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17 courses with the subject GERM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

GERM 101(CF) Beginning German3

(GERM 101 is normally the prerequisite to GERM 102 .) A complete course in the fundamentals of the German language. Emphasis on reading of graded texts, with written, oral and aural exercises. Designed for students with little or no background in the German language. Taught in German. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
GERM 102(CF) Beginning German3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 101 or by department’s permission.) A complete course in the fundamentals of the German language. Emphasis on reading of graded texts, with written, oral and aural exercises. Designed for students with little or no background in the German language. Taught in German. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
GERM 211(CF) Continuing German I3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 101 - GERM 102 or equivalent or by placement exam and consent of instructor.) Reading from modern authors of moderate difficulty. Oral and written exercise. Systematic review of German grammar. Taught in German. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources. Completion of GERM 212 satisfies one semester of the cultural diversity requirements.
GERM 212(CF, D) Continuing German II3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 101 - GERM 102 or equivalent; GERM 211 or its equivalent is normally the
GERM 295(D) German Culture and Language3

Intersession course to German, Austria and Switzerland. Credits may be used in Free Area and Cultural Diversity but not for German major or minor. Comparison of German and American cultures. Study of history, music, political science, language and modern attitudes.

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
GERM 311(CF) Advanced German Composition and Conversation3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 211 - GERM 212 or equivalent) Selected texts in prose and poetry. Advanced practice in conversation and composition. Survey of German grammar. Taught in German. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
GERM 312(CF) Advanced German Composition and Conversation3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 311 or its equivalent is normally the
GERM 313(CL, D) Survey of German Literature and Culture3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 311 - GERM 312 or equivalent) A survey of German literature from the 11th century to the contemporary period, with special emphasis on the main intellectual currents as well as the social and political developments. Taught in German.
GERM 314(CL, D) Survey of German Literature and Culture3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 311 - GERM 312 or equivalent) A survey of German literature from the 11th century to the contemporary period, with special emphasis on the main intellectual currents as well as the social and political developments. Taught in German.
GERM 315(D, CF) Violence in Twentieth Century Germany3

(Prerequisites: Four completed semesters of college-level German or instructor permission) Violence is a central problem in twentieth-century German culture and society. Our most common associations with “German” violences, including the two world wars and the Holocaust, are specific articulations of violence and brutality that together generate cultural and historical questions. Taught in German.

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
Four completed semesters of college-level German or instructor permission) Violence is a central problem in twentieth-century German culture and society. Our most common associations with “German” violences, including the two world wars and the Holocaust, are specific articulations of violence and brutality that together generate cultural and historical questions. Taught in German.
GERM 317(D, CL) German Travel Writing3

(Prerequisites: Four completed semesters of college-level German or instructor permission) A survey of travel writing in German, ranging from Romantic ideas about travel and Bildung , to colonial explorations, 19th century emigration to the Americas, 20th century German and Jewish German exile, mass-tourism in Weimar and the Third Reich, and post-World War II immigration.

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
Four completed semesters of college-level German or instructor permission) A survey of travel writing in German, ranging from Romantic ideas about travel and Bildung , to colonial explorations, 19th century emigration to the Americas, 20th century German and Jewish German exile, mass-tourism in Weimar and the Third Reich, and post-World War II immigration.
GERM 318(D, CL) Introduction to German Cinema3

(Prerequisites: Completion of 4 semesters of college-level German or permission of instructor) This masterpiece survey of German film offers students the opportunity to develop advanced skills and strategies for written and oral communication in German. Students will consider key thematic, aesthetic, and political issues in films from the Weimar Republic; the Third Reich; post-war film; DEFA; New German Cinema; and re-unification.

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
Completion of 4 semesters of college-level German or permission of instructor) This masterpiece survey of German film offers students the opportunity to develop advanced skills and strategies for written and oral communication in German. Students will consider key thematic, aesthetic, and political issues in films from the Weimar Republic; the Third Reich; post-war film; DEFA; New German Cinema; and re-unification.
GERM 319Business German3
Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 311 - GERM 312 or equivalent) Overview of the spoken and written language of the German business world. Formalities and conventions of letter writing, banking, import/export, and other commercial transactions. Analysis of terminology from business-related areas such as finance, insurance and international commerce within a contemporary cultural setting. Taught in German. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
GERM 320E(D) Sex in the City: Gender and Modernity in Weimar Germany3

The Weimar Republic (1919-1933) was formed in the wake of military and political conflicts and failed revolution. This course explores relationships among the aestheticization of violence against women, their increased visibility in the labor force, and public expressions of women’s sexuality. (May be taken in combination with a one-credit language practicum, GERM 333 , for German credit.)

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
GERM 333German Practicum1

(Prerequisite: Enrollment in a FLaC course, that is, a course listed as E and F, English language or Foreign language credit bearing.) A one-credit course in the target language to supplement FLaC courses (Foreign Language across the Curriculum) taught in English. In addition to doing their reading and writing in the target language, students receiving credit in the target language will meet an additional hour per week for discussion in that language. This course may be repeated for credit.

Subject
GERM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
Enrollment in a FLaC course, that is, a course listed as E and F, English language or Foreign language credit bearing.) A one-credit course in the target language to supplement FLaC courses (Foreign Language across the Curriculum) taught in English. In addition to doing their reading and writing in the target language, students receiving credit in the target language will meet an additional hour per week for discussion in that language. This course may be repeated for credit.
GERM 482Independent Study
Subject
GERM
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 311 - GERM 312 or equivalent; junior or senior standing) Tutorial content determined by mentor. Taught in German.
GERM 483Independent Study
Subject
GERM
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.scranton.edu
Prerequisite
GERM 311 - GERM 312 or equivalent; junior or senior standing) Tutorial content determined by mentor.

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