Teacher Certification
Secondary School with a Major in German
The teaching major requires the completion of at least 36 credit hours, 30 credit hours in 300- and 400- level. For a detailed description of all requirements, see the German program coordinator and refer to the School of Education Undergraduate Program Bulletin.
Secondary School with a Minor in German
The teaching minor requires the completion of at least 24 credit hours, of which 18 credit hours must be in courses on the 300- and 400- level. For a detailed description of all requirements, see the German program coordinator and refer to the School of Education Undergraduate Program Bulletin.
Junior High/Middle School Certification
For details concerning certification with the primary area in German, or the supporting area in German for junior high/middle school teaching, see the German program coordinator.
Honors Program
Honors in German can be achieved either through an honors degree or through the H-Option in individual courses. The German program coordinator must be contacted before enrolling in honors work.
Honors Degree
Requirement A cumulative grade point average of 3.3, and a 3.5 grade point average in German courses. A total of 24 credit hours of course work must be earned with honors. At least 18 credit hours (out of the total 24) must be earned in German courses above the G132 or G119-level, and 6 credit hours must be in electives.
H-Option
Honors credit through the H-Option may be earned in (a) upper-division language courses (i.e., above G132), as well as (b) upper-division literature, film, culture, and topics courses offered for German credit.
Foreign Study
Any form of foreign study is highly recommended, and the department gives credit for such study wherever possible. Outstanding students with a substantial command of German, a G.P.A. of 3.0 and a B average in German may apply for the Overseas Study academic year program in Freiburg, Germany, during their junior year. Up to 30 IU credit hours may be earned through the program. Semester programs are also available in Freiburg and a summer program is offered in Graz, Austria, for students who have completed through G225. Contact the German program or International Affairs.
Internship in Baden-Württemberg
Students in the Schools of Liberal Arts; Science, Engineering, and Technology; and Business may apply for a two-month internship with a German firm in southwestern Germany through the Department of German's Advanced Trainee Exchange Program, which is run in cooperation with the Ministry for Art and Science of Baden-Württemberg. Advanced standing, a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0, and German language skills are required. Each area of the exchange has a specific language requirement.
Other Activities
Delta Phi Alpha A chapter of the national German honorary society, Delta Phi Alpha, was established in 1981. Students meeting the qualification requirements may become eligible for induction to the chapter, Iota Lambda.
German Club The department sponsors a German Club, open to all interested students. Various topics are discussed and events of cultural interest are presented during the academic year.
Max Kade German-American Center In cooperation with several community organizations, the department operates a center for German-related activities in the Deutsche Haus-Athenaeum.
Undergraduate Courses
G095-G096 German for Reading Proficiency (3-3 cr.) These courses stress mastery of passive vocabulary and recognition of grammatical forms needed for reading skills. Designed for students of science, technology, the professional schools and for those desiring sufficient proficiency in reading and translating German to enable them to work with German materials in their fields. These courses do not fulfill the foreign language requirement of the School of Liberal Arts.
G117-G11S-G119 Beginning German I-II-III
(3-3-4 cr.) Introductory courses for students who have not had prior training in German or who desire to study German at a pace slower than G131-G132. Three semesters are required to fulfill the 10-credit hour foreign language requirement. Credit is given only for the sequence G117-G118-G119 or the sequence G131-G132.
G131-G132 Intensive Beginning German I-II (5-5 cr.) Intensive introduction to present-day German and selected aspects of German life. Intensive drills for mastery of phonology, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary. Credit is given only for the sequence G131-G132 or the sequence G117-G118-G119.
G134-G135 Introductory German for Business I-II (3-3 cr.) Introductory courses for students and professionals in business and engineering, who need basic communicative skills for the workplace. In addition to the four basic language skills, intercultural communication and basic technical, business, and scientific vocabulary are introduced.
G225 Intermediate German I (4 cr.) P: G132, G119, or equivalent or placement by testing. Intensive review of grammar. Further development of oral and written use of the language. Selections from contemporary German readings and media.
