• 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 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.

  • GETR 3780

    Memory Speaks
     Rating

    1.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Interdisciplinary course on memory. Readings from literature, philosophy, history, psychology, and neuroscience.

  • GETR 3559

    New Course in German in Translation
     Rating

    1.67

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.61

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German in translation. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses.

  • GETR 3330

    Introduction to German Studies
     Rating

    2.33

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.54

    Last Taught

    Spring 2024

    A survey of German cultural history from the enlightenment to the present, and an introduction to the field of German Studies. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses. .

  • GETR 3390

    Nazi Germany
     Rating

    2.50

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.23

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Detailed survey of the historical origins, political structures, cultural dynamics, and every-day practices of the Nazi Third Reich. Cross-listed in the history department. Taught in English.

  • GETR 3393

    Serial Media
     Rating

    3.00

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

    3.94

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    In this class we will explore the historical context of serial media, from the journal projects of the German Romantics to the second golden age of television. After a historical survey and a discussion of terminology ("series," "serial") we will examine certain specific "series" including Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers, Marcel Duchamp's Ready-mades, or the German Netflix show "Dark."

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.