Winter Quarter 2027
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Catalog Descriptions
Language Courses
- GER 002Y Elementary German | Various Instructors
Course Description: Continuation of GER 001 in areas of grammar and basic language skills.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).
- GER 021 Intermediate German | Kirsten Harjes
Review of grammatical principles by means of written exercises; expanding of vocabulary through readings of modern texts; addresses social relations and cultural practices in Germany; discusses history of Germany.
Prerequisite(s): GER 020.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
GER 116 Readings in Jewish Writing & Thought in German Culture | Sven-Erik Rose
Taught in English
Historical tradition of Jewish thought in the German cultural context; unique contributions of Jewish writers to culture of the German-speaking world; what it means to be "other" in the mainstream culture. Taught in English - no German language experience required.
Cross Listing: JST 116.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
- GER 127 Major Writers in German | Elisabeth Krimmer
Examination of representative works by a major writer, set in the broader cultural context of the relevant period or movement.
Prerequisite(s): GER 022 or consent of instructor.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
GER 142 New German Cinema | Kirsten Harjes
Taught in English
Knowledge of German not required. German filmmakers of the 1960s-1980s such as Fassbinder, Herzog, Syberberg, Brückner, Schlöndorf, Kluge, Wenders. Taught in English - no German language experience required.
Cross Listing: FMS 142.
General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).
Courses Outside of the Department
- More Elective Options for German Majors
German majors can use up to 2 courses outside of the department as electives for the major as long as the student receives approval from a GER advisor, which should be noted on the Major Checklist Form.
German Elective Course Options:
HIS 142A - History of the Holocaust
ECN 160A - International Microeconomics
POL 118C - History of Political Theory: Late Modern