Degrees Offered with a Major in German 

  • Master of Arts

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

German Literature and Cinema Courses

GET 6526Weimar Cinema3
GET 6529New German Cinema and its Legacy3
GEW 6205Foundations of Literary Study3
GEW 6266History of the German Novel3
GEW 6305Studies in German Drama and Theater3
GEW 6405Medieval and Renaissance Literature3
GEW 6425From Luther to Lessing: Early Modern German Literature3
GEW 6535German Classical and Romantic Literature3
GEW 6725Culture and Society in the Weimar Republic3
GEW 6735Modern German Literature3
GEW 6736Contemporary German Literature3
GEW 6745Literature and Culture in the Third Reich3
GEW 6826German Literary Theory3
GEW 6900Seminar in Germanic Languages and Literatures3
GEW 6901Special Study in Germanic Languages and Literatures3
GEW 6905Independent Study3
GEW 6910Supervised Research1-5
GEW 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-9
GEW 7979Advanced Research1-12
GEW 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

German Language Courses

GER 6060Beginning German for Graduate Students I3
GER 6061Beginning German for Graduate Students II3
GER 6940Supervised Teaching1-5

german (PHD)

SLO 1     Knowledge       

SLO 2     Skills     
Literary/Cultural Studies: Students analyze and interpret German literary and cultural products, apply results to broader contexts and engage in academic discourse via writing and oral presentation

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Students display knowledge of ethical human data collection, professional conduct and ethical academic writing skills (as established by the Modern Language Association)

German (MA)  

SLO 1     Knowledge       
Students identify, define and describe the core areas of German literary and cultural studies for the MA, as agreed upon by the faculty of the department

SLO 2     Skills     
Literary/Cultural Studies: Students analyze and interpret German literary and cultural products, apply results to broader contexts and engage in academic discourse via writing and oral presentation

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Students display knowledge of ethical human data collection, professional conduct and ethical academic writing skills (as established by the Modern Language Association)