German course catalog

All 82 recorded UW–Madison courses in this department, including courses not offered this term. Open a course for prerequisites, historical grades and instructors.

• FRENCH/GERMAN/HISTORY/POLISCI/SOC 804: Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar

  Credits unavailable

• GERMAN 101: First Semester German

  4 credits

  Emphasis on proficiency in German through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

• GERMAN 102: Second Semester German

  4 credits

  Emphasis on proficiency in German through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

• GERMAN 111: First Semester Dutch

  4 credits

  Emphasis on proficiency in Dutch through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

• GERMAN 112: Second Semester Dutch

  Credits unavailable

  Emphasis on proficiency in Dutch through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

• GERMAN 203: Third Semester German

  4 credits

  Four-skills approach (speaking, listening, writing, reading) centered around authentic texts, recordings, and images. Grammar review, concerted vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice.

• GERMAN 204: Fourth Semester German

  4 credits

  Four-skills approach (speaking, listening, writing, reading) centered around authentic texts, recordings, and images. Grammar review, concerted vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice.

• GERMAN 213: Third Semester Dutch

  4 credits

  Review of Dutch grammar and continuation of systematic vocabulary development.

• GERMAN 214: Fourth Semester Dutch

  Credits unavailable

  Review of Dutch grammar and continuation of systematic vocabulary development.

• GERMAN 236: Bascom Course

  Credits unavailable

  Developing skills in critical reading, logical thinking, use of evidence, and use of library resources. Emphasis on writing in the conventions of specific fields.

• GERMAN 245: Topics in Dutch Life and Culture

  3 credits

  Cultural history and traditions of Dutch speaking countries. All readings and lectures in English.

• GERMAN 249: Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening

  3 credits

  Drawing mainly on contemporary audio and video materials from German-speaking countries, deepen understanding of German as a spoken language by learning how native speakers vary their use of sound structures, vocabulary, and grammar according to speech situation.

• GERMAN 253: Introduction to German Cinema

  Credits unavailable

  An English-language survey of German film, one of the most influential national cinemas in the world. Consider important periods and topics such as the Weimar Republic (1918-1933); Nazism (1933-1945); post-war popular cinema; socialist East Germany; New German Cinema; and art house and international favorites of the contemporary period. Analyze how the films represent important cultural and social issues such as gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, class, nationality, globalization, and migration.

• GERMAN 258: Intermediate German-reading

  3 credits

  Develop reading skills by working with literary and cultural texts from 1800 to the present. Emphasizes close reading, textual analysis, historical context, and the use of appropriate reading strategies.

• GERMAN 262: Intermediate German-writing

  3 credits

  Individual and collaborative writing as well as teacher- and student-guided writing activities. Writings rely on authentic text models, many with German-specific cultural connotations.

• GERMAN 264: Culture in 20th Century Berlin

  Credits unavailable

  In the twentieth century, Berlin functioned as the seat of government and as a showcase for conflicting ideologies during the Cold War, and it now faces the challenge of returning to its function as reunified Germany's capital without ignoring its past. Through it all, Berlin has maintained a reputation as a center for artistic experimentation and a mecca for alternative culture. Examine the various arts and forms of entertainment from the turn of the century through the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Cold War, and the reunification, in an effort to determine how politics, economics, and demographics have come together to shape a unique Berlin culture.

• GERMAN 267: Yiddish Song and the Jewish Experience

  Credits unavailable

  Explores Yiddish song as an expression of the modern Jewish experience from Eastern Europe to the US. Covers folk song, popular and art music. Music and readings together provide an analytical framework to examine cultural and historical issues.

• GERMAN 272: Nazi Culture

  Credits unavailable

  Examines how ideology and new policies influenced cultural life in the Third Reich. Topics include propaganda and entertainment films, music, literature and theater, visual arts and architecture, youth education, and consumer culture specifically in its appeal to women.

• GERMAN 275: Kafka and the Kafkaesque

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  Examines a wide selection of texts by Franz Kafka to approach an understanding of his universe and prepare ourselves to view this universe in comparison with other contemporary authors as well as authors from other cultures and eras (A. Camus, W. G. Sebald, T. Pynchon, H. Mulisch, P. Roth, H. Murakami). Also highlights literature, film, and art works in the tradition of the Kafkaesque.

• GERMAN 278: Topics in German Culture

  Credits unavailable

  Introduction to German-speaking cultures. Topics may include Weimar culture, Nazi culture, Berlin, fin-de-siecle Vienna, minorities, representatives of the Holocaust, Germanic mythology, East Germany, Germans in America. Readings and lectures in English.

• GERMAN 285: Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts

  Credits unavailable

  Intensive introduction to German-language culture and texts of varying length and genre, emphasizing reading, writing, and discussion skills. Equivalent toGERMAN 258and262.

• GERMAN 298: Directed Study

  Credits unavailable

  Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

• GERMAN 299: Directed Study

  1–3 credits

  Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

• GERMAN 305: Literatur Des 20. Und 21. Jahrhunderts

  Credits unavailable

  Overview of new and recent literature in German within its historical and cultural contexts using a variety of genres and cultural artifacts, including fiction, drama, poetry, film, and popular songs.

