Spring 2027

Topics in German Culture

An advanced course covering selected topics in the culture of German-speaking countries.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 B. Venkat Mani4.2/5Julia Goetze3.8/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Weijia LI

The class involved three quizzes, two presentations, and a small paper. One student noted it was not hard to earn an A and that the presentations were a piece of cake.

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Prerequisites

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(GERMAN 249, 258, and 262) or (GERMAN 249 and 285)

GERMAN 372

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Professors

Spring 2027

B. Venkat Mani

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.73/5 from 22 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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About this rating

Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JULIA GOETZE is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEIJIA LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Weijia LI

Students described the course as adding great value to their experience, noting that the professor supported them while expecting a lot.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 97.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Weijia LI

The class involved three quizzes, two presentations, and a small paper. One student noted it was not hard to earn an A and that the presentations were a piece of cake.

Past student reviews · Weijia LI

While the professor expected a lot and assigned many tasks, students found the assignments fun and felt supported throughout the process.

Topics

  • Culture of German-speaking countries

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
GERMAN 372 · Spring 2027

Topics in German Culture

Recorded 2026-10-14
GERMAN 372 · Spring 2027

Nachkriegsdeutschland

Recorded 2026-10-14
GERMAN 372 · Spring 2027

Migration, Exil, Asyl

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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