The department offers selected courses from the catalog as warranted
by student needs and availability of faculty. Specific offerings for each term may be
found in the Schedule of Classes.
GRM 114-115 Introduction to German and German Culture (4 each)
A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of German and German culture. A beginning
course. GRM 114 must be taken first. GRM 114 or 115 satisfies the university general education
requirement in language.
GRM 214-215 Second Year German (4 each)
A two-semester sequence continuing the work of GRM 114-115, with the addition of cultural
and literary readings. GRM 214 must be taken first.
Prerequisite: One year of college German or equivalent.
GRM 290 Directed Readings in German (2 or 4)
A reading course for nonmajors interested in research in a particular area. Approximately
50 hours of reading per credit; one conference weekly with the instructor.
Prerequisite: GRM 215.
GRM 301 Intermediate German (4)
A continuation of the work of GRM 214-215, with greater emphasis on the development of
cultural and literary skills. Offered fall semester.
Prerequisite: GRM 215 or equivalent.
GRM 316 Intermediate German Conversation (2)
Provides a transition between the carefully structured activities of other intermediate
courses and free manipulation of the spoken language. Must be taken concurrently with GRM
318. Offered winter semester.
Prerequisite: GRM 301 or equivalent.
GRM 318 German Composition (2)
Practice in written composition. Techniques of textual analysis and exposition are
introduced. Must be taken concurrently with GRM 316. Offered winter semester.
Prerequisite: GRM 301 or equivalent.
GRM 340 German Culture 1 (4)
German culture of the twentieth century, with emphasis on the period since World War II
and particularly the present. Conducted in German. Offered fall semester in alternate
years.
Prerequisite: GRM 301 or equivalent.
GRM 355 Translation: German (4)
Translation from German to English of a range of materials from commercial and technical
to literary, with emphasis on idiomatic English. Offered winter semester.
Prerequisite: GRM 316 and 318.
GRM 369 Field Experience in Teaching German in Elementary and Middle Schools (2 or 4)
Provides supervised experience in teaching German in elementary and middle schools. Graded
S/U. May be repeated for credit once. Does not carry credit towards departmental major.
Prerequisite: GRM 301
GRM 371 Introduction to the Study of German Literature (4)
A sampling of critical approaches to the study of selected works of German literature.
Conducted in German. To be taken concurrently with GRM 301.
Prerequisite: GRM 215
GRM 381 Great Works in German Literature (4)
A historical survey. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GRM 371.
GRM 390 Directed Readings in German (2 or 4)
Directed individual readings in German. My be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
GRM 408 Advanced German Conversation (4)
Practice in speaking at the advanced level. Format may include oral presentations and
readings.
Prerequisite: GRM 316 or permission of instructor.
GRM 413 From the Middle Ages trough the Seventeenth Century (4)
A study of works in all genres by leading authors of the period including Walter von der
Vogelweide,Wolfram von Eschenbach Gottfried von Strassburg and Grimmelshausen. Conducted
in German.
Prerequisite: GRM 371 and 381.
GRM 418 The Eighteenth Century (4)
A study of representative works of Lessing, Goethe and Schiller, which exemplify the
intellectual and artistic currents of this period. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GRM 371 and 381.
GRM 419 The Nineteenth Century (4)
A study of works in all genres by leading authors of the period with emphasis on the lyric
poetry of Romanticism, the dramas of Kleist, Grillparzer and Hebbel, and the novella of
Poetic realism. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GRM 371 and 381.
GRM 420 The Twentieth Century (4)
A study of works and movements in various genres from Naturalism to the present by authors
such as Schnitzler, Toller, Brecht, Mann, Boll, Wolf, Celan and Kirsch. Conducted in
German.
Prerequisite: GRM 371 and 381.
GRM 440 German Culture II (4)
Culture in history before 1900. The course covers the principal characteristic, of culture
and civilization generally regarded as important by German-speaking people themselves.
Conducted in German. Offered winter semester in alternate years.
Prerequisite: GRM 340 or reading ability at the fourth-year level.
GRM 455 Translation into German (4)
Translation from English into German of a wide variety of materials ranging from
commercial and technical to literary. Individual students may emphasize areas of interest.
Offered fall semester in alternate years.
Prerequisite: GRM 318 and 355.
GRM 457 Business German (4)
Introduction to the essential vocabulary and style specific to German business as well as
to the basic workings of the German economy. All language skills receive equal stress.
Prerequisite: GRM 316 and 318.
GRM 480 Undergraduate Seminar (2 or 4)
Study of individual authors, selected themes or critical problem. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GRM 371 and 381.
GRM 490 Independent Reading and Research (2, 4 or 8)
Directed individual research and reading for advanced German majors. May be repeated for a
total of 8 credits.
Prerequisite: Two 400-level German literature courses and permission of department.
GRM 491 Independent Translation Project (4, 6 or 8)
Directed annotated translation from German into English of a major work in the student's
field. May not be counted toward the major.
Prerequisite: GRM 355 and 455 and permission of department.
