• GERM 2020

    Intermediate German II
     Rating

    3.51

     Difficulty

    2.13

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Builds upon skills developed in GERM 2010. Continues the review of grammar. Continues to expose students to a wide variety of topics relating to contemporary Germany. Prerequisite: GERM 2010, or equivalent.

  • GERM 3000

    Advanced German
     Rating

    3.78

     Difficulty

    2.25

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course builds on the first and second year German sequence and seeks to increase students' level of competence in both grammar and vocabulary. Students will produce more accurate and complex language and begin to discuss a diverse range of topics in German culture. Grammatical accuracy will be a central focus but also register, appropriacy, and fluency.Prerequisite: GERM 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission

  • GERM 2010

    Intermediate German I
     Rating

    3.77

     Difficulty

    2.38

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Increases accuracy and fluency through authentic literary and cultural materials with a focus on reading. Reviews essentials of German grammar and syntax. Exposes students to a wide variety of topics relating to contemporary Germany. Prerequisite: GERM 1020, or equivalent.

  • GERM 1020

    Elementary German II
     Rating

    4.15

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Designed for students with an elementary knowledge of German. Further develops the skills of speaking, listening, comprehension, reading, and writing. Followed by GERM 2010. Prerequisite: GERM 1010 or equivalent.

  • GERM 3010

    Texts and Interpretations
     Rating

    4.17

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.64

    Last Taught

    Spring 2024

    Employing a broad definition of text, this course allows students to develop a complex understanding of the relationship between meaning and linguistic form. Course readings may include poems, novels, films, historical documents, letters, memoirs etc. Specific grammatical topics will be addressed on the basis of the given material. This course is the prerequisite for all GERM 3000- level courses. Prerequisite: GERM 2020 or instructor permission.

  • GETR 3372

    German Jewish Culture and Literature
     Rating

    3.56

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.32

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course provides a wide-ranging exploration of the culture and thought of German-speaking Jewry from 1750 to the present. It focuses on the Jewish response to modernity in Central Europe and lasting transformations in Jewish life. We read the works of such figures as Moses Mendelssohn, Rachel Varnhagen, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Else Lasker-Schüler, Inge Deutschkrohn, and Katja Petrowskaja.

  • GETR 3462

    Neighbors and Enemies
     Rating

    4.17

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.60

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Explores the friend/foe nexus in German history, literature and culture, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses.

  • GERM 4600

    Fourth-Year Seminar
     Rating

    1.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Literary analysis for advanced students. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 and other literature courses.

  • GERM 1015

    German for Reading Knowledge
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    For graduate students requiring reading knowledge of German. Open to 4th year undergraduates, but does not count toward fulfillment of the language requirement. Please note: graduate students may enroll for C/NC or as auditors. However, graduates must enroll via the GSAS Office, rather than on SIS. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses.

  • GERM 3120

    Literature in German I
     Rating

    1.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.81

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    German literature from 1750 to 1890. Prerequisite: GERM 3010.