• GERMAN 311: First Semester Dutch for Graduate Students

  3 credits

  Acquire a minimal communication level of proficiency in Dutch through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

• GERMAN 312: Second Semester Dutch for Graduate Students

  Credits unavailable

  Acquire a minimal communication level of proficiency in Dutch through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

• GERMAN 313: Third Semester Dutch for Graduate Students

  3 credits

  A review of Dutch grammar and vocabulary development. Reading and discussion of newspaper articles and modern short stories.

• GERMAN 314: Fourth Semester Dutch for Graduate Students

  Credits unavailable

  Reading and discussion of texts dealing with the cultural history of the Netherlands and Flanders as well as samples of modern Dutch fiction.

• GERMAN 325: Topics in Dutch Literature

  3 credits

  Study of an author or theme in modern Dutch/Flemish literature, presented by the current Dutch/Flemish writer in residence.

• GERMAN 337: Advanced Composition & Conversation

  3–4 credits

  Enhances speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills within a range of situations; uses a variety of texts to cover current topics in German society, develop essay strategies, improve vocabulary, and review advanced grammar topics.

• GERMAN 351: Introduction to German Linguistics

  Credits unavailable

  Understanding the German language in its historical development and its contemporary manifestations, using English as a point of reference.

• GERMAN 352: Topics in German Linguistics

  3–4 credits

  Hands-on introduction to a topic in German language study. Topics are designed for future teachers of German and those interested in graduate study in German philology/linguistics.

• GERMAN 362: Topics in German Literature

  3–4 credits

  Selected topics in the literature of German-speaking countries.

• GERMAN 367: Study Abroad in German Literature

  Credits unavailable

  A study abroad equivalency for German literature that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

• GERMAN 368: Study Abroad in German Culture

  Credits unavailable

  A study abroad equivalency for German culture that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

• GERMAN 369: Study Abroad in German Linguistics

  Credits unavailable

  A study abroad equivalency for German linguistics that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

• GERMAN 372: Topics in German Culture

  3–4 credits

  Selected topics in the culture of German-speaking countries.

• GERMAN 377: Study Abroad in Dutch Literature

  Credits unavailable

  A study abroad equivalency for Dutch literature that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

• GERMAN 378: Study Abroad in Dutch Culture

  Credits unavailable

  A study abroad equivalency for Dutch culture that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

• GERMAN 379: Study Abroad in Dutch Linguistics

  Credits unavailable

  A study abroad equivalency for Dutch linguistics that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

• GERMAN 385: Honors Seminar in German Literature

  Credits unavailable

  Selected topics in the literature of German-speaking countries.

• GERMAN 391: German for Graduate Reading Knowledge I

  3 credits

  Intensive grammar and reading.

• GERMAN 392: German for Graduate Reading Knowledge II

  Credits unavailable

  Intensive grammar and reading.

• GERMAN 401: First-semester German for Graduate Students

  3 credits

  Emphasis on proficiency in German through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

• GERMAN 402: Second-semester German for Graduate Students

  3 credits

  Emphasis on proficiency in German through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and on communication in cultural context.

• GERMAN 403: Third-semester German for Graduate Students

  3 credits

  Four-skills approach (speaking, listening, wiriting, reading) centered around authentic texts, recordings, and images. Grammar review, concereted vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice.

• GERMAN 404: Fourth-semester German for Graduate Students

  3 credits

  Four-skills approach (speaking, listening, wiriting, reading) centered around authentic texts, recordings, and images. Grammar review, concereted vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice.

• GERMAN 411: Kultur Des 20. Und 21. Jahrhunderts

  Credits unavailable

  Analyzes the German-speaking world in the 20th and 21st centuries using variety of authors, films, music, and other art media. Works include literary and historical texts, central texts from German sociologists, and art history.

• GERMAN 560: Topics in German Studies

  Credits unavailable

  Topics will vary. Each seminar will focus on a topic in German Studies.

• GERMAN 612: German Literary Movements Since 1750

  Credits unavailable

  Ideas and theories of literary movements exemplified in selected primary and secondary literature.

• GERMAN 625: Letterkunde Der Lage Landen

  3–4 credits

  Topics vary. May include: medieval literature; Golden Age literature; texts from Europe, South Africa, Indonesia, the Caribbean; memory in post-war literature; women writers; twentieth-century movements; Dutch-Jewish literature. Taught primarily in Dutch.

• GERMAN 645: Cultuurkunde Der Lage Landen

  3–4 credits

  Theory and analysis of such topics as: construction of Dutch and Belgian identities; medieval culture; the Dutch Revolt and Golden Age; colonialism, anti-colonialism, post-colonialism; immigration and emigration; Dutch and Flemish regionalism vis-a-vis Europeanization and globalization. Taught primarily in Dutch.

• GERMAN 650: History of the German Language

  Credits unavailable

  Overview of the history of the German language; basic methodological and bibliographical training necessary for work in German philology/linguistics and the older Germanic languages.

