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Department of Germanic Studies
GER 100 Introduction to Germanic
Cultures and Literatures. 3 hours.
Romantic Perception
Taught in English. Introductory texts on culture and literature
in German-speaking countries are studied in the context of their European and
international significance. CDC course. No credit towards a major or minor program
offered by the Department of Germanic Studies.
52018 TR 11-12:15 119 BSB Tantillo
GER 101 Elementary German I (4 Hours)
For students who have not studied German or placement as determined by test
score. One additional hour each week in the language lab. Equivalent to GER
111. Credit is not given if the student has credit in GER 106 or GER 111.
52063 : MTWR 8-8:50 a.m. LH 206 Knotek
52047 : MTWR 9- 9:50 a.m. LH 211 Knotek
52054 : MTWR 10-10:50 a.m. LH 210 Staff (cancelled)
52072 : MTWR 10-10:50 a.m. LH 206 Meng
52020 : MTWR 11-11:50 a.m. LH 210 Staff (cancelled)
GER 102 Elementary German II (4 Hours)
Prereq: Grade of C or better in GER 101 or GER 111 or as determined by placement
test. One additional hour each week in the language lab. Equivalent to GER 112.
Credit is not given if the student has credit in GER 106 or GER 112.
52107 : MTWR 8-8:50 a.m. LH 210 Jeffries
52091 : MTWR 10-10:50 a.m. LH 211 Jeffries
52089 : MTWR 11-11:50 a.m. LH 211 Li
GER 103 Intermediate German I (4 Hours)
Prereq: Grade of C or better in GER 102 or GER 112 or GER 106 or as determined
by placement test. One additional hour each week in the language lab. Equivalent
to GER 113. Credit is not given if the student has credit in GER 107 or GER
113.
52121 : MTWR 9-9:50 a.m. LH 206 Minen
52139 : MTWR 10-10:50 a.m. LH 210 Mink
52115 : MTWR 11-11:50 a.m. LH 210 Mink
GER 104 Intermediate German II (4 Hours)
Prereq: Grade of C or better in GER 103 or GER 113 or as determined by placement
test. One additional hour each week in the language lab. Equivalent to GER 114.
Credit is not given if the student has credit in GER 107 or GER 114.
52168 : MTWR 9-9:50 a.m. LH 210 Wieders
52142 : MTWR 10-10:50 am LH 316 Wieders
52150 : MTWR 11-11:50 a.m. LH 312 Shields
GER 106 Intensive Elementary German (8 Hours)
Two additional hours each week in the language laboratory. Equivalent to GER
101 and GER 102 (or GER 111 and GER 112) combined. Credit is not given for GER
106 if the student has credit for GER 102 or GER 112.
52173 MTR 6-8:40pm LH 211 Shields
GER 111 Elementary German I: Computer-Aided Self-Paced Instruction
(4 Hours)
Extensive computer use required. Equivalent to GER 101. Credit is not given
for GER 111 if the student has credit for GER 101 or GER 106.
47918 TBA Sumitani
Important: Students need to contact the department or the instructor within
the first week of class.
GER 211 Advanced German I.
3 hours Advanced training in effective communication,
reading, and writing skills based on authentic written and oral texts. Literary
as well as media texts covering current issues of German cultural and political
life are included. Emphasis on refining accuracy of expression and style.
52216 MWF 10-10:50 217 DH Von Bechtolsheim
GER 217 German Cinema
Visions of Splendor and Images of Decline
3 Hours. In this course we will watch and discuss several
films that depict the height, the decline, or the road from height to decline
of various institutions, parties and social spaces over the 20th
century. While learning the vocabulary for the formal analysis of the film text,
we will locate and interrogate cinematic depictions of pride, arrogance, disappointment,
defeat, hope, and renewal. Readings and discussions will address the relationship
between cinema and urbanism, modernization, gender, and cultural identity formation.
No German is required.
52227 MWF 2-2:50 B006 BH Hall
one additional screening hour: M 3-3:50
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GER 219 Vikings and Wizards: Northern Myth and Fairy Tales in Western Culture.
3 Hours. An investigation of fairy tales and myths and their contribution
to societal structure and norms. The focus is on the meaning and impact of Germanic
myths and fairytales and on their controversial and continued literary and theoretical
reception.
08617 MWF 12-12:50 LH 206 Von Bechtolsheim
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GER 300 Writing in the Study of German.
