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Fall 2008 Course Guide

 

Advising

Eric Jarosinski, Undergraduate Chair 898-8606
749 Williams Hall
ejar@sas.upenn.edu

Liliane Weissberg, Graduate Chair 898-3343
747 Williams Hall
lweissbe@sas.upenn.edu  

Simon Richter, Interim Department Chair 898-8606
743 Williams Hall
srichter@sas.upenn.edu

Robert Naborn, Dutch 898-7107
751 Williams Hall
naborn@sas.upenn.edu

Kim-Eric Williams, Swedish 898-7107
751 Williams Hall
wkimeric@aol.com

Kathryn Hellerstein, Yiddish 898-7103
748 Williams Hall
khellers@mail.sas.upenn.edu

 

Visit our homepage for undergraduate program information, course descriptions, syllabi, events, and extra-curricular activities: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/german

 

Programs in German

  • Major in German: Choose from a wide variety of courses in language, business German language, culture, literature, and history. You can be confident that you will leave our program fluent in the language and at ease in the cultures and traditions of the German speaking countries
  • Major in German Studies: This versatile program offers you fluency in the language, culture, and literature, in addition to enabling you to select five courses related to your German interests in other School of Arts and Science departments. An efficient way to double major and to prepare for graduate school or an international career.
  • Double Major in German and Your Major of Choice: You are already in the Wharton School, International Relations, Computer Science, History, or Political Science. If you want to make yourself really competitive, then consider adding German as a double major. This could be just the edge you need.
  • Minor in German: You have satisfied your language requirement, but elect to keep up your German with some advanced language courses. To obtain a minor only requires 6 credits beyond GRMN 104 and most of your courses satisfy other college requirements.
  • Certificate in German Language Study: Students can receive a Certificate by completing 3 courses taught in German in addition to passing proficiency. Students must receive a minimum of a B+ average in the three courses, and may not take the courses on a pass/fail basis.
  • Study abroad programs in Germany: The above mentioned options can readily be combined with Penn’s study abroad programs in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich. Do not forget these programs afford you Penn credit for the courses that you take. You will satisfy courses in your major, double major or minor as you become more fluent in the Germanic language via total immersion in one of three of Europe’s most exciting cities.
  • European Studies Minor: European Studies at Penn is an interdisciplinary minor and an ideal addition to the study of many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. It supplements majors in history, political science, sociology, and art history as well as in French, German, English, Spanish, Italian and Slavic languages. It is designed to give students access to
    • an understanding of Europe as a historical and cultural entity and its world leadership in business, politics, and culture; a great variety of countries, cultures, and languages whose interaction with each other and the United States is an essential part of transatlantic culture; the institutions of a new Europe -- Union, Council on Europe, European Court -- reflecting the largest experiment in building a global system of governance in history. The minor in European Studies is designed to intensify interdisciplinary studies by integrating the humanities and social sciences and prepare students to live and work in Europe .
    • For more information, please visit: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/europeanstudies/

 

Freshman Seminars

GRMN 003-401 (COML 003) Censored! Wiggin
TR 1:30 - 3 pm

GRMN 008-301 Superstition & Erudition Brevart
TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

GRMN 011-301 Bad Taste MacLeod
MW 2 - 3:30 pm

 


German Language Courses

GRMN 101 (GRMN 501) Elementary German I
001 MTWRF 11 am - 12 pm Handelman
002 MTWRF 12 - 1 pm Sincavage
003 MWF 1 - 2 pm TR 1:30 - 2:30 pm Malczyk

GRMN 102 (GRMN 502) Elementary German II
001 MTWRF 11 am - 12 pm Schlichting-Artur
002 MTWRF 12 - 1 pm Schlichting-Artur

GRMN 103 (GRMN 503) Intermediate German I
001 MTRF 11 am - 12 pm James
002 MTRF 12 - 1 pm James
003 MF 1 - 2 pm, TR 1:30 - 2:30 pm Kiehne Abbate
004 MTRF 12 - 1 pm Jones

GRMN 104 (GRMN 504) Intermediate German II
001 MTRF 11 am - 12 pm Lynn
002 MTRF 12 - 1 pm Lynn

GRMN 106-001 Accelerated Elementary German Adley
MWF 10 - 11 am, TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

GRMN 180-001 German in Residence Handelman
TBA
GRMN 215 Conversation and Composition
001 TR 1:30 - 3 pm Frei
002 TR 10:30 am - 12 pm Grozdanic

GRMN 221-001 Advanced Grammar and Stylistics Brevart
TR 1:30 - 3 pm

Business German

GRMN 219-001 German Business World James
Taught in German.
MWF 1 - 2 pm

 

Literature and Culture Courses Taught in English

GRMN 238-401 (COML 244) The Image of Berlin Swope
Critical Speaking Course. Cummunication within the Curriculum.
TR 4:30 - 6 pm

GRMN 242-401 (COML126) Fantastic and Uncanny in Literature Weissberg
TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

GRMN 257-401 (COML 269 / CINE 250) Nazi Cinema Richter
TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

GRMN 262-402 (GSOC 162 / JWST 102 / NELC 154) Women in Jewish Literature Hellerstein
Benjamin Franklin Seminar
TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

 

Literature and Culture Courses Taught in German

GRMN 269-001 Introduction to German Culture Jarosinski
TR 12 - 1:30 pm

GRMN 310-001 (COML 312 / THAR 275) Theatre and Dance in the Weimar Republic Kant
TR 12 - 1:30 pm

GRMN 375-001 German Literature after 1945 Jarosinski
TR 1:30 - 3 pm

GRMN 377-001 Germany and The European Union Shields
TR 10:30 am - 12 pm
GRMN 399-000 Independent Study Staff
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

 

Graduate Seminars (500 - Level Courses Open to Undergraduates by Permission of Instructor)

GRMN 516-301 Teaching Methods Frei
TR 9 - 10:30 am

GRMN 531-001 German Literature to 18th Century Wiggin
TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

GRMN 534-401 (CLST 511 / COML 501 / ENGL 571 / ROML 512 / SLAV 500)
History of Literary Theory Kaul
All readings and lectures in English.
W 12 - 3 pm

GRMN 540-401 (ARTH 560 / COML 539 / ENGL 588 / JWST 540) Memory, Trauma, Culture Weissberg
All readings and lectures in English.
T 3 - 5 pm

GRMN 550-401 (ARTH 550 / CINE 550 / COML 552) Time and Space in German Media Discourses Koch
All readings and discussions in English.
M 1 - 4 pm

GRMN 554-401 (RELS 500) Theories of Religion Dunning
All readings and lectures in English.
W 2 - 5 pm

 GRMN 580-401 (COML 582 / PHIL 480) Topics in Aesthetics Guyer
All readings and lectures in English.
W 2 - 5 pm

 

Graduate Seminars (600 + Level Courses)

GRMN 632-301 Romanticism MacLeod
M 4 - 6 pm

GRMN 674-401 (PHIL 583) Hermeneutics & Critical Theory Hindrichs
Readings and discussion in German.
R 2 - 4 pm

GRMN 990-000 Masters Thesis Staff
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

GRMN 995-000 Dissertation Staff
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

GRMN 999-000 Independent Study Staff
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

HIST 620-302 A History of Cultural History: The Renaissance Moyer
W 2 - 5 pm


CGS Courses

GRMN 101-601 (GRMN 501) Elementary German I Dixon
Non-CGS students need permission from CGS.
MW 6:30 - 8:45 pm

GRMN 103-601 (GRMN 503) Intermediate German I Taylor
Non-CGS students need permission from CGS.
MW 6:30 - 8:15 pm

 

Dutch Courses & Studies

DTCH 101-401 (DTCH 501) Elementary Dutch I Naborn - cancelled
TR 4:30 - 6 pm

DTCH 103-401 (503) Intermediate Dutch I Naborn
TR 4:30 - 6 pm

DTCH 261-401 (ARTH 261) Netherlandish Art Silver
TR 10:30 - 12 pm

DTCH 399-000 Independent Study Naborn
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

DTCH 999-000 Independent Study Naborn
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

Swedish Courses

SCND 101-401 (SCND 501) Elementary Swedish I Williams - cancelled
MWF 11 am - 12 pm

SCND 103-401 (SCND 503) Intermediate Swedish I Williams
MWF 11 am - 12 pm

SCND 399-000 Independent Study Williams
TBA
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

 

Yiddish Courses

YDSH 101-401 (JWST 031 / YDSH 501) Beginning Yiddish I Hellerstein
TR 12 - 1:30 pm

YDSH 103-401 (JWST 033 / YDSH 503) Intermediate Yiddish I Botwinik
TR 9 - 10 am


 


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