2026-2027 Course Catalog

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for the Undergraduate Minor in German

The minor in German offers students a background in the language through the advanced undergraduate level, an introduction to the study of German literary classics, and a knowledge of the history of German culture.

for the Undergraduate Minor in German

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | GER 211 | Conversation and Writing I | 3 | | GER 420 | German Cultural History | 4 | | Elective courses, including at least one 300- or 400-level course from the list below: | | 11-12 | | GER 103 | | | | GER 104 | | | | GER 201 | German Popular Culture | | | GER 205 | Germany and Europe | | | GER 212 | Conversation and Writing II | | | GER 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP | | | or GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | | | GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | | | or GER 261 | The Holocaust in Context | | | GER 270 | Sexuality and Literature | | | GER 331 | Intro to German Literature | | | GER 332 | German Literature and Culture | | | GER 401 | Global Issues in German | | | PS 385 | Politics of the European Union | | | GER 403 | German-English Translation: Theory & Practice | | | | | | | GER 465 | German Linguistics | | | GER 470 | Middle Ages to Baroque | | | GER 471 | Enlightenment to Romanticism | | | GER 472 | Realism to Expressionism | | | GER 473 | 1920s to Today | | | GER 493 | German Cinema I | | | GER 494 | German Cinema II | | | Total Hours | | 18-19 |

for the Undergraduate Minor in German

1. Language ability: Students develop and improve their foreign language abilities, i.e., their ability to read, speak, write, and listen in German in order to work with texts and communicate with others in the language.
2. Cultural-historical literacy and knowledge: Students develop and improve their ability to function in non-native cultural-historical and linguistic contexts and communities in order to respect and navigate cultural differences and build upon similarities.
3. Analytical and argumentative skills: Students develop and improve their abilities to analyze diverse cultural artifacts in order to apply analytical thinking and discursive skills to the construction of sound, supported, factual argumentation rather than merely expression of opinion, completely or in part.
4. Writing development: Students will demonstrate and produce well-written, communicative, argumentative, and interpretive texts in German and/or English in order to competently meet diverse writing tasks.

for the Undergraduate Minor in German

Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures

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