German (GER)
GER 604 Accelerated First-Year German 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: German 601C, 604, 506. Only one of the following may be counted: German 601C, 604, 507, 507R, 508K. Six lecture hours a week for one semester, with optional laboratory available.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
GER 506 First-Year German I 5 Hours
(TCCN: GERM 1411)
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic training in grammatical patterns and usage of modern German. Only one of the following may be counted: German 601C, 604, 506. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
GER 507 First-Year German II 5 Hours
(TCCN: GERM 1412)
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced training in grammatical patterns and usage of modern German. Only one of the following may be counted: German 601C, 604, 507, 507R, 508K. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 506 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
GER 612 Accelerated Second-Year German: Readings in Modern German 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grammar review, composition, readings and recitation, discussion of literary works, and German culture. Only one of the following may be counted: German 611C, 612, 312K, 312V. Only one of the following may be counted: German 611C, 612, 312L, 312W. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 604 or 507 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
GER 312K Second-Year German I: Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences 3 Hours
(TCCN: GERM 2311)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: German 611C, 612, 312K, 312V. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 604 or 507 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
GER 312L Second-Year German II: Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences 3 Hours
(TCCN: GERM 2312)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: German 611C, 612, 312L, 312W. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 312K or 312V with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
GER 312V Second-Year German I: Business German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German 312V covers the same material as 312K, but with readings, discussions, and exercises that focus on the business world. Emphasis on practical, career-oriented competence. Only one of the following may be counted: German 611C, 612, 312K, 312V. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 604 or 507 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
GER 312W Second-Year German II: Business German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German 312W covers the same material as 312L, but with readings, discussions, and exercises that focus on the business world. Emphasis on practical, career-oriented competence. Only one of the following may be counted: German 611C, 612, 312L, 312W. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 312K or 312V with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
GER 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in German 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
GER 322D Conversation and Composition: Individuals and Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore everyday lives and language use in German-speaking societies through readings and media texts discussing popular culture, university life, and work. Focus on developing practical German skills: comprehension (reading and listening), speaking (conversations and informational presentations), and writing. German 322D and 328 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 612, 312L, or 312W.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 322E Conversation and Composition: Contemporary Controversies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore contemporary and often controversial issues confronting German-speaking populations (such as migration) through readings and diverse media texts. Produce oral and written work for specific audiences and purposes (recommendations, comparisons, evaluations), with a review of advanced grammar resources. Only one of the following may be counted: German 322E, 330C, 331L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 612, 312L, or 312W with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 328 Advanced German Grammar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Description of German sounds, grammatical structures, pronunciation, word formation. German 322D and 328 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 612, 312L, or 312W with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in German 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded to work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
GER 330C Advanced Conversation and Composition: Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German cultural material from print and visual media provides the basis for advanced conversation and composition, with considerable practice in the writing of short essays in German. Only one of the following may be counted: German 322E, 330C, 331L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 612, 312L, or 312W with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 130D German across Disciplines 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Students read and discuss German language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 331L Advanced Conversation and Composition: Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German literary material from print and visual media provides the basis for advanced conversation and composition, with considerable practice in the writing of short essays in German. Only one of the following may be counted: German 322E, 330C, 331L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: German 612, 312L, or 312W with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 342K Middle Ages-Early Modern Era Cultural History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore German-language cultures between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Europe (ca. 1200 to 1750), from medieval kings through religious reforms, globalizing wars, and the rising middle class. Examine how texts reflect changing social, political, and religious values, tying stories and essays to important moments in emerging German-language cultures. German 340C and 342K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 343C Contemporary German Civilization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Cultural, social, and literary history of Germany between 1900 and reunification. Taught in German. German 