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GER 1111 - Introductory German I

Description: Groundwork in German, including oral, aural and reading skills. Supplementary oral drills.
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Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2007

GER 1112 - Introductory German II

Description: Groundwork in German, including oral, aural and reading skills. Supplementary laboratory work and oral drills. drills.
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Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Summer 2007

GER 1113 - German for Translation

Description: Essentials of grammar and exercise for reading comprehension and translation.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2008, Summer 2007, Summer 2006, Fall 2005

GER 1121 - Intermediate German I

Description: Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed GER 1111 and 1112 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2007

GER 1122 - Intermediate German II

Description: Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed GER 1121 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Summer 2007

GER 1131 - Conversation & Composition I

Description: Intensive practice in conversation and composition with emphasis on developing advanced language skills in German. Writing enriched. Students should have completed GER 1121 and 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

GER 1132 - Conversation & Composition II

Description: Intensive practice in conversation and composition with emphasis on developing language skills in German. Writing enriched. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

GER 1133 - Business German I

Description: Business and professional writing and readings in applicable publications. Students should have completed GER 1121 and 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2005, Fall 2003, Fall 2001, Spring 2001

GER 1134 - Business German II

Description: Business and professional writing and readings in applicable publications. Students should have completed GER 1121 and 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2004, Fall 1998, Spring 1997

GER 1135 - Practical German I

Description: Intercommunication with supplemental readings in newspapers and magazines. Students should have completed GER 1121 and 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2003, Summer 2002, Summer 2001, Summer 2000

GER 1136 - Practical German II

Description: Intercommunication with supplemental readings in newspapers and magazines. Students should have completed GER 1121 and 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2003, Summer 2002, Summer 2001, Summer 2000

GER 2100 - German Lit in Engl Translation

Description: The major works of German literature in translation. Conducted in English. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 2142 - Ger Civ and Culture to 1989

Description: Study of german civilization and culture from their beginnings until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Spring 2005, Summer 2003, Summer 2002

GER 2143 - German Culture Since 1989

Description: Contemporary German civilization and culture in their manifold aspects. Students should have completed GER 1121 and 1122 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2006, Fall 1997

GER 3211 - Survey of German Lit I

Description: From its beginnings to 1750. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2003

GER 3212 - Survey of German Lit II

Description: From 1750 through 1900. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1999, Fall 1995

GER 3213 - Survey of German Lit III

Description: From 1900 through 2000. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2004, Spring 1996

GER 3411 - Medieval Masterpieces

Description: Selections from medieval German literature read in modern German. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 3412 - Special Topics

Description: Advanced study of topics of special interest in German literary and/or cultural studies. Topics to be arranged. May be repeated for credit if topic changes.
Prerequisites: GER 1132
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006

GER 3714 - Enlightenment to Romanticism

Description: Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills adavanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1997

GER 3716 - Goethe

Description: Study of selected works. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2004

GER 3717 - German Drama in 19th Century

Description: The German drama from Romanticism to Naturalism, with emphasis on the major dramatic works of Kleist, Grillparzer, Buchner and Hebbel. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 3718 - The German Novelle

Description: The German Novelle as a genre from Goethe to the 20th century. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2003, Fall 2002

GER 3818 - Romanticism

Description: The philosophy, lyric and prose of the Romantic period. Students should have completed Ger 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 3819 - Realism

Description: The major works of Poetic Realism. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2004, Summer 2003, Spring 1995

GER 3920 - Austrian Literature

Description: Selected works of Austrian literature from 1850 to the present. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2001, Summer 2000, Spring 1999, Fall 1995

GER 3921 - 20th Century Drama

Description: German drama from Naturalism to the present. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007, Spring 2003, Spring 1999, Fall 1998

GER 3922 - 20th Century Prose I

Description: Novels and short stories. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1998, Fall 1996

GER 3923 - 20th Century Prose II

Description: Novels and short stories. Students should have completed GER 1131 or the equivalent. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2002, Spring 1997

GER 3950 - Research Seminar

Description: Bibliographical principles and the techniques of literary research; preparation of a paper. Writing Intensive. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2001

GER 4110 - German Epic Theatre

Description: Evolution of the genre culminating in the political documentary theatre. Conducted in English. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 4120 - German Theatre and Film

Description: Plays by Brecht, Hasenclever, Kaiser, etc. Films such as Caligari, Nosferatu, Metropolis, M. Conducted in English. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 4140 - 150 Years of German Drama

Description: The main currents in German drama evolving into the modern period: Kleist, Grillparzer, Hebbel, Hauptmann, Kaiser, Brecht, Frisch, Duerrenmatt. Conducted in English. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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GER 4150 - German Culture & Civilization

Description: The culture and civilization of the German-speaking countries. Conducted in English. Fulfills advanced literature requirements.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1999

GER 5900 - Independent Study

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Prerequisites: GER 1121 or GER 1122
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2006