100-Level Courses
GERM 102 : First-Year German.
(4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C grade or better in Germ 101 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. |
200-Level Courses
GERM 200R : Second-Year Proficiency Tutorial.
(.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Germ 102 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Individualized skill building in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar. |
GERM 201 : Second-Year German.
(4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | C grade or better in Germ 102 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading, writing, grammar, culture, listening, and speaking. |
GERM 202 : Second-Year German.
(4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | C grade or better in Germ 201 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Culminating course for Languages of Learning requirement emphasizing culture and literature. Continued writing, grammar, listening, and speaking. |
| NOTE: | Prerequisite to all 300- and 400-level courses. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
GERM 211R : Intermediate Conversation.
(1-5:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Germ 102 or equivalent experience. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Intensive vocabulary building and conversation practice. Can be fulfilled through language residency program. |
GERM 215 : Pro-Seminar 2.
(1-3:Arr:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to mentored scholarly research in German cultural studies. How to apply for ORCA grants, Fulbright and other fellowships. Continued professional skills development. |
GERM 217 : (Germ-Scand) German and Scandinavian Cinema.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| RECOMMENDED: | A first-year writing course. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Background for understanding and appreciating the best of motion picture art in Germany and Scandinavia. |
| NOTE: | Language of instruction is English; no knowledge of German or Scandinavian languages is required. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
300-Level Courses
GERM 301 : Intermediate German.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Germ 202 and/or a score of "Intermediate" or lower on the 300-Level German Placement Test. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 101, 102, 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integration of different aspects of language learning including speaking, listening, culture, writing, reading, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Geared toward "high-intermediate" level language learner. |
| NOTE: | Counts as an elective towards the German major or minor. |
GERM 302 : Advanced German Language 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Germ 301 and/or an "advanced" score on the 300-Level German Placement Test (administered in Germ 202 or 330). |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 301, 330 if major language exam score is "intermediate" or lower; Study Abroad in Berlin or Vienna. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integration of different aspects of language learning including speaking, listening, culture, writing, reading, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. |
| NOTE: | Required for German major or minor. Geared toward the "advanced" level language learner. |
GERM 303 : Advanced German Language 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GERM 302 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 330; Study Abroad in Berlin or Vienna. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Germ 302. Integration of different aspects of language learning including speaking, listening, culture, writing, reading, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. |
| NOTE: | Required for German major or minor. Geared toward the "advanced" level language learner. |
GERM 315 : Pro-Seminar 3.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Mentored research building toward honors thesis, capstone paper, or publishable paper. Continued opportunity to work on grant and fellowship applications. Professional skills development. |
GERM 330 : Cultural History of German-Speaking Peoples.
(3:3:1.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Germ 202 or equivalent experience. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Culture, with listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar as secondary emphases. Includes International Cinema. |
| NOTE: | Entry course for returned missionaries or others with equivalent German language experience. Required course for obtaining language credit by examination (Germ 101, 102, 201, 311R). Prerequisite to all 400-level courses. Culminating course for Languages of Learning requirement. |
GERM 340 : Writing About Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Methods of literary interpretation. Reading, writing, and research skills integral to the literary analysis expected in German major or minor courses. |
| NOTE: | Fills GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement. |
GERM 343 : Introduction to Literary Analysis.
(3:3:.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 302, 303, 330, 340. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Close reading of texts; examining various critical theories and their application to German prose, drama, poetry, and film. Preparation for 440R - 445R sequence. Includes International Cinema. |
GERM 344 : Introduction to Phonetics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GERM 330 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 301, 302, 303. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Perfecting listening and speaking skills through applying phonetics and acoustic analysis; practicing speaking and listening. |
GERM 377 : Methods in Teaching German.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GERM 302 & GERM 303 & GERM 330 & GERM 344 & SC ED 276R |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in German; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. |
GERM 378 : Practicum in Teaching German.
(1:1:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GERM 302 & GERM 303 & GERM 330 & GERM 344 & SC ED 276R; concurrent enrollment in Germ 377. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in German; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner perofrmance. |
400-Level Courses
GERM 400R : Fourth-Year Proficiency Tutorial.
(1-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Individualized skill building in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar. Open to students of all levels. For graduating seniors, completed portfolios reviewed, and final proficiency examination administered. |
| NOTE: | Required for one credit in one of final two semesters for graduating seniors. |
GERM 415 : Pro-Seminar 4.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Mentored research leading to completion of capstone paper, honors thesis, ORCA paper, or other publishable papers. Review of portfolio. Direction in submitting papers for publication, reading papers at conferences. Continued professional skills development, including how to apply for graduate school and completion of Fulbright and other fellowship applications. |
GERM 440R : German Literary Periods and Movements.
(1-5:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 302, 303, 330, 340, 343. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | In-depth study of a period or movement such as medieval, Renaissance, baroque, eighteenth century, romanticism, classicism, realism, fin-de-siecle Vienna, naturalism, expressionism, post-war, or contemporary. |
GERM 442R : Major German Authors.
(1-5:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 302, 303, 330, 340, 343. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | In-depth study of one author such as Lessing, Goethe, B.V. Arnim, Kleist, Storm, Rilke, Brecht, Mann, Kafka, or Bachmann. |
GERM 443R : Studies in Literary Theory.
(1-5:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 302, 303, 330, 340, 343. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | In-depth study of primary texts by contemporary literary theorists. May include topics such as Frankfurter school, feminist criticism, reader response, or post-structuralism. |
GERM 444R : Interdisciplinary Studies.
(1-5:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 302, 303, 330, 340, 343. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Studies linking German literature, film, and the arts within German culture or across national boundaries. |
GERM 445R : Special Topics in German Cultural Studies.
(1-5:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| RECOMMENDED: | Germ 302, 303, 330, 340, 343. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | German cultural studies courses of a non-traditional nature, as determined by the faculty. |
GERM 450 : History of the German Language.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GERM 302 & GERM 303 & GERM 344 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Linguistic survey of the German language from Indo-European to modern times, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. |
GERM 476 : Secondary Student Teaching.
(12:Arr.:Arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone, field-based, semester-long, full-time experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required. |
GERM 490R : Special Studies in German.
(.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| NOTE: | Variable credit for individual or group study as approved for special circumstances. Not applicable to German major or minor. |
GERM 496R : Academic Internship: German Teaching.
(12:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of all course work or departmental approval. Requires a major GPA of 2.85. At least a C- grade in Germ 377. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone, field-based, year-long, full-time experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required. |
GERM 497R : Senior Seminar in German Language.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Senior status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Culminating senior-level course in which acquired knowledge and critical skills are brought to bear on a selected language topic. In-depth capstone paper on one aspect of topic. |
GERM 498R : Professional Development Seminar: Research and Critical Skills.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preparation for professional schools and graduate programs. Focuses upon the rigors of the application process, developing relevant skills, adn becoming conversant with current intellectual discourses. |