Special Topics in German and World Literature explores diverse world literary traditions with an emphasis on German and German-speaking cultures.
Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy
The workload included weekly discussion posts, five short quizzes, two short papers, and a final project, with mandatory lecture attendance and sign-ins.
Engage with world literature as a lens for the human experience
Read and discuss literature of German speaking countries and the world in translation
Recognize and explain general themes common to different cultures
Write about the topics and texts covered in the course
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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 30 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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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 7 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 — Spring 2024: 3.93 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
Raw average: 3.75/5 from 8 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 — Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.62 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).
MELISSA SHEEDY is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
OKSANA STOYCHUK is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SABINE MOEDERSHEIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 60 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 60 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy
One student found the course manageable and fun, noting that readings were usually short and group discussions were a key part of the experience.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 88.3% A/AB (n=103 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 79.6% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=76 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy
The workload included weekly discussion posts, five short quizzes, two short papers, and a final project, with mandatory lecture attendance and sign-ins.
Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy
One student felt the easy grading led to a lack of effort and boring discussions, but still said the class was worth taking to fulfill a literature requirement.
Approximate 80% prediction interval
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
4 earlier forecasts · 0.09 GPA average error.
Through Spring 2027
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
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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.
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Special Topics in German and World Literature/s
Recorded 2026-10-14Transcultural Berlin
Recorded 2026-10-14Writing the Menn & Amish Exp
Recorded 2026-10-14Climate Fiction
Recorded 2026-10-14Special Topics in German and World Literature/s
Recorded 2026-10-14Transcultural Berlin
Recorded 2026-10-14Writing the Menn & Amish Exp
Recorded 2026-10-14Climate Fiction
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