1 Hour. Perfecting skills of written self-expression in English. Prerequisites:
Junior or senior standing and approval of the department. Restricted to majors
and minors in the Department in Germanic Studies. Must be taken concurrently
with a literature or culture course that receives credit toward a major in the
Department of Germanic Studies, as specified in the Timetable.
47920 ARR Staff
GER 318 Topics in Germanic Literatures and Cultures.
Readings in Germanic literature
3 Hours. Area: literature/culture. May
be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours of credit if topic is different for each
registration. Prominent persons, genres, themes or movements in the areas of
Germanic literature, ideas, and art. Topics vary. Prerequisite: Ger 211 or the
equivalent or consent of the instructor.
08626 MWF 1-1:50 263 BSB Behnke
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GER 333 Topics in Genres in Germanic Studies:
The Trial as Narrative Genre
3 Hours. Area: literature/culture. May be repeated for
a maximum of 9 hours of credit if topic is different for each registration.
Students may register for more than one section per term. The study of genres
such as novel, drama, poetry, autobiography, philosophy; and critical reflections
on the genre. Prerequisite: Ger 211 or the equivalent.
Same as Criminal Justice 394, call number 32263
08634 MWF 11-11:50 131 BSB Hall
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398 Honors Project.
3 Hours. May not be taken in the term in which student expects to graduate.
Independent study. Prerequisites: Completion of 12 hours of courses toward the
major, with a grade point average of at least 4.60 in these courses, and prior
approval of the department. Restricted to majors in the Department of Germanic
Studies.
52269 ARR
399 Independent Study.
1 to 3 Hours. Students may register for more than one section per term.
Individual study under faculty direction for qualified students with special
interests and needs not met by regularly offered courses. Prerequisite: Consent
of the instructor.
52274, 52295, 52283 ARR
GER 401 Advanced Practice in German Language Skills.
3 or 4 Hours. Area: language. Majors and minors outside the Department of
Germanic Studies may repeat this course for a maximum of 6 hours of credit.
Communicative use of German techniques for understanding written and spoken
texts, practicing conversation and writing texts such as essays, compositions,
letters, and email. Prerequisite: Ger 212 or the equivalent. Credit or concurrent
registration in Ger 310 is recommended.
08643 TR 12:30-1:45 137 BSB Rott
GER 407 Theoretical and Research Foundations of Communicative Language
Teaching (3 or 4 Hours) This course focuses on theory and practice
of communicative language teaching and explores current approaches of task-based
instruction, testing, and media-enhanced instruction. Ten hours of high school
observation required. Taught in English. Pedagogical examples are in German.
Area: language. Prerequisite: Ger 212 or the equivalent.
52329 W 2-4:40 pm LH 210 Rott (note room change)
GER 420 Germanic Cultural Studies I: Genres.
Images of Memory in the Films by Ruth Beckermann
3 or 4 Hours. Students who intend to use
Germanic Studies 420 toward a degree offered by the Department of Germanic Studies
will do assignments in German. Area: literature/culture. May be repeated for
a maximum of 9 hours of credit if topic is different for each registration.
Concentration on a genre, with stress on cultural analysis and theoretical inquiry.
Prerequisite: Ger 212 or consent of the instructor.
Same as Art History 432 Call number 28722; Gender and Women’s Studies 494
call number 30753; History 418 call number 26275
08651 T 3:30-6:10 pm LH 210 Loentz/Beckermann
GER 422 Germanic Cultural Studies III: Themes:
Yiddish in Chicago
(3 or 4 Hours) Prerequisite: GER 212 or consent of the
instructor. Students who intend to use GER 422 toward a degree in the department
of Germanic Studies will do assignments in German. Area: l/c. May be repeated
for a max of 9 hours for undergraduates or 12 hours for graduates if topic is
different for each registration.
52348 R 3:30-6:10 LH 206 Schwarz
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GER 450 Business Operations in German-Speaking Countries.
3 or 4 Hours. Knowledge of German not required. The political, cultural,
historical, and economic environment in which business operates in the German-speaking
countries; the effects of this environment on international business.
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08678 TR 9:30-10:45 BSB 361 Weible
GER 461 German Abroad. 0 to 17 Hours. May be repeated for a maximum of
34 hours of credit. Taken in a German-speaking country. Lectures, seminars,
and practical work in German language, literature, and civilization. Prerequisites:
Ger 104 or the equivalent; a 3.75 overall grade point average and a 4.00 grade
point average in German; and approval of the department.
