German Studies Department

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german studies department

Some interesting facts about Germany and the German language:

  • English is a Germanic language.
  • German is the most spoken native language in Europe (over 100 million people).
  • Germany is the largest and strongest economic power in Europe.
  • German is the second language of international business.
  • Germany is the United States' largest European trading partner.
  • More people in the United States claim German ancestry (60 million) than any other nationality.
  • More sites on the World Wide Web are in German than in any other language except English.
Undergraduate 

GM001 German A (Elementary I) (Fall: 3)

GM002 German A (Elementary II) (Spring: 3)

GM003 Elementary German Practicum I (Fall: 1)

GM004 Elementary German Practicum II (Spring: 1)

GM050 Intermediate German I (Fall: 3)

GM051 Intermediate German II (Spring: 3)

GM063 Triumphs and Failings of Modern Man (Spring/Biennially: 3)

GM065 Playing the Game (Spring/Periodically: 3)

GM066 The Quest for Justice: Kafka and Kleist (Fall/Biennially: 3)

GM068 The Quest for Justice Practicum(Fall:1)

GM067 The Romantic Experience (Spring: 3)

GM133 Kleine Uebung: Geist und Gnade (Fall/Periodically: 2)

GM175 Business German (Spring: 3)

GM201 German Composition and Conversation I (Fall: 3)

GM202 German Composition and Conversation II (Spring: 3)

GM210 History of German Literature I (Fall/Biennially: 3)

GM211 History of German Literature II (Spring/Biennially: 3)

GM214 The Poetic Mind of Germany (Spring: 3)

GM215 German Romanticism (Spring/Periodically: 3)

GM216 Shooting Nazis: German Film from 1933-1945 (Spring/Periodically: 3)

GM218 German Feature Films: A Survey (Spring/Biennially:3)

GM220 Goethe und Schiller (Fall/Biennially: 3)

GM222 Music and Word: The German Musical Heritage (Fall/Biennially: 3

GM223 Contemporary German Short Fiction (Fall/Spring/Periodically: 3)

GM224 Modern German Novels in Translation (Fall/Periodically: 3)

GM225 Modern German Novels Practicum (Fall/Periodically:1)

GM233 Between Imperial Germany and Hitler's Reich (Spring/Periodically: 3)

GM238 Passion, Politics and Poetry in the Middle Ages (Fall/Periodically: 3)

GM239 Knights, Castles and Dragons (Spring/Biennially: 3)

GM240 King Arthur in German Literature (Spring/Biennially: 3)

GM242 Germany Divided and Reunited (Fall/Biennially: 3)

GM247 German Exile Writers Against Hitler 1933-45 (Fall/Periodically: 3)

GM290 Advanced Reading in German (Spring: 3)

GM299 Reading and Research (Fall/Spring: 3)

GM310 Middle High German - Mittelhochdeutsch (Spring/Periodically: 3)

GM501 Internship(Fall/Spring/Sum:1)

GM601 Advanced Independent Research (Fall/Spring: 6)

GM699 Honors Thesis (Fall/Spring: 3) 

 
Graduate

GM061 Intensive Reading in German (Summer: 1)