343C and 344K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 343K Enlightenment to 1900 Cultural History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore cultural movements through literature, essays, and philosophy from German-speaking Europe between absolutism and its imperial eras (circa 1750-1900). Focus on how texts reflect common themes and concerns of the emerging nation-states. German 343K and 346L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 344K Twentieth Century Cultural History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore German-speaking Europe's century of global wars, modernization, and political transformations from World War I through World War II and the resonances of the Cold War. Focus on how cultural movements and landmark texts in literature, visual arts, film, and digital media reflect transformations in cultural history and social values. German 343C and 344K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 347L Language and Society in the German-speaking Countries 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Uses language and linguistics to study the culture and society of the German-speaking countries. Taught in German. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 348D German Play: Student Production 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion, staging, and production of a German play. Three hours of lecture or laboratory a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following with a grade of at least C: German 612 or 312L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 149T, 249T, 349T Introduction to Teaching German 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual instruction designed to offer students an introduction to principles of foreign language education and the opportunity to teach German in local elementary schools. May be repeated for credit, but no more than three semester hours may be counted toward a degree in the College of Liberal Arts. May not be counted toward a major in German. Weekly class meetings for four weeks, followed by one, two, or three student teaching hours a week for eight weeks. Additional class meetings may also be required.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for German 312L or the equivalent.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 363K Topics in German Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of selected aspects of Germanic civilization, such as science and philosophy, fine arts, film, history, social institutions. Conducted in German. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in German.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Classics of German Cinema. An introduction to German cinema through its most innovative, influential, and important films and filmmakers. German 363K (Topic: German Cinema Since 1933) and 363K (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Heimat: No Place Like Home. Examine the cultural and political history of German-speaking countries, using the concept of Heimat as a common thread, by means of a variety of media. Investi-gate the roles Heimat played in the medical discovery of nostalgia" in the German Romantic period, the rise of German natio-n-alism, the post-war Ger-manies, and in the German environmentalist movement. German 363K (Topic: Heimat: No Place Like Home) and 363K (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Popular Music and West Germany. Explore West German culture and society through the lens of popular music from the 1950s to the present. Examine an array of sources, from literature, film, television, and music journalism to identify the national and transnational intersections and impacts of popular music on understanding Germany. German 363K (Topic: Pop Music and West Germany) and 363K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Perspectives in German Film and Literature. Explore German literature and cinema throughout the 20th and 21st century. German 363K (Topic: Mrglzd Prspctv Ger Film/Lit) and 363K (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
GER 363K.1 Classics of German Cinema 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to German cinema through its most innovative, influential, and important films and filmmakers. German 363K (Topic: German Cinema Since 1933) and 363K (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 363K.2 Heimat: No Place Like Home 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the cultural and political history of German-speaking countries, using the concept of Heimat as a common thread, by means of a variety of media. Investi-gate the roles Heimat played in the medical discovery of nostalgia" in the German Romantic period, the rise of German natio-n-alism, the post-war Ger-manies, and in the German environmentalist movement. German 363K (Topic: Heimat: No Place Like Home) and 363K (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 363K.3 Popular Music and West Germany 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore West German culture and society through the lens of popular music from the 1950s to the present. Examine an array of sources, from literature, film, television, and music journalism to identify the national and transnational intersections and impacts of popular music on understanding Germany. German 363K (Topic: Pop Music and West Germany) and 363K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 363K.4 Perspectives in German Film and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore German literature and cinema throughout the 20th and 21st century. German 363K (Topic: Mrglzd Prspctv Ger Film/Lit) and 363K (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 369 Topics in Germanic Languages 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the phonology, morphology, syntax, dialectology, or lexicography of individual Germanic languages. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Three semester hours of upper-division coursework in German.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: The Structure of the German Language. Only one of the following may be counted: German 369 (Topic 1), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 373I, Linguistics 373I.
Topic 2: The Sounds of the German Language.
Topic 3: Introduction to Middle High German.
Topic 4: The German Language: Historical Perspectives. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 320J, German 369 (Topic 4), Linguistics 373G.
Topic 5: German: Contemporary Social and Regional Dialects.
Topic 6: Applied Linguistics and the Teaching of German.
Topic 7: Translation I.
Topic 8: Translation II.