52356 ARR
GER 492 Internship in International Business. 0 to 12 Hours. May be repeated
for credit with approval of the department. S/U grade only. Student placement
in an international organization or firm in a German-speaking country or its
U.S. subsidiary or division. Prerequisites: Ger 211; and a GPA of 3.00; and
consent of the instructor.
52367 ARR
GER 493 Internship Seminar: Business. 1 to 4 Hours. May be repeated for
credit with approval of the department. A maximum of 4 hours of credit may be
applied toward a graduate degree offered by the Department of Germanic Studies.
Academic component of the internship experience. Studies in the field of the
internship and further investigation of related topics. Students will attend
a seminar or submit frequent reports, depending upon remoteness of internship
site. Prerequisite: Ger 211; and credit or concurrent registration in Ger 492;
and a GPA of 3.00; and consent of the instructor.
52375 ARR
GER 494 Educational Practice with Seminar I. 6 Hours. Graduate credit only
with approval of the department. The first half of a two-segment sequence of
practice teaching, including seminar, to meet certification requirements for
teaching in grades six through twelve. Prerequisites: Good academic standing
in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching
field experiences, and approval of the department.
52381 LECD M 4-6 p.m. LH 206 Rott
52394 PRAC ARR
GER 495 Educational Practice with Seminar II. 6 Hours. Graduate credit
only with approval of the department. The second half of a two-segment sequence
of practice teaching, including seminar, to meet certification requirements
for teaching in grades six through twelve. Prerequisites: Good academic standing
in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching
field experiences, credit or concurrent registration in Ger 494, and approval
of the department.
52408 M 4-6 p.m. LH 206 Rott
52413 PRAC ARR
GER 514 Germanic Culture from the Industrial Revolution
to the Present.
Survey of 19th and 20th century literature. 4 Hours.
During the last one-hundred-and-fifty years, all literary genres
have represented the individual’s unfolding story within a social and historical
context. The study of theory and form of selected literary works reveals the
changing criteria of individual goals and norms. While changing philosophical
concepts, technical innovations, and historical events are imprinted in literary
texts; writers continue to be concerned with basic human issues such as “Search
for Identity”, “Love and Death”, “Gender Relations”.
58749 M 4-6:45 pm LH 210 Von Bechtolsheim
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GER 593 Internship Seminar: Academic Training. 4 Hours.
Training in instruction of literature and culture courses at the college level.
Students will be involved in a faculty-taught culture/literature course.
08699, 08708 TBA
GER 596 Independent Study for Graduate Students. 1 to 4 Hours. Prerequisite:
Consent of the instructor.
52431 TBA
GER 598 Master’s Thesis Research. 0 to 16 Hours. May be repeated
for credit. S/U grade only. Independent research under faculty supervision on
a topic approved by the Graduate Program Committee. Prerequisites: Consent of
the supervising faculty member and committee approval.
52445 TBA
GER 599 Ph.D. Thesis Research. 0 to 16 Hours. May be repeated for credit.
S/U grade only. Prerequisites: Departmental approval and consent of the instructor.
52459 TBA
LAS 100 Richard Wagner and the Third Reich.
In this section, students will explore the causes underlying the revulsion many
Israelis feel toward Richard Wagner. Even though he died in 1883, fifty years
before Hitler came to power, performances of his works are banned in Israel
where he is seen as a Nazi composer. At the same time, many Jews are enthusiastic
advocates of his music. Who is right? Is there a single answer? Or a choice
to be made?
62285 R 2:00-3:50 p.m. 316 DH
David Weible
HON 110 The Holocaust in Law, Literature, Film, History and Politics
Taught by Professors Matthew Lippman (Criminal Justice) and Dagmar C. G.
Lorenz (Germanic Studies)
The course explores the Holocaust as a global catastrophe. Major ethical, moral
and legal issues of Western culture are confronted in this 2-semester course
sequence (each course can be taken separately). Readings, films and presentations
by guest lecturers will address a variety of issues, among them anti-Semitism,
racism, and National Socialism; the difficulty to represent the Holocaust; Holocaust
denial; Nazi trials; the experience of survivors and children of survivors;
gender roles and expectations in the concentration camp state; Hitler and other
perpetrators; dealing with the Nazi past; the global effects of the Nazi genocide.