Topics in Gns (intermediate)

Intermediate topics in German, Nordic, and/or Slavic culture, folklore, linguistics, and/or language.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Leonie Schulte4.2/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

A previous student rated the course difficulty at 2 out of 5.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize distinctive features of cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe as reflected in specific cultural products.

  • Analyze cultural products from Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe in relation to societal and historical contexts.

  • Create academic products that adhere to the norms of scholarly inquiry and communication in the humanistic study of the languages and cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe.

  • Recognize and discuss the complex ways in which culture is used to include and exclude people within the societies of Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe, as elsewhere in the world.

Source: UW Guide

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
GNS 370

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Spring 2027
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Raw average: 4.79/5 from 19 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LEONIE SCHULTE is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

A past instructor co-taught the course, delivering lectures on Moscow and St. Petersburg that students found highly informative.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.45 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

A previous student rated the course difficulty at 2 out of 5.

Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

Students appreciated the depth of knowledge provided by the historical instructor regarding Russian cities.

Topics

  • German, Nordic, and Slavic culture, folklore, linguistics, and language.
  • Distinctive features of Central, Eastern, and Northern European cultures in cultural products.

Skills

  • Analyzing cultural products in relation to societal and historical contexts.
  • Creating academic products adhering to scholarly inquiry and communication norms.
  • Discussing how culture includes and excludes people in Central, Eastern, and Northern European societies.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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GNS 370 · Spring 2027

Topics in GNS (Intermediate)

Recorded 2026-10-14
GNS 370 · Spring 2027

Anthropology of Europe

Recorded 2026-10-14
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