Topic 9: Business German Preparation. Preparation for the International Certificate in Business German. Restrictions: Recommended for students planning a career in international business.
GER 369.1 The Structure of the German Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: German 369 (Topic 1), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 373I, Linguistics 373I.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 369.4 The German Language: Historical Perspectives 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 320J, German 369 (Topic 4), Linguistics 373G.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 369.7 Translation I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 369.8 Translation II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 373 Topics in Germanic Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in German.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: German Short Prose. The linguistic, stylistic, and thematic varieties of short prose (anecdotes, meditations, fables, parables, reports, impressions, and sketches) seen through translation, critical discussion, and literary-historical contextualization.
Topic 2: German Folktale and Fantasy Tale.
Topic 3: Biography and Autobiography. German 373 (Topic: Biography and Autobiography) and 373 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: German Science Fiction. German 373 (Topic: German Science Fiction) and 373 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: German Travel Literature. German 373 (Topic: German Travel Literature) and 373 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Writing: A Media History. Focus on how the act and process of writing literature involves the writer's thoughts and writing skills and techniques, as well as the media, tools, and technologies through which they write. Read the draft traces of how an author brought a work into being to reconstruct the writing and thought process, reveal the evolution of poetic concepts, and evaluate the role of writing strategies and techniques. Explore the literary manuscript and writing process through the history of writing technologies, media and their ecosystems, as product of the evolution of literary writing as a Kulturtechnik (culture technique / technology). German 373 (Topic: Writing Media History) and 373 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Plagiarism and Forgery in German Literature 18th to 21st Century. Look at the history of the discourse around originality, plagiarism, copyright, and remix culture in German literature from the 18th to the 21st century. German 373 (Topic: Remix Plagiarism German Lit) and 373 (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
GER 373.3 Biography and Autobiography 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German 373 (Topic: Biography and Autobiography) and 373 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 373.4 German Science Fiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German 373 (Topic: German Science Fiction) and 373 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 373.5 German Travel Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
German 373 (Topic: German Travel Literature) and 373 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 373.6 Writing: A Media History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on how the act and process of writing literature involves the writer's thoughts and writing skills and techniques, as well as the media, tools, and technologies through which they write. Read the draft traces of how an author brought a work into being to reconstruct the writing and thought process, reveal the evolution of poetic concepts, and evaluate the role of writing strategies and techniques. Explore the literary manuscript and writing process through the history of writing technologies, media and their ecosystems, as product of the evolution of literary writing as a Kulturtechnik (culture technique / technology). German 373 (Topic: Writing Media History) and 373 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 373.7 Plagiarism and Forgery in German Literature 18th to 21st Century 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Look at the history of the discourse around originality, plagiarism, copyright, and remix culture in German literature from the 18th to the 21st century. German 373 (Topic: Remix Plagiarism German Lit) and 373 (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 179, 279, 379 Conference Course in Germanic Language or Literature 1-3 Hours
0,0,1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual instruction course in which students engage in special studies necessary to expand their acquaintance with any subject in Germanic languages or literature. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in German.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
GER 679H Honors Tutorial Course 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual research on a literary or linguistic problem, culminating in an honors paper of some length. Conference course for two semesters.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, upper-division standing, six semester hours of upper-division German, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, a grade point average in German of at least 3.50, and admission to the Germanic Studies Honors Program; for 679HB, German 679HA.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
GER 380C German for Graduate Students in Other Departments 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive reading course, emphasizing basic grammar and vocabulary with translation practice. German 301 and 380C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: No auditors permitted.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 381 Topics in Germanic Linguistics and Philology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Middle High German Language and Literature.
Topic 2: Introduction to Synchronic Linguistics: German.
Topic 3: Introduction to Diachronic Linguistics: Germanic. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilizations 383 (Topic 2), German 381 (Topic 3), Linguistics 383 (Topic 8). Same as: C C 383.2, LIN 383.8
Topic 4: German Phonetics and Phonology.
Topic 5: German Syntax.
