Courses - Fall 2025
GERS
German Studies
Open Seats as of
03/25/2025 at 10:30 PM
GERS103
Intensive Elementary German
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of German.
Credit only granted for: GERS103 or GERM103.
Formerly: GERM103.
Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world.
GERS141
Yiddish I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: JWST281.
Credit only granted for: JWST281, GERM148Y or GERS141.
Introduction to the Yiddish language, with emphasis on speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students will also learn the history of the language, its significance to Jewish culture, its origins and basic structure.
GERS203
Intensive Intermediate German
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS103; or must have appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of German.
Credit only granted for: GERM203 or GERS203.
Formerly: GERM203.
Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of German-speaking world.
GERS204
German Grammar Review
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS203; or Must have appropriate World Language Placement Test (WLPT) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of German.
Credit only granted for: GERM204 or GERS204.
Formerly: GERM204.
An in-depth study and analysis of selected grammatical topics in a contextualized framework.
GERS255
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Credit only granted for: GERM255 or GERS255.
Formerly: GERM255.
A critical examination of how fairy tales and folklore pervade and influence diverse facets of Western culture, ranging from issues of politics and national identity, ethics and morality, violence and fear, education and pedagogy, to gender and sexuality in the establishment and regulation of social norms. Taking the German tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as its focal point, the magical and often terrifying world of fairy tales within the German, European, and American cultural traditions from Romanticism to today will be explored. Taught in English.
GERS303
Intermediate Conversation and Composition: Current Topics in German-speaking Society
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS 204; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Cannot take for GERS major/minor credit, if taken GERS301 or GERS302.
Credit only granted for: GERS301 and 302; or GERS 303.
Formerly: GERS301.
Practice in contemporary spoken and written German. Review of grammar, exercises in composition and conversational strategies with an emphasis on cultural contrasts in the German-speaking world. Addresses contemporary social, political, and cultural themes.
GERS322
Highlights of German Literature and Culture
Prerequisite: GERS302; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: GERM322 or GERS322.
Formerly: GERM322.
Selected literary masterworks, social and cultural issues, and historical events in German-speaking countries from the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Junges Deutschland, Realism, Naturalism and its counter currents, Expressionism to the present. Taught in German.
Taught in German. Cross-listed with GERM322H.
GERS322H
Highlights of German Literature and Culture
Prerequisite: GERS302; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: GERM322 or GERS322.
Formerly: GERM322.
Selected literary masterworks, social and cultural issues, and historical events in German-speaking countries from the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Junges Deutschland, Realism, Naturalism and its counter currents, Expressionism to the present. Taught in German.
Taught in German. Cross-listed with GERM322.
GERS356
German for the Professions
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS301.
Credit only granted for: GERM319B, GERM356 or GERS356.
Formerly: GERM356.
An examination of the structures and work conditions of various industries in the German-speaking world including understanding and navigating company culture, professional development, and preparation for an internship or job where German is spoken.
GERS357
Professional Development: Skills for a Successful Job Search in Germany and the US
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Recommended: For student concurrently enrolled in GERS356.
Restriction: Only students currently enrolled in German courses at any level and German Studies majors and minors.
Additional information: The course is open to current students studying German at all levels. Students taking GERS356 are particularly encouraged to register for this course.
This 1-credit practical course introduces students to the work and graduate studies application process in Germany and the US and focuses specifically on developing effective cross- and intercultural communication skills to navigate the work-culture in Germany, creating a strong resume, refining interview skills in English and German, acquiring work-etiquettes, and building professional network connections in both countries.
GERS378F
Special Topics in German Studies; Nosferatu
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the significance of Nosferatu for German culture and film history, with screenings of Murnau's original 1922 film and subsequent versions. Taught in a block format during Halloween month, the course will focus on questions of genre (including the vampire film and the horror genre more broadly) and adaptation; we will also consider Nosferatu in the context of queer cinema and examine its representation of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity.
GERS378G
Special Topics in German Studies; German Grill Culture
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Introduces students to the grilling practices and traditions of the German-speaking world. Course blends literary and cultural readings withcookouts. No previous knowledge of grilling required. Priority enrollment given to German majors, minors, and students enrolled in another German Studies course at any level. Taught in English. Meets bi-weekly startingon 9/8.
GERS386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Restriction: Junior standing or higher.
Credit only granted for: GERM386 or GERS386.
Formerly: GERM386.
Internship and practicum.
GERS397H
Honors Reading (Independent Study)
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: GERM397 or GERS397.
Formerly: GERM397.
Supervised reading to be taken normally only by students admitted into honors program.
GERS458D
Literary or Media Genres; Early German Theater
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS689I. Credit will be only granted for GERS689I or GERS458D. Introduces students to foundational dramatic theories and works of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that led to the establishment of a German national theater. Readings and discussions consider a variety of issues related to social class, race and ethnicity, and gender in works by Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Kleist, and others. Taughtin German.
GERS489E
Social Issues in German Culture; Exiled from Germany
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS689O. Credit will be only granted for GERS689O or GERS689E. Studies the phenomena of exile as experienced in German-speaking cultures from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Study of how a range of writers, intellectuals, and filmmakers did or did not come to terms with their mostly unchosen paths of exile, and how their responsesare reflected in the form and content of their work. Works studied include those by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht, Barbara Honigman, Christian Petzold, Joseph Roth, W.G. Sebald, Anna Seghers, and Stefan Zweig, among others. Taught in German.
GERS499
Directed Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
GERS618
College Teaching of German
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Instruction, demonstration and classroom practice under supervision of modern procedures in the presentation of elementary German courses to college age students.
GERS689I
Special Topics - M.A. Level; Early German Theater
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS458D. Credit will be only granted for GERS689I or GERS458D. Introduces students to foundational dramatic theories and works of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that led to the establishment of a German national theater. Readings and discussions consider a variety of issues related to social class, race and ethnicity, and gender in works by Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, Kleist, and others. Taughtin German.
GERS689O
Special Topics - M.A. Level; Exiled from Germany
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS689E. Credit will be only granted for GERS689O or GERS689E. Studies the phenomena of exile as experienced in German-speaking cultures from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Study of how a range of writers, intellectuals, and filmmakers did or did not come to terms with their mostly unchosen paths of exile, and how their responsesare reflected in the form and content of their work. Works studied include those by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht, Barbara Honigman, Christian Petzold, Joseph Roth, W.G. Sebald, Anna Seghers, and Stefan Zweig, among others. Taught in German.
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