101, 102 - Beginning German (3, 3)
Grammar, emphasis on gaining rapid comprehension and developing fluency in spoken German. Introduction to reading German. Learning to write German.
201, 202 - Intermediate German (3, 3)
Prerequisites: German 102 or equivalent for 201; German 201 or equivalent for 202.
Grammar review, concentration on reading for comprehension. Honing of oral skills and writing German. Readings in German 202 focus on global issues.
311 - Introduction to German Literature (4)
Prerequisites: German 202 or equivalent.
Emphasizes texts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Close attention paid to form, content, motifs, character analysis, and social and cultural background.
313 - Business German (4)Prerequisites: German 393 or equivalent
This course provides students with the basic communicative skills in the German language as used in German business and economics. It introduces students to the economic role of the German-speaking countries in the global economy. Topics include German economic geography, German business and economics terminology in finance, the social welfare system, transport system, the structure of corporations, and the code of behavior in the business world. Students will develop their skills in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking and writing.
317 - German Civilization (4)
Recommendations: two German 300-level courses.
Survey of the culture and civilization of the German-speaking areas, with emphasis on Germany.
Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent
This is a summer course in German language and culture taught on site in Erfurt, with focus on the various forms of artistic and journalistic expression, as well as the geography, history, and social structure of this central area of Germany, Thuringia, the "green heart" of Germany.
375 - German Literature: the Enlightenment through Romanticism (4)
Recommendations: two German 300-level courses.
Representative authors like Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Novalis, Tieck, Hoffmann, Brentano, Eichendorff.
376 - German Literature: Post-Romanticism to Turn of the Century (4)
Recommendations: two 300-level German courses.
Representative authors like Heine, Büchner, Grillparzer, Droste-Hülshoff, Hebbel, Storm, Keller, Fontane, Hauptmann.
385, 386 - German Literature of the Twentieth Century (4, 4)
Recommendations: two 300-level German courses.
Representative authors like Hofmannsthal, Mann, Kafka, Brecht, Böll, Frisch, Grass, Handke, Bachmann, Wolf, Arjouni.
393, 394, 395 - Advanced Grammar, Conversation, Composition (4, 4, 4)
Prerequisites: German 202 must be completed before starting this sequence. German 394 is a prerequisite for 395.
Intensive written and oral language practice. Designed to expand the student's active vocabulary and help the student develop his or her own style. Emphasis on global issues in 394 and 395.
485 - Seminar in German (4)
Prerequisites: two 300-level German courses.
Selected topics in German literature, German cultural studies, or Germanic linguistics.
491, 492 - Individual Study (1-6, 1-6)
Prerequisite: approval of instructor.
499 - Internship (1-6)
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Supervised off-campus experience developed in consultation with the department. No credit toward major.
The Business Language Certificate