Fall 2007 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Fall 2007; however, some (or all) may not be offered this term.  The course numbers that are offered this term link to the Schedule of Classes.  Class with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

German Studies (GER )  Department Info

GER 101 -- Beginning German I  (4 units)
Description:  Introduction to German language and culture, developing basic communication skills for learners with no prior knowledge of German (not including GER courses offered in English for General Education).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 102 -- Beginning German II  (4 units)
Description:  Introduction to German language and culture, extending basic communication skills (second semester).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 101 or placement examination.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 111 -- Beginning Intensive German  (6 units)
Description:  Accelerated introduction to German language and culture, developing basic communication skills (equivalent to GER 101 and GER 102).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Summer.

GER 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 201 -- Intermediate German I  (4 units)
Description:  Introduction to German language and culture, refining communication skills (third semester).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 102, GER 111 or placement examination.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 202 -- Intermediate German II  (4 units)
Description:  Topic-based practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar (fourth semester).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 201, or placement examination.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 211 -- Intermediate Intensive German  (6 units)
Description:  Intensive practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar (equivalent to GER 201 and GER 202).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 101, GER 102 or placement examination.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Summer.

GER 273 -- Tradition and Revolution: German Romanticism  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to major 19th century artists, writers, and composers of German speaking countries. Focuses on their works and our responses to them. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  freshman composition, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 274 -- Dialogue of the Sexes: Men and Women in Contemporary German Society  (3 units)
Description:  To view a closely related culture from the standpoint of our own lives; to get a critical perspective on the spontaneous assumptions we make about gendered individuals and their societies. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 275 -- The German Classical Heritage: 1755 to 1945  (3 units)
Description:  From Apollo to Dionysus and beyond: Weimar Classicism and its reception in German literature, philosophy and art history. Lectures and readings in English. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 276 -- Rebellion and Crisis: The Many Faces of the Weimar Republic  (3 units)
Description:  Examines texts from the turn of the 20th century to the Third Reich which reveal an explosion of creativity across boundaries: literature, fine arts, pop culture, architecture, film. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 278 -- Medieval Answers to Modern Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of essential texts from the Middle Ages which offer fundamental answers, 1) such as gender, class conflicts, death, happiness, and God. 2) gender is treated as an analytical topic. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  HIST 278.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 300 -- Encounters in Language and Culture  (6 units)
Description:  Crossing borders and expanding horizons; geographic, thematic, cultural, and disciplinary. Advanced work on speaking, reading, writing, and understanding. Registration for this class is only through the department, and students must meet first with the Undergradute Advisor. This course is not open to native or near-native speakers of German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 202 or equivalent.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 301 -- Voices Past and Present  (3 units)
Description:  Prerequisite to all upper-division courses: expanding knowledge of the cultural history of the German speaking countries;advances oral and written proficiency in German. Registration for this class is only through the department, students wishing to register for this class must meet first with the Undergraduate Advisor. This course is not open to native or near-native speakers of German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 202 or equivalent.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 310 -- Present Day German: Its Structure and Uses  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of current topics in the analysis of German, including phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, the lexicon, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 311 -- Dealing with the Past  (3 units)
Description:  Examines how German writers, artists, or filmmakers have sought to come to terms with the past. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 312 -- Tales of Love  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on a wide range of narratives from various historical periods dealing with representations of love. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 313 -- Studies in Genre  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on a literary genre and its historical development from its beginnings to the present through a close study of representative tests. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 314 -- German for Business I  (3 units)
Description:  Development of language and cultural proficiency skills dealing with various aspects of Germany as a world trading partner. Emphasis on practical, career-usable competence. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 315 -- German for Business II  (3 units)
Description:  Development of language and cultural proficiency skills. Covers topics such as corporate strategies, marketing, and management. Emphasis on practical, career-usable competence. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 316 -- "Minority" Views in German Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Germany as a multicultural society, critical exploration of "minority" voices and the construction of identity within a dominant culture, through literature, film, and essays. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 325 -- History of German Cinema  (3 units)
