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  • GETR 3562

    German New Wave Cinema: Reinvention, Remembrance Rebellion
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.38

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course explores how West German art cinema of the 1960s-80s reinvented filmmaking, remembered the Nazi past, and rebelled against cultural and political institutions. In dialogue with films by Werner Herzog, Helke Sander, R. W. Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, and others, we will examine the aesthetic and political possibilities of cinema, in the context of an affluent consumer society with a violent past that many preferred to forget.

  • GERM 2010

    Intermediate German I
     Rating

    3.81

     Difficulty

    2.33

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    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 2020

    Intermediate German II
     Rating

    3.43

     Difficulty

    2.21

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    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 1020

    Elementary German II
     Rating

    4.09

     Difficulty

    3.07

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    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 1010

    Elementary German I
     Rating

    4.56

     Difficulty

    1.89

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Introduces the essentials of German structure and syntax; emphasizes oral and written proficiency in German. Followed by GERM 1020.

  • GETR 3559

    New Course in German in Translation
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    3.61

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    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 3420

    German Intellectual History From Nietzsche to the Present
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    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    3.67

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Readings in philosophical and social history of Germany from the late 19th century onward.

  • GETR 3464

    Medieval Stories of Love and Adventure
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.69

    Last Taught

    Spring 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 3000

    Advanced German
     Rating

    3.78

     Difficulty

    2.25

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Spring 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 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.

  • GERM 3559

    New Course in German
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.90

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.

  • GETR 3392

    Fairy Tales
     Rating

    4.83

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

    3.94

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Entering the world of fairy tales often feels like passing into an elaborate dream: it is a world teeming with sorcerers, dwarves, wondrous objects, and animals that speak. This seminar explores fairy tales and dream narratives in literature and film from the romantic period into the present. Authors to be discussed include: Goethe, the brothers Grimm, Bettelheim, Hoffmann, Freud, Saint-Exupery, Tolkien, and others.

  • GERM 2559

    New Course in German
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of German.

  • GERM 3290

    German Studies Roundtable
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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    One-credit conversation on current themes. May be taken more than once for credit, but only once for major credit. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://www.virginia.edu/german/Undergraduate/Courses.

  • GERM 3300

    Language House Conversation
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     Difficulty

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     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    For students residing in the German group in Shea House. May be taken more than once for credit. Departmental approval needed if considered for major credit. Prerequisite: instructor permission.

  • GETR 3780

    Memory Speaks
     Rating

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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

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

  • GERM 3993

    Independent Study
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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Generic course to be used when students are taking independent study with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.

  • GERM 4993

    Independent Study
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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Prerequisite: Approval by a supervising faculty member.

  • GERM 4999

    Honors Research and Thesis
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     Difficulty

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     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This is the second semester of the year-long DMP thesis. Students should enroll in this course only if they have completed GERM 4998, and must enroll in GERM 4999 to receive credit for GERM 4998. Prerequisite: Admission to the DMP, permission of undergraduate advisor and a supervising faculty member; GERM 4998.

  • GERM 8995

    Guided Research
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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Special research projects for advanced students. Individually directed.

  • GERM 8998

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research
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     Difficulty

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     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research

  • GERM 8999

    Non-Topical Research
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    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.

  • GERM 9998

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research
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     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research

  • GERM 9999

    Non-Topical Research
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    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.