German Minor

Minor - German (Minor)

College Humanities & Sciences

Catalog Year: 2016-2017

Degree Specific Credits: 34

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Language Core

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses:

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Show Description GRMN 101 - Elementary German I
Offered autumn. Emphasis on oral communication, with development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Show Description GRMN 102 - Elementary German II
Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 101. Emphasis on oral communication, with continuing development in all major skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Show Description GRMN 201 - Intermediate German I
Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 102 or equiv. Continuation of active skills approach to German listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
 4 Credits
Show Description GRMN 202 - Intermediate German II
Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 201 or equiv. Continuation of 201.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 16 Total Credits Required

Lower Division Elective

Rule: Must take the following course

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Show Description GRMN 106H - Intro Germ Cult Civ
This course provides an introductory overview of major developments, ideas, and influences involving German-speaking culture from its documented origins in the Roman era to today in English. Students will become familiar with the chronology and significance of key historical events in Central Europe as well as with major figures in such areas as politics, literature, art, and philosophy. Attention will also be given to important contributions that German-speaking culture has made globally.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Upper Division Core Courses

Rule: Must complete all of the following subcategories

Note: Native or near-native speakers of German must substitute 2 400-level literature courses for GRMN 301 and GRMN 302.

Minimum Required Grade: C-
12-13 Total Credits Required

Subcategory 1

Rule: Must complete all of the following courses

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Show Description GRMN 301 - German: Oral and Written Exp
Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 202 or equiv.  Native or near–native speakers of German may not apply credit for this course toward a German major or minor.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 311 - Intro German Lit
Offered autumn. Prereq., GRMN 202 or equiv. Reading and discussion of selected works of German literature. Instruction in the fundamentals of textual analysis and terminology and discussion of works in historical context. Taught primarily in German.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 6 Total Credits Required

Subcategory 2

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

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Show Description GRMN 302 - German Oral & Written Expr II
Offered spring. Prereq., consent of instructor. Native or near–native speakers of German may not apply credit for this course toward a German major or minor.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 305 - Practicum in Germ Lang
Offered spring.  Prereq., consent of instr.  Offered as part of the Study Abroad program in Germany and Austria. Concentration on grammar topics and advanced language usage.
 4 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3-4 Total Credits Required

Subcategory 3

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

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Show Description GRMN 312 - Intro German Lit: Dram/Poetry
Offered spring. Prereq., GRMN 202. Reading and discussion of selected, well-known German-language plays and poems. Instruction in the fundamentals of textual analysis, including terminology of various genres, and in German literary history. Practice in literary interpretation. Taught primarily in German and Austrian Theater.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 318 - Intro to Germ & Aust Theat
Offered spring.  Prereq., consent of instr.  Offered as part of the Study Abroad program in Germany and Austria.  Introduction to the basics of German–speaking theater. Students read, discuss, and analyze plays before seeing them performed on stage.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

German Culture, Film, and Literature Electives

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following courses

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Show Description GRMN 317L - Intro Multicultural Lit German
Offered intermittently. Introduction to multicultural literature created during recent decades in Germany. Study topics include immigration, citizenship, multilingualism, identity; significant literary and cultural movements and selected writers in contemporary Germany.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 322L - Survey of German Cinema
Offered intermittently. The development of the German film from its beginnings in the late 19th century to the present. Topics include Expressionism, New Objectivity, the Nazi film, the German contribution to Hollywood, the post–war film in East and West Germany, and film in unified Germany.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 340L - Nature Environ German Lit Film
An examination of the historical role of nature and the environment in the German literary and cinematic traditions. Course begins with the Roman Germanic periods and covers literary and cinematic works in cultural and historical context up until the present day. Attention given to the role of environmentalism in Central European culture today in light of themes of nature and the environment in German literature and film historically.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 350 - German Culture & Civilization
Offered spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Offered as part of the Study Abroad program in Germany and Austria.  Introduction to cultural topics, current events, and historical topics of Germany and Austria. Course content supplemented with on-site visits.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 351H - German Culture to 1900
Offered intermittently in spring. Overview of major events and currents in German culture to 1900 with emphasis on the arts, literature, and intellectual movements. Lectures in English.
 3 Credits
Show Description GRMN 352H - Germ Cult 1900-Pres
Offered intermittently in spring. Overview of major events and trends in culture of German-speaking world from 1900 to the present with emphasis on the arts, literature, film, intellectual movements, and social and political developments. Lectures in English. Credit not allowed for both MCLG 331H and GRMN 352H.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required