Description:  The important films in the development of German cinema of the pre-1945 period and the cinema of the Federal Republic of Germany after 1945 to the present. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  M AR 325.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 373 -- Women's Fictions in Twentieth-Century Germany  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to a variety of twentieth-century women writers and film makers in German-speaking countries. Texts will range from literary works to essays, films, and videos of theater performances. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  W S 373.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 375 -- Love, Madness and Decay in fin-de-siecle Vienna  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the themes of love, madness, decay and death as they appear in the works of major writers, artists, composers and thinkers associated with Vienna at the turn of the century, 1880-1920. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 376 -- German-Jewish Writers  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the contributions of Jewish writers to German culture. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of Tier One.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  JUS 376.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 379 -- Religion in German Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to major cultural figures of German speaking countries who have seen, imagined, or experienced what role religion may or can play in human life. Taught in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  RELI 379.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 392 -- Directed Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 399 -- Independent Study  (2-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 405 -- History of the English Language  (3 units)
Description:  The evolution of English sounds, inflections, and vocabulary from earliest times to the present, with attention to historical conditions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL373A or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ENGL 405; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  GER 505.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 410 -- The Enlightenment and its Legacies  (3 units)
Description:  Historical, cultural, and ideological background of the Enlightenment introduced through a study of major texts; examines the impact on later German cultural and political history. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 420 -- Romanticism and its Legacies  (3 units)
Description:  Historical, cultural, and ideological background of Romanticism through a study of major texts; examines the impact on later German cultural and political history. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 425A -- Old English: Introduction to Language and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the language and literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 373A or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ENGL 425A; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  GER 525A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 425B -- Old English  (3 units)
Description:  Beowulf: Study of the poem in the original language.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL425A or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ENGL 425B; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  GER 525B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 430 -- Crossing Borders/Crossing Cultures  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the topic of cultural boundaries: investigates such themes as travel writing, unification, postmodernism, and cross-cultural dialogue. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 440 -- Jews and Judaism in German Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Ways in which Jews, Judaism, and Jewishness have been represented in German texts. Students taking this course for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  JUS 440.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 450 -- Construction of Identity  (3 units)
Description:  Explores constructions of personal, cultural, religious, social, gender, and national identity in German culture by looking at a variety of texts. Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GER 300 and GER 301 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 455 -- Music and German Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The interrelationship between music and German literature from the 18th through the 20th century. Concentrates on major works of German drama, poetry and prose, and their musical settings. Lectures in English. Readings primarily in English, some German. Students taking GER 455 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MUS 455.
May be convened with:  GER 555.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 475 -- Advanced German Usage  (3 units)
Description:  Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division GER courses taught in German beyond GER 300 and GER 301.
May be convened with:  GER 575.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 480 -- Applied Linguistics for German as a Foreign language  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in and methods of applied linguistics with emphasis on Germanic languages. Student taking GER 480 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GER 580.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 492 -- Directed Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 494A -- German Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 496C -- Senior Seminar: Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 499 -- Independent Study  (2-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 500 -- Intensive Reading German for the Sciences and Humanities  (4 units)
Description:  Rapid acquisition of reading proficiency in German. No prior knowledge of German is necessary. Proficiency certification obtained from this course fulfills graduate foreign language requirement is some departments (consult department for information).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