Topic 6: Older Germanic Languages.
Topic 7: Introduction to Old Norse.
Topic 8: History of the Scandinavian Languages.
Topic 9: Middle Dutch.
Topic 10: History of the Dutch Language.
Topic 11: History of the German Language.
Topic 12:
Topic 13: Major Works in Twentieth-Century Linguistic Theory. French 392K (Topic: Major Works in Twentieth-Century Linguistic Theory) and German 381 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Topic 14: Introduction to the Sociolinguistics of German.
Topic 15: Introduction to Germanic Linguistics. Survey the problems, methods, and major projects of Germanic linguistics using both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. German 381 (Topic: Intro Germanic Linguistics) and 381 (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 381.14 Introduction to the Sociolinguistics of German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 381.15 Introduction to Germanic Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey the problems, methods, and major projects of Germanic linguistics using both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. German 381 (Topic: Intro Germanic Linguistics) and 381 (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 381.2 Introduction to Synchronic Linguistics: German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 381.3 Introduction to Diachronic Linguistics: Germanic 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilizations 383 (Topic 2), German 381 (Topic 3), Linguistics 383 (Topic 8).
Same as: C C 383.2, LIN 383.8
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382M Topics in Cultural History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of various political, intellectual, artistic, and social movements in the cultures of Germanic countries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 2: German Democratic Republic Culture. Explore the cultural mechanisms and values associated with the arts (literature, architecture, film), ideologies, and practices of public life in the German Democratic Republic. German 382M (Topic: GDR Culture) and 382M (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 3: Canons and Classicisms. Explore how and why national canons use ideologies of classicism, starting with Weimar Classicism. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity), German 382M (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity), 382M (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Transatlantic Memory Cultures. Explore and compare European and United States Memory Cultures since the nineteenth century. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 391 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), European Studies 381 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), German 382M (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), 382M (Topic 4), History 383 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture).
GER 382M.2 German Democratic Republic Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the cultural mechanisms and values associated with the arts (literature, architecture, film), ideologies, and practices of public life in the German Democratic Republic. German 382M (Topic: GDR Culture) and 382M (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382M.3 Canons and Classicisms 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how and why national canons use ideologies of classicism, starting with Weimar Classicism. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity), German 382M (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity), 382M (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Classic Legends: Canonicity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382M.4 Transatlantic Memory Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore and compare European and United States Memory Cultures since the nineteenth century. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 391 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), European Studies 381 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), German 382M (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture), 382M (Topic 4), History 383 (Topic: Transatlantic Memory Culture).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382N Topics in Intellectual History 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An interdisciplinary investigation of the significance of ideological structures of thought in historical contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: French-German Philosophy and Theory. Explore core philosophical texts from the nineteenth and twentieth century that ground post-World War II French post-structuralism. Only one of the following may be counted: French 391K (Topic 10), German 382N (Topic 1), Philosophy 380N. Same as: FR 391K.10, PHL 380N Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 2: Culture, Technology, and Techniques. Explore the cultures of technology and how tech influences the production and reproduction of cultures. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 3: German Origins of Modern Humanities Research. Explore the history of and approaches to research projects and priorities in contemporary cultural and literary studies, including research design. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Memory and Trauma. Examine and apply current theories in memory and trauma studies used in cultural studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Memory and Trauma), German 382N (Topic: Memory and Trauma), 382N (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Memory and Trauma). Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 5: German and European Models of Power and Governmentality. Examine twentieth-century models of power, governmentality, and law from Germany and Europe. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 6: Digital Mapping of Cultural Networks. Examine how humanities has mapped cultural, literary, and inter/intratextual networks from the eighteenth century through current digital art and literature. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 382N.1 French-German Philosophy and Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore core philosophical texts from the nineteenth and twentieth century that ground post-World War II French post-structuralism. Only one of the following may be counted: French 391K (Topic 10), German 382N (Topic 1), Philosophy 380N.
