• GETR 3464

    Medieval Stories of Love and Adventure
     Rating

    4.83

     Difficulty

    1.50

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course traces the lineage and shapes of the Arthurian legend as witnessed in medieval literature and modern adaptations, including film and television ("Games of Thrones," "Star Wars," etc.) The aim is familiarity with the story of King Arthur and his court, as well as an ability to appreciate the permutations of the legend in all forms of media.

  • GERM 2026

    Intensive Intermediate German
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: GERM 1016, 1026, & 2016 or equivalent.

  • GERM 2016

    Intensive Intermediate German
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.69

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension,reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: GERM 1016 & 1026 or equivalent.

  • GERM 1026

    Intensive Introductory German
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.69

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level.Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: GERM 1016 or equivalent.

  • GERM 1016

    Intensive Introductory German
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.71

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute.

  • GERM 3230

    Contemporary German: Writing and Speaking
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    1.60

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    Using mentor texts based on digital cultural programming, students focus on a range of topics of culture and civilization in the contemporary German-speaking world. Beyond cultural competence, the writing assignments test command of mature grammatical structures, contemporary language, advanced idioms, and punctuation. The goal, following Goethe Institute guidelines, is to write comprehensive texts on a range topics. Prerequisite: GERM 3000.

  • GERM 3000

    Advanced German
     Rating

    3.78

     Difficulty

    2.25

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    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 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.

  • GERM 3510

    Topics in German Culture
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Studies selected aspects of German culture, such as opera. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: GERM 3010 or 3230.

  • GERM 4600

    Fourth-Year Seminar
     Rating

    1.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

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