. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | INTRO GRMN CINEMA | | Nontraditional Format: | This follows the same format as the film courses offered by
Theater and Film Studies. Students must attend a scheduled 2-hour
film screening every week, but this is simply part of the work
for the course (analogous to a reading assignment in a literature
class), and therefore does not carry any additional credit. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | German Poetry | Course
Description: | A historical survey of German poetry or focus on particular poets, periods, or themes. Poems will be explored in their historical and cultural context but also engaged with as living works of art. There will be a performance and creative component. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | German Poetry | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Revolution, Revolt, and Nationlism in the Nineteenth Century | Course
Description: | Discussion of texts by German/Austrian writers and artists who responded to and participated in political movements of the nineteenth century. Texts address the Napoleonic Wars, democratic visions, the mid-century revolts, women's rights, Jewish emancipation, and the rise of nationalism. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Revolution, Revolt, Nationism | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The German Romantic Age | Course
Description: | What is Romanticism? How do artistic disciplines vary in their expression of Romantic ideals? Works include nineteenth-century poems, fairy tales, short fiction, letters, brief philosophical texts, music, and art. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | The German Romantic Age | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | German for Reading Knowledge | Course
Description: | Review of grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical German texts into correct English. Does not apply to the major or minor in German or language certificates. Satisfies language requirement for graduate students. | | Athena Title: | GERREADKNOWL | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Issues in German Culture, Society, and Literature | Course
Description: | Selected contemporary topics in the culture, civilization, language, or literature of German-speaking countries. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Issues in German | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3600. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | German Writer/Filmmaker-in-Residence | Course
Description: | Course will be taught by the visiting Max Kade Foundation Writer-in-Residence or Filmmaker-in-Residence. Course is focused on a topic of their choice, usually involving their own work, though not exclusively. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | German Writer Filmmaker | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Discourses of Post-War Literature | Course
Description: | Post-war German-speaking literature and ideas. Traces literary themes and topics and analyzes their social, political, and cultural context. Includes aftermath of World War II (philosophical, political, cultural, economic), feminism, new politics of the 60s/70s, terrorism, foreigners/guestworkers/immigrants, East and West Germany, Generation X. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Discourses of Post-War Lit | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3620H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Wild Berlin of Bertolt Brecht (Honors) | Course
Description: | Focuses on German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), one of
the most influential figures in twentieth-century drama.
Discussion of Brecht's political and artistic development during
his Berlin years, a period of explosive political constellations
and artistic controversy. Involves the discussion of art, music,
film, and drama from the period. | | Athena Title: | BERLIN OF B BRECHT | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Memory, History, Narrative | Course
Description: | Personal and historical memory in literary texts. Discussion of "Geschichte" in its multiple meanings of history and story, questions of literary representation, and role of gender. Longer narratives supplemented by short stories, essays, interviews, and music that illuminate socio-historic contexts. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Memory, History, Narrative | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Wall | Course
Description: | The Berlin Wall as a site of history and imagination within the context of post-war politics, culture, and everyday life. Discussion of the physical border and the persistence of mental "walls" between East and West Germans. Prose supplemented by political documents, interviews, films, and music. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | The Wall | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Authorities and Law in Modern German Society and Culture | Course
Description: | A cross-cultural exploration of current perceptions and
interactions of authorities (e.g., police) with the public
through examination of laws and regulations. Specific focus on
protecting youth, religious neutrality in schools, migration,
and immigration. Explores crime and morality in literature and
popular media such as television crime dramas. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Authorities Law in Mod Ger Soc | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 3770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Heritage German: Language Change and Language Shift | Course
Description: | Provides a broad overview of the social and institutional
factors that affect language use in German-speaking heritage
communities in the United States. Emphasis is placed on
quantifiable methods for correlating extra-linguistic factors
with observable changes in language use over time. | | Athena Title: | Heritage German | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2002 or GRMN 2110 or GRMN 2140H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Literature in Music, Music in Literature | Course
Description: | Explores the synthesis of the verbal and musical arts in German culture from a dual perspective: literary content of musical genres (such as minne- and meistersang, Lutheran hymn, cantata, opera, folk song, lied), and musical structures and themes in certain literary works. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Lit in Music, Music in Lit | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | German Film | Course
Description: | The history of German film and its political, social, and cultural contexts. Includes expressionism, nazi film, post-war "Heimatfilm," new German cinema, the post-wall comedy wave, and the contemporary state of German film making. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | German Film | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3830. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Children's and Youth Literature | Course