Same as: FR 391K.10, PHL 380N
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382N.2 Culture, Technology, and Techniques 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the cultures of technology and how tech influences the production and reproduction of cultures.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382N.3 German Origins of Modern Humanities Research 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the history of and approaches to research projects and priorities in contemporary cultural and literary studies, including research design.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382N.4 Memory and Trauma 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine and apply current theories in memory and trauma studies used in cultural studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Memory and Trauma), German 382N (Topic: Memory and Trauma), 382N (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Memory and Trauma).
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382N.5 German and European Models of Power and Governmentality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine twentieth-century models of power, governmentality, and law from Germany and Europe.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 382N.6 Digital Mapping of Cultural Networks 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how humanities has mapped cultural, literary, and inter/intratextual networks from the eighteenth century through current digital art and literature.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 185, 285, 385 Conference Course in Germanic Languages or Literature 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
GER 386 Topics in Periods in Germanic Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Thorough survey of the principal periods of Germanic literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: German Literature and Culture: Middle Ages through Humanism (800-1450).
Topic 2: German Literature and Culture: Renaissance/Reformation through Baroque
Topic 3: German Literature and Culture: Enlightenment through Realism
Topic 4: German Literature and Culture: Naturalism since 1890.
Topic 5: Old Norse Literature and Culture.
Topic 6: Nineteenth-Century Scandinavian Literature.
Topic 7: Twentieth-Century Scandinavian Literature.
Topic 8: Medieval Dutch Literature.
Topic 9: Baroque Dutch Literature.
Topic 10: Dutch Literature and Culture.
Topic 12: Scandinavian Literature and Culture.
GER 386.1 German Literature and Culture: Middle Ages through Humanism (800-1450) 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 386.10 Dutch Literature and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 386.12 Scandinavian Literature and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 386.2 German Literature and Culture: Renaissance/Reformation through Baroque (1450-1730) 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 386.3 German Literature and Culture: Enlightenment through Realism (1730-1890) 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 386.4 German Literature and Culture: Naturalism since 1890 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 386.5 Old Norse Literature and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 389K Topics in Methods in the Study of Literature and Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the critical and technical procedures used in Germanic studies, especially bibliographical aids. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Fundamentals of Scholarship.
Topic 2: Methods and History of Literary Criticism.
Topic 3: Linguistic Methods and Sources.
Topic 4: Methods for Cultural Studies.
Topic 5: Translation. German 383K and 389K (Topic 5) may not both be counted; German 383L and 389K (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: German Rhetoric and Stylistics.
Topic 7: Thinking Digital: Literature, Language, and Culture. Explore a range of digital tools, methods, and approaches to research in the humanities. German 389K (Topic: Think Dig Lit/Lang/Culture) and 389K (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 389K.1 Fundamentals of Scholarship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 389K.6 German Rhetoric and Stylistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 389K.7 Thinking Digital: Literature, Language, and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore a range of digital tools, methods, and approaches to research in the humanities. German 389K (Topic: Think Dig Lit/Lang/Culture) and 389K (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 392 Topics in Seminar in Germanic Literature and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of problems, topics, writers, genres, and movements in Germanic literature and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: German Literature and Cinema.
Topic 2: Fascist Aesthetics. Explore the aesthetic theories and practices used by fascist regimes to represent their ideologies in the public sphere. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: The Fascist Aesthetic), German 392 (Topic: The Fascist Aesthetic), 392 (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 3: Travel and Literature. Study masterworks of travel literature as genres and in historical and intertextual contexts. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Space, Travel, and Discovery in Early Modern Narratives. Study narratives about travel and discovery in Early Modern Europe, especially as implicating science and new experiences of space. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 5: Cultures of Nationalism. Explore how literature can reflect, transmit, and naturalize nationalist ideologies and identities. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 392.2 Fascist Aesthetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the aesthetic theories and practices used by fascist regimes to represent their ideologies in the public sphere. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: The Fascist Aesthetic), German 392 (Topic: The Fascist Aesthetic), 392 (Topic 2).
