Courses - Fall 2026
GERS
German Studies
GERS103
Intensive Elementary German
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) 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.
GERS150
How does the modern world work? Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud revolutionized how truth, history, and power are understood in the modern world. Writing against the dominant ideas of their day, all three thinkers developed strategies for uncovering what is really going on in people, societies, cultures, and political systems. Against the odds, their efforts had such an impact that some people continue to be upset by them. Come and see what all the fuss is about, hear out some of their ideas, and discuss their relevance for a wide variety of pressing contemporary issues. Where do ruling ideas come from? What generates wealth? Why are so many people so angry? Can human civilization survive, or even thrive, in the 21st century? Taught in English.
GERS203
Intensive Intermediate German
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS103; or must have appropriate World Language Placement (WLP) 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 (WLP) 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.
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.
GERS329M
Microcourse in German Studies; Marx, Nietzsche, Freud in the 21st Century: Multimedia Expansion Pack
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Microcourse colloquium section to accompany GERS150. Students watch a film or show or listen to an album weekly, then discuss, to supplement the course content of GERS150. Taught in English. Corequisite: GERS150.
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.
GERS442
Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Society
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: GERS320 or GERS322.
Credit only granted for: GERM442 or GERS442.
Formerly: GERM442.
Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Society analyzes gender and sexuality as key discourses for understanding German-speaking literatures, cultures, and societies. Topics include the history of sexuality; death and desire; and representations of gender in German literature. Taught in German.
Cross-listed with GERS689L. Credit only granted for GERS442 or GERS689L.
GERS458B
Literary or Media Genres; The Modern Lyric
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS689R. Credit only granted for GERS458B or GERS689R.
Studies the relationship of the lyrical poem to the social, political, and ecological catastrophes of the 20th century. Students will also study poetic theory, historical poetry readings, and musical adaptations. Poets studied include Hofmannsthal, Trakl, Rilke, Lasker-Schuler, Benn, Kolmar, Brecht, Sachs, Celan, Aichinger, Bachmann,and Biermann, among others. Taught in German.
Studies the relationship of the lyrical poem to the social, political, and ecological catastrophes of the 20th century. Students will also study poetic theory, historical poetry readings, and musical adaptations. Poets studied include Hofmannsthal, Trakl, Rilke, Lasker-Schuler, Benn, Kolmar, Brecht, Sachs, Celan, Aichinger, Bachmann,and Biermann, among others. Taught in German.
GERS499
Directed Study
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
GERS689L
Special Topics - M.A. Level; Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Society
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS442. Credit only granted for GERS689L or Gers442.
Analyzes gender and sexuality as key discourses for understanding German-speaking literatures, cultures, and societies. Topics include the history of sexuality; death and desire; and representations of gender in German literature. Taught in German.
Analyzes gender and sexuality as key discourses for understanding German-speaking literatures, cultures, and societies. Topics include the history of sexuality; death and desire; and representations of gender in German literature. Taught in German.
GERS689R
Special Topics - M.A. Level; The Modern Lyric
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with GERS458B. Credit only granted for GERS458B or GERS689R.
Studies the relationship of the lyrical poem to the social, political, and ecological catastrophes of the 20th century. Students will also study poetic theory, historical poetry readings, and musical adaptations. Poets studied include Hofmannsthal, Trakl, Rilke, Lasker-Schuler, Benn, Kolmar, Brecht, Sachs, Celan, Aichinger, Bachmann,and Biermann, among others. Taught in German.
Studies the relationship of the lyrical poem to the social, political, and ecological catastrophes of the 20th century. Students will also study poetic theory, historical poetry readings, and musical adaptations. Poets studied include Hofmannsthal, Trakl, Rilke, Lasker-Schuler, Benn, Kolmar, Brecht, Sachs, Celan, Aichinger, Bachmann,and Biermann, among others. Taught in German.
GERS699
Colloquium in German Studies
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
S-F
GERS799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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