Description: | Examines the representation of childhood in German juvenile literature in various genres. Issues of identity and self-realization in traditional and contemporary children's literature. Focuses on stories that reflect upon the art and value of storytelling, as well as the nature and function of creative imagination. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Children's and Youth Lit | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3840. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Jewish Experience in German Culture | Course
Description: | Contributions of Jews and Jewish culture to the German-speaking
world. Emphasis on how Jewish writers, thinkers, and artists
portray their experiences and identities. Responses of Jews and
non-Jews to discrimination, emancipation, assimilation, the
Holocaust, and the Jewish presence in Germany today. Taught in
English. | | Athena Title: | JEWISH EXPERIENCE | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3850. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Goethe's Life and Works | Course
Description: | Taking Goethe's late autobiographical writing Dichtung und
Wahrheit as point of departure, this course explores the life
and work of Goethe, focusing on dramatic, novelistic, and
poetic genres for which he is renowned and considering their
aesthetic, historical, and cultural implications. Taught in
German; English as necessary. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Goethe's Life Works | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 3860. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Evolution of German as a Standard Language | Course
Description: | Provides an understanding of the linguistic processes and cultural factors determining the evolution of German as a codified standard language from the Reformation to the present. | | Athena Title: | Evol German as Standard Lang | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 2002 or GRMN 2110 or GRMN 2140H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3870. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The German Fairy Tale Tradition | Course
Description: | Traditional folk fairy tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and literary fairy tales by Clemens Brentano, Ludwig Tieck, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué and others in their social and cultural contexts. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | German Fairy Tale Tradition | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 3990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in German | Course
Description: | Independent study, research, and substantial final project under
the direction of individual faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Directed Study in German | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4001/6001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced German Conversation and Composition | Course
Description: | Vocabulary building and review of grammar. Emphasis on common errors of English speakers and on distinctions in meaning. | | Athena Title: | Adv German Convers and Comp | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4015. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Magic, Monsters, and the Occult in German Literature | Course
Description: | Texts that address themes from occult science and philosophy such as magic, alchemy, and secret societies by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Gustav Meyrink and excerpts from works by Paracelsus and other occult scientists and philosophers. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Magic Monsters and the Occult | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Theory and Practice of German Theater | Course
Description: | Overview of major developments in German-speaking theater.
Students will be introduced to various dramaturgical models and
analytic approaches (semiotic, phenomenological, social) before
analyzing representative texts and performances. Theoretical
insights will then be applied to the production of a play.
Taught in German; readings in German and English. | | Athena Title: | German Theater | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Goethe and Islam | Course
Description: | The influence of Islam on Goethe was profound. This course
examines various literary responses, such as his "Mahomets
Gesang" or the "West-östlicher Divan"; considers how Islamic
and Qur'anic thought is reflected elsewhere in his oeuvre; and
investigates Muslim responses to Goethe (especially that of
Muh. Iqbal). Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Goethe and Islam | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Language and Literature of the German-American Experience | Course
Description: | Exploration of the language, culture, and autochthonous literature of German-Americans during the peak years of German immigration to the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Central themes include bilingualism, cultural contact, and the duality of identity inherent in the immigrant experience. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | The German-American Experience | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Germany and the French Revolution | Course
Description: | The political and literary reception of the French Revolution in Germany. Includes representative literature of German classicism, travelogues and journalistic writings by German Jacobins, and political and sociological essays from 1775 to 1806. Focuses on the relationship between politics and aesthetics. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Germany and French Revolution | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 4380/6380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contrastive Grammar: German-English | Course
Description: | Identification and examination of the salient structural similarities and differences between German and English. | | Athena Title: | Contrastive Grammar Grmn Engl | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN 3280, LING 3280 | | Prerequisite: | LING 2100 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4410/6410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Holocaust in German Literature and Film | Course
Description: | Literary and cinematic representations of the Holocaust from
post-war to contemporary Germany. Topics include: artistic
versus historical truth, moral and ethical dimensions,
representation in different media. Additional readings address
the social, political, and cultural significance of the
Holocaust in German society. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Holocaust German Lit and Film | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4500/6500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | 20th- and 21st-Century Texts and Contexts | Course
Description: | Significant works, authors, topics, genres, or movements in 20th-
and 21st-century literature examined within their specific
historical contexts. | | Athena Title: | 20th and 21st Cent Texts Cont | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3020 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4510. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in German Studies or Linguistics | Course