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 392.3 Travel and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study masterworks of travel literature as genres and in historical and intertextual contexts.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 392.4 Space, Travel, and Discovery in Early Modern Narratives 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study narratives about travel and discovery in Early Modern Europe, especially as implicating science and new experiences of space.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 392.5 Cultures of Nationalism 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how literature can reflect, transmit, and naturalize nationalist ideologies and identities.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K Topics in Seminar in Germanic Linguistics and Philology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of linguistic topics in Germanic languages, such as grammar, morphology, phonology, dialectology, syntax, lexicology, sociolinguistics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: German Syntax. Same as: LIN 384.4
Topic 2: Older Germanic Languages.
Topic 3: The Acquisition of German. Special problems in the acquisition of German or another Germanic language as a first or second language. German 381 (Topic: The Acquisition of German) and 393K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Synchronic Linguistics: German Morphology.
Topic 5: Language Variation in German. Historic roots of present-day German language variations, including regional, social, and gender-based differences.
Topic 6: Sociolinguistics: Language Contact and Death.
Topic 7: Sociolinguistics: Texas German Dialect.
Topic 8: Sociolinguistics: German Dialectology.
Topic 9: Synchronic Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology.
Topic 10: Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Old Norse.
Topic 11: Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Gothic.
Topic 12: Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Old High German.
Topic 13: Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Middle High German.
Topic 14: Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Old Saxon.
Topic 15: Frame Semantics. Explore theories and applications frame semantics within linguistics. Only one of the following may be counted: German 393K (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393K (Topic 15), Linguistics 393 (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393S (Topic 3). Same as: LIN 393S.3 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 16: Landmarks of Linguistic Thought. Explore the development of linguistic thought through readings of historically important essays. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 393 (Topic: Landmarks Linguistics Thought), German 393K (Topic: Landmarks Linguistic Thought), 393K (Topic 16). Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 393K.1 German Syntax 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: LIN 384.4
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.10 Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Old Norse 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.11 Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Gothic 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.12 Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Old High German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.13 Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Middle High German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.14 Older Germanic Languages and Cultures: Old Saxon 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.15 Frame Semantics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theories and applications frame semantics within linguistics. Only one of the following may be counted: German 393K (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393K (Topic 15), Linguistics 393 (Topic: Frame Semantics), 393S (Topic 3).
Same as: LIN 393S.3
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.16 Landmarks of Linguistic Thought 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the development of linguistic thought through readings of historically important essays. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 393 (Topic: Landmarks Linguistics Thought), German 393K (Topic: Landmarks Linguistic Thought), 393K (Topic 16).
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.3 The Acquisition of German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Special problems in the acquisition of German or another Germanic language as a first or second language. German 381 (Topic: The Acquisition of German) and 393K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.4 Synchronic Linguistics: German Morphology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.6 Sociolinguistics: Language Contact and Death 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.7 Sociolinguistics: Texas German Dialect 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.8 Sociolinguistics: German Dialectology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 393K.9 Synchronic Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 394C Topics in Comparative, Cultural, or Theoretical Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics with a substantial Germanic component or application that fall outside of national-language literary and linguistic studies. May include comparative national approaches to genre, culture, or society; interdisciplinary studies; and surveys or focused studies on approaches to theory or methodology that apply to Germanic studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Multimodality in Nineteenth-Century Print Culture. Examine theories and examples of image and text relations in nineteenth-century print culture as multimodal book culture. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 2: Intersectionality: Identity and Politics. Examine current theories of identity and identity politics from the US and Europe, deriving from theories of economic and class-based origins of identity. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Identity/Politics), German 394C (Topic 2), Philosophy 387 (Topic: Identity/Politics), 387C, Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Identity/Politics). Same as: PHL 387C Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 3: Cold War Cultures. Examine Cold War political and threat narratives and cultures as represented in film, literature, and non-fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Cold War Culs: Beyond Empire), German 394C (Topic: Cold War Culs: Beyond Empire), (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Cold War Culs: Beyond Empire). Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Introduction to German Film. Introduction to German films and approaches to them from film studies. German 394C (Topic: Introduction to German Film) and 394C (Topic: 4) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 5: European Migration Cultures. Study the issues around migration and cultural contact in Europe, through lenses from the social sciences, history, and cultural studies. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 6: Power and Identities: Marginalization. Examine theories of power and decolonization illuminating how individuals are marginalized by dominant cultures, supported by historical case studies. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 394C.1 Multimodality in Nineteenth-Century Print Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine theories and examples of image and text relations in nineteenth-century print culture as multimodal book culture.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 394C.2 Intersectionality: Identity and Politics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine current theories of identity and identity politics from the US and Europe, deriving from theories of economic and class-based origins of identity. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Identity/Politics), German 394C (Topic 2), Philosophy 387 (Topic: Identity/Politics), 387C, Women's and Gender Studies 393 (Topic: Identity/Politics).
