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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
German (GERM) Courses
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German
German
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GERM 101A - Fundamentals of German
(4 units)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
Introduction to fundamental skills of speaking, oral comprehension, reading, and writing. For those beginning the study of German or have had one year of high school German or equivalent.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, refer to department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For nonnative speakers only. Not open to heritage or native speakers of German. -
GERM 101B - Fundamentals of German
(4 units)
Prerequisite: GERM 101A or two years of high school German or equivalent.
Corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Fundamental skills of speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the RGRLL Department website ww.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of German. -
GERM 201A - Intermediate German
(4 units)
Prerequisite: GERM 101B or three years of high school German or equivalent.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Continued development in speaking, oral comprehension, reading, and writing skills.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, please refer to the Department of RGRLL website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of German. -
GERM 201B - Intermediate German
(4 units)
Prerequisite: GERM 201A or four years of high school German or equivalent.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.
Continued development in speaking, oral comprehension, reading, and writing skills.
Transfers and new students: placement exam strongly recommended. For further information, refer to the RGRLL Department website www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/departments/rgrll/. For non-native speakers only, and is not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of German. -
GERM 204 - German for Reading Knowledge
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GERM 101A ,GERM 101B or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Concentrates on essentials for translation and is designed chiefly for students in any field who are preparing for reading exams in German.
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GERM 301 - Fiction and Fact: Short Texts
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GERM 201B or equivalent.
Intensive practice and the consolidation of the basic language skills: reading comprehension, composition, and conversation. Emphasis on reading, comprehension, vocabulary building, and idiomatic usage.
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GERM 302 - Language of the German Media
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GERM 201B or equivalent.
Intensive practice and the consolidation of basic skills: reading, comprehension, composition, and conversation. Emphasis on composition, oral reports, and discussion.
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GERM 303 - German Phonetics
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German or consent of instructor.
General concepts of linguistic science. Linguistics applied to the study and teaching of the German language. Articulatory phonetics as a means to form native German pronunciation habits with emphasis upon the difficulties encountered by speakers of American English.
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GERM 305 - Advanced German Conversation
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
An intensive practice of spoken German with stress on vocabulary building, pronunciation, intonation, and oral comprehension. Tandem courses taken abroad do not count for GERM 305.
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GERM 306 - Translating German to English
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German or consent of instructor.
The preparation of translations from German texts of wide-ranging subject matter.
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GERM 370 - German Literature in English
(3 units)
Study of significant German writers. German literary movements, or a specific literary genre in English translation.
May be repeatable for 6 units in different semesters. Not open for credit to students with credit in GERM 470. -
GERM 380 - Contemporary Germany, Society, and Culture
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
Germany today presents a unique case study for difficulties and complexity of a unification process. Aspects of historical and cultural legacy and the social and political reality are approached through factual texts and fiction. Taught in English.
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GERM 397 - Marx, Nietzsche, Freud
(3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud: This course explores the commonalities among the works of these three intellectual giants, the ways in which their ideas have been used and abused, and their relevance for today’s culture and society.
Letter grade only (A-F). Taught in English. -
GERM 398 - Selected Topics in German
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German or consent of instructor.
Exploration of topics in language, culture, and literature.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
GERM 401 - Advanced German Syntax and Composition
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GERM 301 , GERM 302 .
Practice in developing a style and vocabulary suitable for the writing of reports and essays on cultural and literary topics.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. -
GERM 410 - History and Stories: German Civilization
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Historical development of important German institutions, customs and thought.
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GERM 415 - Survey of German Literature and Culture I
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Foundation requirements and upper-division standing in German.
German literature from the Middle Ages to the time of Goethe as related to the other arts, to philosophy, and to the social and political institutions of the time.
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GERM 416 - Survey of German Literature and Culture II
(3 units)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
German literature from Romanticism to the present as related to the other arts, to philosophy, and to the social and political institutions of the time.
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GERM 430 - German Poetry
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
German poetry from the Baroque to the present.
GERM 530 -
GERM 440 - German Novella in Context
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
The German Novella as a separate literary genre, represented by Goethe, Tieck, Kleist, Keller, Meyer, Storm, Spielhagen, Hesse, Kafka, Thomas Mann, and others.