GER 501 -- Appropriating and Reshaping the Past  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the creative reception of cultural artifacts found in oral traditions, religion, politics, historical events and the arts in German-speaking cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 502 -- Genre as a Category for Organizing Experience  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of individual texts in relation to theories of genre, with attention to shifting definitions of genre and resistance to generic categories.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 503 -- Erziehung and Bildung in German Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Investigates theories of education and their reflection in literary works. The Bildungsroman, for instance, discloses central elements of German culture and society.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 504 -- 1770-1830: German Literary, Artistic and Intellectual Currents  (3 units)
Description:  This graduate seminar explosres critically the nature of language and literature in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in the light of artistic, intellectual-historical, social-political, literary-cultural, linguistic, and pedagogical developments.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 505 -- History of the English Language  (3 units)
Description:  The evolution of English sounds, inflections, and vocabulary from earliest times to the present, with attention to historical conditions. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 505; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  GER 405.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 506 -- Representing the "Other"  (3 units)
Description:  Explores narratives that construct the Other, the foreigner, and the outsider; discusses the politics of racism, sexism and exclusion using texts from various fields.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 507 -- Criticism and Creativity in German Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the relationship between theories of literature and literary practice, and the question of the nature of writing in general.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 508 -- Approaches to German Studies  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 509 -- Traditions and Revolutions  (3 units)
Description:  Provides a critical overview of literary and intellectual currents of the "modern" period; explores the changing status and social function of literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper-division German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 511 -- Communication & Miscommunication in Middle, High & Later German Literatures  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the way German writers have dealt with basic issues of human communications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 512 -- Minority Discourses  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the nature and function of minority discourses in German culture and literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 513 -- Visual Culture  (3 units)
Description:  The course focuses on the interrelationship between images and texts and on images as texts in various medium. Images here are understood as symbolic representations of culture that arise out of social contexts that produce and distribute them both locally and globally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 515 -- Linguistics for German Language Professionals  (3 units)
Description:  This introduction to the field of longuistics is designed for German language professionals. It focuses on the lexical and grammatical structures of German and the ways in which language is studied in its socio-cultural, psychological, biological, anthropological, political, and educational contexts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Intermediate-high/advanced proficiency in German.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 520 -- History of the German Language  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the semantic, socio-historical and structural development of German from the age of migrations to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 520.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 525A -- Old English: Introduction to Language and Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the language and literature. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 525A; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  GER 425A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 525B -- Old English  (3 units)
Description:  Beowulf: Study of the poem in the original language. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 525B; ENGL is home department.
May be convened with:  GER 425B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 555 -- Music and German Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The interrelationship between music and German literature from the 18th through the 20th century. Concentrates on major works of German drama, poetry and prose, and their musical settings. Lectures in English. Readings primarily in English, some German. Students taking GER 455 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German. Graduate-level requirements include two oral reports or lectures-recitals on a specific topic. Students taking GER 555 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MUS 555.
May be convened with:  GER 455.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 575 -- Advanced German Usage  (3 units)
Description:  Taught in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GER 475.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 579 -- Issues/Methods in Post-Second Foreign Language Teaching/ Learning  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of post-secondary foreign language pedagogy. Discussion of broader issues of second language acquisition learner variables, including learning styles; the history of foreign language, education standards for foreign language learning and post-secondary teaching as a career.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  EAS 579, FREN 579, LAT 579, RSSS 579, SLAT 579, SPAN 579.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 580 -- Applied Linguistics for German as a Foreign Language  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in and methods of applied linguistics with emphasis on Germanic languages. Student taking GER 480 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an aspect of applied linguistic research. Students taking GER 580 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SLAT 580.
May be convened with:  GER 480.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 587 -- Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to fundamental concepts, principles and problems of psychometric measurement relevant to FL/L2 learning. Types of tests and their uses, test construction, analysis and interpretation of results.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SLAT 587, CLAS 587, ENGL 587, RSSS 587, EAS 587, FREN 587, SPAN 587.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 588 -- European Literary-Political Cabaret  (3 units)
Description:  The development of European literary-political cabaret from its origins in France to its most recent developments in Western and Eastern Europe.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MUS 588, SPAN 588, ENGL 588, RSSS 588, T AR 588.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 594A -- Literature  (1-5 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 594B -- L2 Acquisition and Teaching  (1-5 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Identical to:  SLAT 594B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 594C -- Culture  (1-5 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 594D -- Linguistics  (1-5 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 594E -- Translation  (1-5 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 596B -- L2 Acquisition and Teaching  (1-5 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Identical to:  SLAT 596B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 596C -- Culture  (1-5 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  competency at 4th-year undergraduate level or pass departmental placement exam.
May be repeated:  for a total of 5 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 596J -- Second Language Acquisition Research  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 506, ENGL 613, ENGL 615, or the equivalent of these courses.
Identical to:  ENGL 596J; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GER 596Y -- Topics in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching  (1-12 units)
Description:  This graduate seminar is designed to give a weekly topical treatment to a number of pertinent issues in teaching academic writing to linguistically and culturally diverse learners. Through a comprehensive overview of the research base in academic writing in ESL, this course will explore pedagogical implications of L2 writing theories and research findings by engaging students in a number of projects and tasks.Topics vary with instructor. Please check with the SLAT Faculty Advisor.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Identical to:  SLAT 596Y; SLAT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 615 -- Second Language Acquisition Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of major perspectives on second language acquisition processes, including interlanguage theory, the Monitor Model, acculturation/pidginization theory, cognitive/connectionist theory, and linguistic universals. Analysis of research from the different perspectives includes consideration of grammatical, pragmatic, and sociolinguistic dimensions of language learning.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 506 or equivalent.
Identical to:  ENGL 615; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GER 696A -- Literature  (2-4 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 696B -- Linguistics  (2-4 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ENGL 696B; ENGL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 696C -- Culture  (2-4 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 8 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 696D -- L2 Acquisition and Teaching  (2-4 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 8 units of credit.
Identical to:  SLAT 696D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 699 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GER 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GER 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  a Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.