G230 Intermediate German II (4 cr.) P: G225 or equivalent or placement by testing. Review of grammar. Readings of modern German with stress on discussion in German. Writing of descriptive and expository prose.
G265 German Culture in English Translation
(3 cr.) A survey of the cultural history of German-speaking countries, as well as of contemporary civilization, with an emphasis on individual aspects of culture traced through several epochs.
G299 German for Advanced Credit (3 or 6 cr.) A special-credit designation for advance placed students. A student who places at the third-year level on the CEEB placement test and completes a course at the third-year level will be eligible for 6 hours of special credit in G299. A student who places in the second semester of the second year and completes a course at this level will be eligible for 3 hours of special credit in G299. A student who skips a sequential course in German (e.g. G131 to G225, G132 to G230, G225 to G300, or equivalent) is eligible to receive 3 hours of special credit in G299. If the grade earned is A in the course at which the student placed (through the CEEB or by skipping a sequential course), he or she will receive the grade of A for special credit in G299. If the grade earned is B or C, the student will receive the grade of S for special credit in G299.
G300 Deutsch: Mittelstufe I (3 cr.) P: G230 or equivalent or placement by testing. Comprehensive review of grammatical points introduced in G117 through G230. Reading proficiency, systematic vocabulary building, composition, and discussion through the assignments of literary and nonliterary texts. Conducted in German.
G330 Deutsch: Mittelstufe II (3 cr.) P: G300 or equivalent. Advanced oral and written communication. Study of selected advanced grammatical topics. Reading of primarily nonliterary texts. Conducted in German.
G331 Business German I (3 cr.) P: third-year language proficiency or consent of instructor. Emphasis on acquisition and use of business vocabulary, idiom, and style. Translating, reading, and writing skills are developed using constructions common to business German, as well as current materials (reports, journals) in the field.
G333 German Translation Practice (3 cr.) P: third-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Introduction to the theory and practice of translation. Discussion of techniques and stylistic approaches. Emphasis on German/English translation using a variety of texts, including technical texts, business communication, and texts on current topics.
G340 Deutsch: Schreiben und Sprechen (3 cr.) P: G230 or equivalent. Further development of composition, conversation, and diction; review of grammar.
G355 Theater Spielen (3 cr.) P: third-year proficiency or consent of instructor. This combined reading, discussion, pronunciation, and performance course provides an applied introduction to contemporary German theater and drama, along with intensive practice of oral language skills.
G365 Deutsche Kultur Heute (3 cr.) P: third- year proficiency or consent of instructor. A critical investigation of contemporary culture in the German-speaking countries, including institutions and major personalities, customs, traditions, changing mentalities, and lifestyles as they compare with contemporary U.S. culture. Taught in German.
G370 German Cinema (3 cr.) No knowledge of German required. Survey of the German cinema from the films of expressionism and the Weimar Republic through the Nazi period to the present. Emphasis on film as a form of narrative art and on the social and historical conditions of German film production. Offered in English concurrently with G371.
G371 Der deutsche Film (3 cr.) P: third-year proficiency or equivalent. Survey of the German cinema from the films of expressionism and the Weimar Republic through the Nazi period to the present. Emphasis on film as a form of narrative art and on the social and historical conditions of German film production.
G381 German Literature to 1750 in English Translation (3 cr.) No knowledge of German required. Major works and writers of German literature in the Medieval, Reformation, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Offered in English concurrently with G407.
G382 Classicism and Romanticism in English Translation (3 cr.) No knowledge of German required. Major works and writers of German literature, 1750-1830, to include the periods of the Enlightenment, Storm and Stress, Classicism, and Romanticism; representative writers such as Schiller, Goethe, Kleist, and the Grimm brothers.
