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Spring 2010 Course Guide

 

Advising

Bethany Wiggin , Undergraduate Chair 898-8606
735 Williams Hall
bwiggin@sas.upenn.edu

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

Catriona MacLeod, Department Chair 898-8606
743 Williams Hall
cmacleod@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@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/

 

German Language Courses

GRMN 101 (GRMN 501) Elementary German I
001 MWF 11 am - 12 pm TR 10:30 am - 11:30 am James
002 MTWRF 12 pm - 1 pm Grozdanic
GRMN 102 (GRMN 502) Elementary German II
001 MWF 11 am - 12 pm TR 10:30 am - 11:30 am DiMassa
002 MTWRF 12 pm - 1 pm Weist
003 MWF 1 pm - 2 pm TR 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Theis

GRMN 103 (GRMN 503) Intermediate German I
001 MF 11 am - 12 pm TR 10:30 am - 11:30 am Staff
002 MTRF 12 pm - 1 pm Weatherby
GRMN 104 (GRMN 504) Intermediate German II
001 MF 11 am - 12 pm TR 10:30 am - 11:30 am Lynn
002 MTRF 12 pm - 1 pm Lynn
003 MF 1 pm - 2 pm TR 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lynn

GRMN 107-001 Accelerated Intermediate German Schlichting-Artur
MWF 10 am - 11 am, TR 10:30 am - 12 pm

GRMN 180-301 German in Residence Truesdale
TBA
GRMN 215 Conversation and Composition Frei
001 MWF 10 am - 11 am

Business German

GRMN 220-001 Business German: A Micro Perspective James
Taught in German.
TR 9 am - 10:30 am

 

Literature and Culture Courses Taught in English

GRMN 231-401 (DTCH 231 / COML 227) World War I & After de Ridder
TR 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

GRMN 244-401 (COML 254 / URBS 244) Metropolis: Culture of a City MacLeod
LEC MW 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
402 REC F 10:00 am - 11:00 am Staff
403 REC F 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Staff
404 REC F 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Staff
405 REC F 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Staff

GRMN 246-001 Heroes, Minstrels, Knights Brevart
TR 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

GRMN 251-401 (COML 251 / DTCH 251 / JWST 247) Holocaust/Post-Modern Fiction de Ridder
TR 9:00 am - 10:30 am

GRMN 253 (COML253 / ENGL 261 / GSOC252 / HSOC253 / STSC253 )
Freud: The Invention of Psychoanalysis
Humanities & Social Sciences Sector
 All readings and lectures in English.
401 LEC TR 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Weissberg
402 REC F 10:00 am - 11:00 am Staff
403 REC F 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Staff
404 REC F 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Staff
405 REC F 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Staff

GRMN 261-401 (CINE 059 / ENGL 079 / JWST 261) Jewish Films and Literature Hellerstein
TR 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Literature and Culture Courses Taught in German

GRMN 216-401 (COLL 225 / COML 216) Introduction to Literature Schwarzkopf
TR 1:30 pm - 3 pm

GRMN 381-301 Consuming Culture Jarosinski
TR 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

GRMN 399-000 Independent Study Staff
tba
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

GRMN 499-000 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 532-301 German Literature 18th Century to Present MacLeod
All readings and discussions in German.
MW 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

GRMN 537-301 Early Modern Cultural Translations Wiggin
All readings and discussions in German.
MW 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

GRMN 568-401 (PHIL 568) Hegel's Aesthetics Hindrichs
All readings and discussions in German.
R 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

GRMN 573-401 (ARTH 573 / CINE 515 / COML 570 / ENGL 573 / FREN 573) Auteurism: Theory and Practice Corrigan
 All readings and lectures in English.
R 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

GRMN 581-402 (COML 584 / JWST 490 / RELS 429) Jewish History: Hasidism Teller
All readings and lectures in English.
W 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

 

Graduate Seminars (600 + Level Courses)

GRMN 611-403 (ARCH 712) Mies Van Der Rohe Mertins - canceled
Readings and discussions in English.
M 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

GRMN 642-401 (COML 642) Modern German Drama Jarosinski
Readings and discussions in English.
R 9:00 am - 11:00 am

GRMN 650-401 (PSCI 584) Carl Schmitt Kennedy
Readings and discussions in English.
M 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

GRMN 678-301 Realism: Literature and Theory Weissberg
Readings and discussions in German.
T 3:00 pm - 5:00 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.



LPS (formerly CGS) Courses

GRMN 102-601 (GRMN 502) Elementary German II Dixon
Permission needed from LPS Office.
MW 6:30 - 8:45 pm

GRMN 104--601 (GRMN 504) Intermediate German II Abbate - canceled
Permission needed from LPS Office.
MW 6:30 - 8:15 pm

GRMN 244-601 (COML 254 / URBS 244) Metropolis: Culture of a City MacLeod
M 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm


Dutch Courses & Studies

DTCH 102-401 (502) Elementary Dutch II Naborn
TR 4:30 - 6 pm

DTCH 231-401 (COML 227 / GRMN 231) World War I and After de Ridder
TR 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

DTCH 251-401 (COML 251 / GRMN 251 / JWST 247) Holocaust/Post-Modern Fiction de Ridder
TR 9:00 am - 10:00 am

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 102-401 (SCND 502) Elementary Swedish II Williams
MWF 11 am - 12 pm

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

SCND 999-000 Independent Study Williams
tba
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.


Yiddish Courses

YDSH 102-401 (JWST 032 / YDSH 502) Beginning Yiddish II Botwinik
TR 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

YDSH 108-401 (JWST 438 / YDSH 508) Readings in Modern Yiddish Literature Hellerstein
TR 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

YDSH 399-000 Independent Study Staff
tba
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.


 


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