Same as: PHL 387C
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 394C.3 Cold War Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine Cold War political and threat narratives and cultures as represented in film, literature, and non-fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 381 (Topic: Cold War Culs: Beyond Empire), German 394C (Topic: Cold War Culs: Beyond Empire), (Topic 3), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Cold War Culs: Beyond Empire).
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 394C.4 Introduction to German Film 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to German films and approaches to them from film studies. German 394C (Topic: Introduction to German Film) and 394C (Topic: 4) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 394C.5 European Migration Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study the issues around migration and cultural contact in Europe, through lenses from the social sciences, history, and cultural studies.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 394C.6 Power and Identities: Marginalization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine theories of power and decolonization illuminating how individuals are marginalized by dominant cultures, supported by historical case studies.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 397P Topics in Applied Linguistics and Pedagogy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Second Language Comprehension and Processing. Explore how second language (L2) learners process language and construct meaning during sentence comprehension. Consider theoretical constructs and research methods as well as the practical applications of sentence processing research. Only one of the following may be counted: German 397P (Topic: 2nd Lang Sentence Compr/Proc), 397P (Topic 1), Language Teaching and Coordination 388 (Topics: (Topic: 2nd Lang Sentence Compr/Proc), 388 (Topic 1). Same as: LTC 388.1
Topic 2: Second Language Assessment and Testing. Explore how various tools of assessment are designed and implemented in the field of applied linguistics, in language teaching, and for program direction. German 397P (Topic: Second Language Assessment) and 397P (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Input Processing in Second Language Acquisition. Study linguistic and social-psychological factors unique to second language acquisition situations. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Topic 4: Course and Curricular Design. Examine how theories of teaching and learning influence how courses and series of courses are designed to foster certain learning outcomes. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing.
GER 397P.1 Second Language Comprehension and Processing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how second language (L2) learners process language and construct meaning during sentence comprehension. Consider theoretical constructs and research methods as well as the practical applications of sentence processing research. Only one of the following may be counted: German 397P (Topic: 2nd Lang Sentence Compr/Proc), 397P (Topic 1), Language Teaching and Coordination 388 (Topics: (Topic: 2nd Lang Sentence Compr/Proc), 388 (Topic 1).
Same as: LTC 388.1
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 397P.2 Second Language Assessment and Testing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how various tools of assessment are designed and implemented in the field of applied linguistics, in language teaching, and for program direction. German 397P (Topic: Second Language Assessment) and 397P (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 397P.3 Input Processing in Second Language Acquisition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study linguistic and social-psychological factors unique to second language acquisition situations.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 397P.4 Course and Curricular Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine how theories of teaching and learning influence how courses and series of courses are designed to foster certain learning outcomes.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
GER 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in Germanic studies and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, German 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
GER 398R Master's Report 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Germanic studies and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
GER 398T Supervised Teaching in German 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of the major foreign language teaching methodologies; curriculum and curricular materials development. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1:
Topic 2: Content may vary.
GER 399W, 699W, 999W Dissertation 3,6,9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral