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50 courses with the subject GER, 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.

GER 101FBeginning German I3

Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 352

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 102FBeginning German II ()3

This is the second part of a two-semester introductory German language and culture course. Through the study of German culture, such as food and leisure culture, the German health system, and traveling in Germany, students continue to learn basic vocabulary and grammatical concepts. The communicative cultural approach, interactive in-class and homework assignments, and inclusion of multimedia (online resources, Youtube videos, songs, texts, films, etc.) enhance the acquisition of the basic skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural competency.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 101F

GER 195Topics in German ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed as electives for non-majors. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 196Topics in German ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed as electives for non-majors. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 201Intermediate German I ()3

This is the first part of a two-semester intermediate German language and culture course. Through the study of German culture, students continue to learn basic vocabulary and grammatical concepts and deepen their understanding of German culture. The communicative cultural approach, interactive in-class and homework assignments, and inclusion of multimedia (German websites, Youtube videos, songs, texts, films, etc.) enhance the acquisition of the basic skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural competency.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 102F or satisfactory score on the placement test

GER 202Intermediate German II ()3

This is the second part of a two-semester intermediate German language and culture course. Through the study of German culture, students continue to learn basic vocabulary and grammatical concepts and deepen their understanding of German culture. The communicative approach, interactive in-class and homework assignments, and inclusion of multimedia (online resources, Youtube videos, songs, texts, films, etc.) enhance the acquisition of the basic skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural competency.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 102F or satisfactory score on the placement test

GER 295Topics in German ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed as electives for non-majors. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 296Topics in German ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed as electives for non-majors. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 300/400-level course3

353 World Languages and Cultures with a Major in PreK-12 3 GER 400-level course 3 GER 400-level Literature course 3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 311Global Conversations ()3

This course is primarily a conversation course to develop linguistic and cultural proficiency in verbal communication. Task-oriented communication strategies in cross-cultural training will be practiced by presenting students with models that demonstrate appropriate linguistic and cultural competencies. Students will practice these skills by role-playing, giving presentations, enriching self-awareness with practiced in-group discussions on various topics (such as, prejudice, racism, values, and customs) that dispel stereotypes and foster more in-depth social-cultural understanding, and with participation in guided cultural encounters. Students will improve their listening and comprehension skills and deepen cultural proficiency by learning how to communicate and collaborate with other people and cultures in a global age. (This is an oral skills course.) permission of the instructor

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in GER 202 or advanced placement or

GER 312WWriting Around the World ()3

This is a writing intensive course designed with writing assignments that examine various cultural contexts that enable students to understand cultural content, style, audience and organization. The main objective of the course is increased awareness of and sensitivity to appropriate word choice, and syntax in the language. Students will engage in writing for different cultural audiences and in varied contexts such as literary, artistic and media expressions around the world. Special emphasis is placed on the methodology of close reading as students hone the analytics skills and vocabulary necessary to interpret idioms, regionalism, cultural expressions and overall intercultural skills observed in various genres and cultures. Students will analyze compelling global issues and the diverse cultural perspectives that inform them. ENGL 231C and a grade of C or better in GER 202, advanced placement or permission of the instructor

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ENGL 211C, ENGL 221C or

GER 323World Cultures and Contexts ()3

Over the centuries, German culture and history have exerted a tremendous influence on Western Civilization. This course will trace Germany's historical and cultural development from Emperor Barbarossa's Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation to World War I. Readings will include segments from various chapters of Die Deutschen reflecting central aspects of the major cultural epochs of Western Civilization including the Middle Ages, the Age of Reformation and the Nordic Renaissance, Baroque, The Age of Enlightenment, German Classicism and Romanticism, Young Germany during the revolutionary period of 1848 and up to German Expressionism and World War I. The central themes will be complemented by a variety of other samples drawn from poetry, philosophy, music and the visual arts.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 or GER 312W

GER 350Modern Swiss German Literature: A Multicultural Model (3

Subject: GER
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 355The City as Cultural Focus ()3

This course will focus on a particular German city such as Berlin, Vienna, or Munich in light of historical and cultural shifts and continuities. Student will read literary and historical texts, poetry and newspaper articles and screen films.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 or GER 312W or permission of the instructor

GER 366Business German: Language and Culture ()3

This is an advanced intermediate German language and culture course that prepares students for using German in professional settings. Since the course focuses on German language usage in personal, business, and employment situations, the vocabulary is geared toward living and working abroad. Students gain a deep knowledge about German business culture and social etiquette, engage in situational role-playing, create an application portfolio in German geared towards the German job market, and prepare for job interviews. The workshop format of the course, the inclusion of online resources and authentic materials provide students with hands-on immersion in German business culture. This course offers some grammar review and practice.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 or GER 312W or permission of the instructor

GER 378Extracurricular Studies ()1-3

An extracurricular activity approved for credit based on objectives, criteria, and evaluative procedures as formally determined by the department and the student prior to the semester in which the activity is to take place. Such credit is subject to review by the provost.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: approval of the department chair

GER 380German Literature from Sturm und Drang to Jugendstil (3

Subject: GER
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 395Topics in German ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed for non-majors, or for elective credit within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 202 or the equivalent

GER 396Topics in German ()1-3

A study of selected topics designed for non-majors, or for elective credit within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 202 or the equivalent

GER 407Advanced Grammar and3

3 Syntax

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 408/508 Conversation and Composition ()3

This course is designed to further develop the mastery of spoken and written German, review grammar, build vocabulary and fine-tune the student's stylistic proficiency in German. The textbook Anders gedacht is s an intermediate/advanced reader that covers a wide variety of historical, political and cultural events and developments in contemporary German speaking countries. The Ubungsbuch accompanies the grammatical and thematic features of the textbook and provides further exercises. The course will be complemented by several video screenings and multi- media presentations covering a variety of aspects in contemporary German speaking culture. chair Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 898

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 and GER 312W, or permission of the department

GER 410/510 Berlin and Paris: Crucibles of European Ideas (3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 420/520 Masterpieces of German Poetry ()3

This course will delineate 800 years of German poetry, analyzing exemplary works within their cultural and historical context such as the courtly love tradition of the Middle Ages, the spirituality of the German Reformation, the (meta-)physical passions of the Baroque, the humanist ideals of Weimar Classicism, the profound longings and ultimate ironies of German Romanticism, fin de siecle symbolism and European decadence, the avant- garde of Weimar culture, the legacy of the Third Reich, and the poetics and politics of East/West Germany up to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany. The close readings will be complemented by videos, film clips, slides and musical samples. Readings and discussions in German.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 and GER 312W, or permission of instructor

GER 445/545 German Cinema I ()3

The first half of the 20th century was the most creative and destructive period in German and European history. Its rich cultural achievements included Viennese psychoanalytical theory of the turn of the century, Art Nouveau, German Expressionism, and the avant garde aesthetics of the Weimar Republic. Conversely, World War I and II exposed the cultural agony and human depravity of modern civilization. This course will trace these various aspects and developments in a variety of exemplary genres. Readings and discussions in German. (Cross-listed with WCS 445/WCS 545 and COMM 444/COMM 544)

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 or GER 312W or permission of instructor
Alias: WCS 445

GER 446/546 German Cinema II ()3

This course will focus on the German cinema from perspectives such as fascism and its legacy, film as historical critique, or Weimar cinema. This survey course covers major German movies in film history from the 1970's to the present. (Cross-listed with WCS 445/WCS 545 and COMM 444/ COMM 544)

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 or GER 312W or permission of instructor
Alias: WCS 445

GER 450/550 German Satires and Parodies ()3

A study of comical and satirical features in exemplary literary and visual texts ranging from late medieval broad sheets and moralistic narratives to postmodern parodies in literature, music, film and graphic design. Students will study a wide variety of texts and analyze them as critical reflections of their social and cultural contexts, which include the spiritual conflicts and religious challenges of the Age of Renaissance and Reformation, anti- Nazi collages, and the permanent quest for pleasure and entertainment in our present-day multi-media Spassgesellschaft (fun society). Readings and discussions in German.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 and GER 312W, or permission of instructor

GER 455Germany 1900-1945: From High Culture to

Subject: GER
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 470/570 Post World War II Germany ()3

The course will cover representative literary texts and cultural events of divided and united Germany, including Heinrich Boll, Gunter Grass, Max Frisch, Christa Wolf, Doris Dorrie et al, as well as film, painting, popular music, the culture of memory and German Jewish relations after the Shoah.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 or GER 312W

GER 476/576 German-Jewish Literature and Culture (3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 478/578 German Drama ()3

This course provides a survey of representative examples from 200 years of German drama. Texts include plays from Weimar Classicism, Young Germany, Naturalism and Symbolism, fin de siècle Vienna, German Expressionism, Weimar Modernism, Exile Literature, "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" (texts of coming to terms with the past), and post-modern experimentalism. The course will focus on issues such as mythology, psychopathology, sexual morality, epic theater, Marxist ideology, fascism and guilt, and feminist politics and aesthetics. The readings will be complemented by screenings of various film adaptations. All readings and discussions are in German.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 and GER 312W

GER 495/595 Topics in German ()1-3

The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit small groups of qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their specialized nature, may not be offered regularly. These courses will appear in the course schedule.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: appropriate survey course or permission of the instructor

GER 496/596 Topics in German ()1-3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: appropriate survey course or permission of the instructor

GER 497Tutorial Work in Special Topics in German (1-3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 498Tutorial Work in Special Topics in German (1-3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 507Advanced Grammar and Syntax ()3

This class is designed to solidify and refine students' working knowledge of written skills in the language, with an emphasis on increasing their written sophistication. Focus is on analysis of vocabulary, grammar, and cultural nuances in the syntax to examine how language reflects the ways of life and beliefs of its speakers, contrasted with the extent of language's influence on culture. Students will refine their skills in written inter-cultur communication, paying attention to idioms and the fine points of 'cultural grammar' communicative competence and specialized discourse to develop excellent communication skills. This course is intended to prepare students for using their knowledge of language and culture in professional settings.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 508Conversation and Composition ()3

This course is designed to further develop the mastery of spoken and written German, review grammar, build vocabulary and fine-tune the student's stylistic proficiency in German. The textbook Anders gedacht is an intermediate/advanced reader that covers a wide variety of historical, political and cultural events and developments in contemporary German speaking countries. The Ubungsbuch accompanies the grammatical and thematic features of the textbook and provides further exercises. The course will be complemented by several video screenings and multi- media presentations covering a variety of aspects in contemporary German speaking culture.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 510Berlin and Paris: Crucibles of European Ideas (3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 520Masterpieces of German Poetry ()3

This course will delineate 800 years of German poetry, analyzing exemplary works within their cultural and historical context such as the courtly love tradition of the Middle Ages, the spirituality of the German Reformation, the (meta-)physical passions of the Baroque, the humanist ideals of Weimar Classicism, the profound longings and ultimate ironies of German Romanticism, fin de siecle symbolism and European decadence, the avant- garde of Weimar culture, the legacy of the Third Reich, and the poetics and politics of East/West Germany up to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany. The close readings will be complemented by videos, d film clips, slides and musical samples. Readings and discussions in German.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 545German Cinema I ()3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Alias: WCS 445

GER 546German Cinema II ()3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Alias: WCS 445

GER 550German Satires and Parodies ()3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 570Post World War II Germany ()3

The course will cover representative literary texts and cultural events of divided and united Germany, including Heinrich Böll, Günter Grass, Max Frisch, Christa Wolf, Doris Dörrie et al, as well as film, painting, popular music, the culture of memory and German Jewish relations after the Shoah.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 576German-Jewish Literature and Culture ()3

A survey of seminal texts by German-Jewish philosophers and writers from the Enlightenment to the present day, including Marx, Kafka, Freud, Schnitzler and Arendt. (cross-listed with WCS 476/WCS 576). Old Dominion University Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 522

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Alias: WCS 476

GER 578German Drama ()3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: GER 311 and GER 312W

GER 595Topics in German ()1-3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: appropriate survey course or permission of the instructor

GER 596Topics in German ()1-3

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: appropriate survey course or permission of the instructor

GER 695Topics in German ()1-9

Advanced study of selected topics which may not be offered regularly. These appear in the course schedule and are more fully described in a supplement distributed to graduate program directors.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 696Topics in German ()1-9

Advanced study of selected topics which may not be offered regularly. These appear in the course schedule and are more fully described in a supplement distributed to graduate program directors.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

GER 697Tutorial Work in German ()3

This course will allow an individual student to pursue a special topic or project under the guidance of a professor.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: approval of project

GER 698Tutorial Work in German ()3

This course will allow an individual student to pursue a special topic or project under the guidance of a professor.

Subject: GER
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: approval of project

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