Description: | Intensive reading and study of a genre, period, or topic. | | Athena Title: | German Studies or Linguistics | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4520. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Senior Seminar | Course
Description: | Capstone course for German majors, minors, and advanced students. Selected topics in German literature and culture. Required for German majors. | | Athena Title: | Senior Seminar | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4610H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Elective Affinities: Literature and Philosophy in Dialogue (Honors) | Course
Description: | Since time immemorial, literary writers and philosophers have
engaged in an intense dialogue and intellectual exchange. How
have the discourses of literature, poetry, and philosophy
mutually influenced and complemented each other? Figures
considered may include Plato, Kleist, Hoelderlin, Kierkegaard,
Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kafka, Hesse, Arendt, Adorno, Celan and
Gadamer. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | LIT AND PHILOSOPHY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 4640/6640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | German Phonology and Morphology | Course
Description: | Theoretical and applied German phonology and word structure. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | GER PHONOL MORPHOL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GRMN(LING) 6810 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Vienna: Literature, Art, Music, Culture | Course
Description: | The golden age of Viennese culture, from the fin-de-siecle
literature of the cafes to the rise of expressionism, the
influence of psychoanalysis, and the ravages of the war. Figures
considered include: Mozart, Schubert, the Strauss dynasty,
Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Mahler, Freud, Wittengenstein, Kafka,
Altenberg, Polgar, Trakl, Kraus and Musil. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Vienna Lit Art Music Culture | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Image and Word: Reading Culture Through the Visual Arts | Course
Description: | An exploration of various stages of German and Austrian culture
through the visual arts. Attuned to the relation between word
and image, we interpret exemplary paintings, poetry and prose
from the rich German and Austrian artistic traditions. Figures:
Duerer, Friedrich, Klimt, Lasker-Schueler, Schiele, Kokoschka,
Kiefer, Beuys, Hoech, Rilke, Celan, and Richter. Taught in German. | | Athena Title: | Culture Through Visual Arts | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4770/6770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Historical Sociolinguistics | Course
Description: | Provides an overview of the extra-linguistic factors that
affect language use in historical languages; provides an
introduction to conducting sociolinguistic inquiry on linguistic
varieties for which direct linguistic evidence is limited.
Emphasis is placed on quantifiable methods for correlating
extra-linguistic factors with observable changes in language use
over time. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | Historical Sociolinguistics | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | LING 4690/6690 or LING(ANTH) 4860/6860 or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Graduate student standing | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4800. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship | Course
Description: | Designed for students interning at a company with a German-
speaking working environment. Students apply and deepen their
German language skills and cultural knowledge while gaining
hands-on work experience in a professional work/business
environment. | | Athena Title: | Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Students submit a learning agreement prior to the start of the
internship, intern for at least four weeks full-time, keep a
written journal of their work experience, and write a final
paper reflecting on their observations. Paper may be a cross-
cultural comparison. | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4810. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Issues in German Business and Politics | Course
Description: | Builds detailed, specialized knowledge of cutting-edge issues
in contemporary German/European public and corporate life.
Current events and student-teacher consensus will determine
thematic foci. Intended to foster competence in
reading "newspaper" German and development of a good formal
written style with emphasis on rhetoric and idioms. Taught in
German. | | Athena Title: | Contemp Business and Politics | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6020. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Survey of German Literature and Film | Course
Description: | Concise overview of German literary history and the history of
German film. | | Athena Title: | SURVEY GERMAN LIT | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Medieval German Courtly Literature | Course
Description: | Representative narrative texts from the classical period of
Middle High German literature (c. 1150-1250). Focus on Arthurian
romance as both the paradigmatic genre of medieval aristocratic
self-representation and the prototype of the modern European
novel. | | Athena Title: | MED GER COURT LIT | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Early Modern German Literature, 1400-1700 | Course
Description: | Broad overview of German literature from approximately 1400 to
1700, including Neo-Latin writings by German authors. Readings
from Humanism, Reformation, and Baroque represent the development
of forms and aesthetics within the historical and cultural context. | | Athena Title: | EARLY MOD GER LIT | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 6280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Comparative Grammar: The Old Germanic Languages | Course
Description: | Identification and examination of the salient structural
similarities and differences between historical attestations of
the Old Germanic Languages. | | Athena Title: | Old Germanic Languages | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6300. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | 18th-Century Texts and Contexts | Course
Description: | Significant works, authors, movements, genres, or topics in
18th-century literature and culture examined within their
specific historical context. | | Athena Title: | 18TH TEXTS CONTEXTS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6350. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Classics and Romantics | Course
Description: | Interpretation and analysis of works from the late 18th through
early 19th centuries considered in their social, cultural, and
historical contexts. Studies of individual authors, specific