• GERMAN 676: Advanced Seminar in German Studies

  3 credits

  Focuses on a topic in German studies.

• GERMAN 681: Senior Honors Thesis-first Semester

  Credits unavailable

  Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member.

• GERMAN 682: Senior Honors Thesis-second Semester

  Credits unavailable

  Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member.

• GERMAN 683: Senior Honors Seminar in German Literature

  Credits unavailable

  Focuses on a topic in German studies.

• GERMAN 698: Directed Study

  Credits unavailable

  Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

• GERMAN 699: Directed Study

  1–6 credits

  Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

• GERMAN 720: College Teaching of German

  1 credits

  Discuss German-language specific instruction. Emphasis on teaching German and developing identity as a language instructor.

• GERMAN 722: Theory of Teaching German

  2 credits

  Theory and methodology of teaching German as a second language.

• GERMAN 723: Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Literature

  Credits unavailable

  Observation and discussion of undergraduate literature course. Consideration of pedagogical issues and limited opportunity for practice teaching.

• GERMAN 724: Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Linguistics

  Credits unavailable

  Observation and discussion of undergraduate linguistics course. Consideration of pedagogical issues and limited opportunity for practice teaching.

• GERMAN 725: Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Culture

  1–2 credits

  Observation and discussion of undergraduate culture course. Consideration of pedagogical issues and limited opportunity for practice teaching.

• GERMAN 727: Topics in Applied Linguistics

  3 credits

  Selected issues in language acquisition and language teaching.

• GERMAN 742: Topics in German Cultural Studies

  Credits unavailable

  Selected topics in German culture.

• GERMAN 758: Topics in Contemporary German

  Credits unavailable

  Topics in contemporary German culture, literature, and linguistics.

• GERMAN 799: Independent Study

  1–6 credits

  Advanced study under guidance.

• GERMAN 947: Seminar in German Literature and Culture

  3 credits

  Cultivate a deep knowledge and appreciation of German literature and German intellectual history.

• GERMAN 960: Seminar in German Linguistics

  3 credits

  Topic from a core area of linguistics, with integrated discussion of methodological approaches; bibliographical skills; basics of linguistic scholarship.

• GERMAN 990: Individual Research in Literature

  1–9 credits

  Independent research and writing under the supervision of a faculty member.

• GERMAN 991: Individual Research Linguistics and Germanic Philology

  1–9 credits

  Independent research and writing on the subject of linguistics and philology under the supervision of a faculty member.

• GERMAN/GNS/JEWISH 240: Health and Hotels in Central Europe

  Credits unavailable

  Introduction to spaces of leisure, medical recuperation, and Christian and Jewish cross-cultural exchange. Literature and films focus on sites of rest and healing between the World Wars as well as post-Holocaust reflections on these sites.

• GERMAN/GNS/LITTRANS 244: 10 Poems That Will Change Your Life

  Credits unavailable

  Covers different approaches to the study of great poetry in a broadly comparative context, with a particular emphasis on the traditions, regions, and diasporic communities of northern, central and eastern Europe.

• GERMAN/JEWISH 510: German-jewish Culture Since the 18th Century

  Credits unavailable

  Investigates German-Jewish culture since the 18th century, concentrating on toleration, emancipation, acculturation, assimilation, anti-Semitism, and Bildung.

• GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269: Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe

  3 credits

  Exploration of European Yiddish fiction, poetry, folklore, and cinema, with a focus on works of the 19th and 20th centuries.

• GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279: Yiddish Literature and Culture in America

  Credits unavailable

  Exploration of American Yiddish poetry, fiction, theater, and cinema created by European Jews in the United States.

• GERMAN/LITTRANS 276: Special Topics in German and World Literature/s

  3 credits

  Exploration of diverse world literary traditions with an emphasis on German and German speaking cultures.

• GERMAN/LITTRANS 280: From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (re)imagined

  3 credits

  From Rumpelstiltskin to Rapunzel, the rich fairy-tale tradition of the German-speaking world is filled with familiar themes and subversive morals. With an eye to depictions of gender, gender roles, sexuality, and race, we critically engage with these tales and contextualize them within the social and political landscapes that shaped them.

• GERMAN/MEDIEVAL 651: Introduction to Middle High German

  Credits unavailable

  Middle High German grammar and vocabulary with the goals of fluency and accuracy in reading medieval texts. Covers topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.

• GERMAN/MEDIEVAL 755: Old Germanic Languages

  Credits unavailable

  Old High German, Old Saxon, and Gothic on a rotating basis.

• GERMAN/RELIGST/SOC 273: God & Money

  3 credits

  Explores the historical connections between capitalism and religion. Considers if and how religious ideas and practices facilitated the rise of capitalism; asks whether religious institutions have supported the reproduction of social inequalities, unjust labor practices, and exploitative economies; and studies the role played by religious actors in the critique of capitalism. Pays attention to the historical specificity of the capitalist system, its conditions of emergence in the Christian West, and the effects of its globalization on non-Christian traditions. Covers topics including classical social theories of religion and capitalism; contemporary examples of religious practice and capital accumulation; and the relationship between religious movements and social-economic justice.