G383 Nineteenth-Century German Literature in English Translation (3 cr.) No knowledge of German required. Works and writers of German literature, 1830-1900. Analysis of such concepts as realism, naturalism, and neoromanticism, their theories and styles; exemplary writers such as Buechner, Heine, Nietzsche, Hauptmann, and others. Offered in English concurrently with G409.
G384 Twentieth-Century German Literature in English Translation (3 cr.) No knowledge of German required. Major works and writers of German literature from the turn of the century to the present, with emphasis on Rilke, Thomas Mann, Kafka, and Brecht. Offered in English concurrently with G410.
G391 German Colloquium in English Translation II (3 cr.) No knowledge of German required. May be taken as an elective by other students. Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre in German literature, or other aspect of German culture. No credit given toward German major.
G401 Deutsche Kultur in Amerika (3 cr.) P: third-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Advanced undergraduate course. Its purposes are 1. to provide an overview of the cultural heritage of German-Americans; 2. to assist students in researching German heritage with a view toward developing research skills with original materials. The course will basically be in a seminar format with students actively participating in discussions and presentations.
G407 Mittelalter/Reformation/Barock (3 cr.) The purpose of this course is to provide insight into the development of early German cultural life by reading and analyzing texts of the periods covered. Lecture materials will cover historical and cultural background. Period texts will be placed in contexts of other cultural phenomena, including art and music. As much reference as possible will be made to the European context of the emerging German literacy language.
G408 Deutsche Klassik und Romantik (3 cr.) P: third-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Introduction to the cultural capital of courtly Germany, Weimar, and its relationship to German Romanticism, including readings and discussions of works by Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Tieck, and the Grimm brothers. Literary examples are accompanied by pictorial, filmic, and musical illustrations. Taught in German.
G409 19 Jahrhundert: Kultur und Literatur
(3 cr) P: third-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Introduction to the age of modernization and unification of the German states, including discussions of works by authors and personalities of major cultural influence, such as Heine, Büchner, Marx, Wagner, Nietzsche, and Schnitzler. Literary examples are expanded with pictorial, filmic, and musical illustrations. Taught in German.
G410 20. Jahrhundert: Kultur und Literatur
(3 cr) P: third-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Survey of cultural and intellectual life of the German-speaking countries of the 20th century, through the reading of exemplary literary works. Discussion of literary movements from the turn of the century until the present. Texts will be analyzed within the context of other cultural phenomena, including film and music. Conducted in German.
G431 Advanced Business German (3 cr.) P: fourth-year proficiency or consent of the instructor. Focus is on the contemporary business idiom and current economic issues facing Germany. Active practice of specialized business language, both for oral and written communication.
G445 Fortgeschrittenes Deutsch: Grammatik
(3 cr.) P: fourth-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Survey and practice of complex grammatical structures; systematic expansion of vocabulary. Discussion and writing based on current materials, such as newspapers, films, and radio programs.
G465 Fortgeschrittenes Deutsch: Kommunikation (3 cr.) P: fourth-year proficiency or consent of instructor. Systematic development of writing and speaking skills, proceeding from exercises to specific forms, such as Brief, Aufsatz, Referat, Vortrag. Focus on usage and style.
G490 Das deutsche Kolloquium (3 cr.) P: fourth-year German language proficiency or consent of instructor. Concentration on a specific topic, genre, or author in German literature, film, or other aspect of culture.
G498 Individual Studies in German (1-5 cr.) P: consent of the program coordinator.
Graduate Courses
G507 Foreign Language Institute (1-6 cr.) Intensive interdepartmental course involving language laboratory and other audiovisual equipment and techniques, lecture, assignments in contemporary civilization (in the foreign language), and discussions of classroom use of applied linguistics. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
G563 German Culture Studies I (3 cr.) The formation of cultural traditions in the German-speaking countries prior to the twentieth century.
G564 German Culture Studies II (3 cr.) Culture of the German-speaking countries in the twentieth century.
V605 Selected Topics in German Studies
(2-4 cr.; 12 cr. Max.)