genres, significant topics, or literary constellations. | | Athena Title: | CLASS & ROM | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6400. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | 19th-Century Texts and Contexts | Course
Description: | Significant works, authors, movements, genres, or topics in
19th-century literature and culture examined within their
specific historical contexts. | | Athena Title: | 19TH TEXTS CONTEXTS | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Fin-de-Siecle: Its Roots and Aftermath | Course
Description: | What cultural, social, and political conditions gave rise to the
fin-de-siecle spirit in the 19th and 20th centuries? Placing the
phenomenon in a comparative context, this seminar explores the
period's vibrant literature, its arts (Jugendstil), and the rise
of crucial intellectual movements (psychoanalysis, relativism,
aestheticism), including their persistence in the present. | | Athena Title: | FIN-DE-SIECLE | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 6460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Structure of Modern German | Course
Description: | Linguistic and sociolinguistic structures of modern German with relevant linguistic terminology. Emphasis on phonology, morphology, and syntax. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | GERMAN STUCTURE | | Prerequisite: | GRMN 3001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 6470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | German Gothic Literature | Course
Description: | Broad overview of the development of Gothic horror literature
in Germany from the 18th to the 20th century in its historical
and cultural contexts. Study of 18th- and early 19th-century
aesthetic theory, which inspired German authors of horror
literature. Given in German. | | Athena Title: | GOTHIC LIT | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of the German Language | Course
Description: | The origins of modern standard German from the Indo-European parent language through proto-Germanic, Old and Middle High German, and the early modern period. | | Athena Title: | HIST GER LANG | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 7000. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 27 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 7300. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 27 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 7500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Teaching College German | Course
Description: | Methods for teaching foreign language and development of language skills in German. For teaching assistants in German and graduate students in German and Language Education. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | TEACH COLL GERM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 7600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Teaching with Technology | Course
Description: | Professional development in language pedagogy with a focus on
enhancing teaching through technology. Assessment of how
technologies can enrich student learning and be effectively
integrated into syllabi and curricula. | | Athena Title: | TEACHING TECHNOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | GRMN(LING) 7500 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 8160. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading and/or Projects | Course
Description: | Individual study, reading, or project under the direction of a project director. | | Athena Title: | DIR STUDY | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 8200. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | German Cinema | Course
Description: | History of German cinema; investigation of particular directors,
periods, and styles; relationship between German and other
national cinemas. The course includes a required weekly film
screening. | | Athena Title: | GERMAN CINEMA | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 8320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gothic | Course
Description: | Morphology, phonology, and history of the Gothic language based on extant texts. Emphasis on the development of earlier stages of the language and on its later language forms. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | GOTHIC | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 8400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Middle High German | Course
Description: | Phonology and grammar of the language, with extensive readings in the prose, epic, and lyric poetry of the Middle High German era. | | Athena Title: | MIDDLE HIGH GER | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Proseminar: Text and Interpretation | Course
Description: | An introduction to German literary studies. Techniques and
methods of interpretation of literary works. Topics include:
genres and literary periodization, literary theories, research
methods. | | Athena Title: | TEXT & INTERP | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(CMLT) 8480. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Aesthetic Theory (Kant to Adorno) | Course
Description: | Major 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century tracts on aesthetic theory, mainly drawn from the German philosophical tradition. In-depth study of such concepts as beauty, the sublime, sensate knowledge, aestheticism, aesthetic ideology, the anti-aesthetic, and the end of art, against the background of contemporary continental theory. | | Athena Title: | AESTHETICTHEORY | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(CMLT) 8490. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Critical Theory | Course
Description: | Introduction to the literary, cultural, aesthetic, and
philosophical theories of the Frankfurt School (first-, second-,
and third-generation theorists). Examines the main tenets of
this tradition, places these theories in a comparative context,
and explores the after-effects of Critical Theory in contemporary
criticism. | | Athena Title: | CRITICAL THEORY | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 8510. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in German Linguistics | Course
Description: | Intensive investigation of a subject or topic in German linguistics. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | SEM GER LINGUISTIC | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN(LING) 8520. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in German Language Variation | Course
Description: | Intensive investigation of synchronic and diachronic variation in German. Taught in English. | | Athena Title: | SEM GER LANG | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 8530. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in German Literature | Course
Description: | Intensive investigation of a particular genre, theme, topic, or author. | | Athena Title: | SEM GER LITERATURE | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRMN 8540. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in German Studies | Course
Description: | Intensive investigation of a particular theme or topic. | | Athena Title: | SEM GER STUDIES | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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