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GERM 450 - Reason, Revolution, Reaction
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Literary trends of the 18th century, with emphasis on Lessing, Wieland, Klopstock, Herder, Goethe and Schiller and the authors from “Sturm und Drang” to Romanticism.
Letter grade only (A-F). GERM 550 -
GERM 458 - Road to Modernity
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Representative literary works of the “Biedermeier,” “Junges Deutschland” and “Poetischer Realismus” against the background of the historical, philosophical, and cultural movements of the times.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
GERM 459 - German Literature from 1890-1945
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Major German prose, drama, and poetry from Naturalism to the end of World War II.
GERM 559 May be repeatable for 6 units in different semesters. -
GERM 460 - Two Perspectives: 1945 to 1990
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Significant contemporary German writers of prose, drama and poetry in the context of the divided Germany.
Letter grade only (A-F). GERM 560 -
GERM 480 - German Cinema
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Acquaint students with the art of the medium, and the history of German film, particularly as it is realized through the work of the artist most responsible for its success or failure, in this case, the director.
Letter grade only (A-F). (2 hrs seminar, 2 hrs activity) Same course as FEA 457 . Not open for credit to students with credit in FEA 457 . -
GERM 494 - Internship in German
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.
Field work in German, supplemented by readings and tutorials under the direction of a faculty member. Internships, small group discussion/teaching, and other assignments directed by a supervising faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. No more than 3 units may be applied to the major in German. -
GERM 498 - Selected Topics in German
(3 units)
Prerequisites: Senior standing in German or consent of instructor.
Exploration of topics in language, culture, and literature.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
GERM 499 - Directed Studies
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.
Independent study undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in the same semester. -
GERM 510 - The Faces of United Germany: Past, Present, and Future
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in German or consent of Program Director in German or consent of Graduate Advisor in the German Studies.
The course locates the present concentration of international research in the discipline and requires individual research, presentation of findings, and a substantive paper.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
GERM 530 - German Poetry
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in German.
German poetry from the Baroque to the present.
Letter grade only (A-F). GERM 430 -
GERM 540 - German Novella
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in German.
The German Novella as a separate literary genre, represented by Goethe, Tieck, Kleist, Keller, Meyer, Storm, Spielhagen, Hesse, Kafka, Thomas Mann, or others.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
GERM 550 - Reason, Revolution and Romantic Thought
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Literary trends of the 18th century, with emphasis on Lessing, Wieland, Klopstock, Herder, Goethe and Schiller and authors from “Sturm und Drang” to Romanticism.
Letter grade only (A-F). GERM 450 -
GERM 558 - Road to Modernity
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Representative literary works of the “Biedermeier,” “Junges Deutschland” and “Poetischer Realismus” against the back-ground of the historical, philosophical, and cultural movements of the times.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
GERM 559 - German Literature from 1890-1945
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German. Major . German prose, drama, and poetry from Naturalism to the end of World War II.
GERM 459 May be repeatable for 6 units in different semesters. -
GERM 560 - Two Perspectives: 1945 to 1990
(3 units)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in German.
Significant contemporary German writers of prose, drama and poetry in the context of the divided Germany.
Letter grade only (A-F). GERM 460 -
GERM 590 - Theoretical Approaches
(3 units)
Prerequisite: B.A. in German or equivalent.
Evaluation of various methods in interpreting a literary work of art; different levels of interpretation; concepts of literary movements; complexity of structure related to content; literary appreciation; introduction to bibliographical aids.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics. -
GERM 598 - Selected Topics in German
(3 units)
Prerequisites: B.A. in German or equivalent.
Exploration of topics in language, culture and literature.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
GERM 599 - Directed Studies
(1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor and department chair. Consent of instructor and chairperson or graduate advisor.
Selected topics in German to be pursued in depth.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics. -
GERM 653 - Selected Topics - Seminar in a Century of German Literature
(3 units)
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units in different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. -
GERM 697 - Directed Research
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor and department chair.
Required of all candidates for the master of arts in German who do not choose to write a thesis.
Letter grade only (A-F). -
GERM 698 - Thesis
(1-4 units)
Prerequisite: Consent of graduate advisor.
Planning, preparation, and completion of a thesis.
Does not count toward 30 units required for the M.A. degree.
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