German Studies Department

Chair: Silke von der Emde;

Professors: Jeffrey Schneider^b, Elliott Schreiber,

Associate Professor: Silke von der Emde;

Visiting Assistant Professor:  Anna Mayer.

Advisers: The department.

^b On leave 2025/26, second semester

All courses are conducted in German except for GERM 101 , GERM 181 , GERM 182 , GERM 235 , GERM 265 , GERM 274 , GERM 283  and GERM 284 .

Programs

• German Studies Major

Students majoring in other programs may complement their study by electing a correlate sequence in German. Course selection should be made in consultation with the department.

• German Correlate Sequence

Courses

• GERM 101 - Sex Before, During, and After the Nazis
• GERM 105 - Beginning German: The Stories of Childhood
• GERM 106 - Beginning German: The Stories of Childhood
• GERM 109 - Intensive Beginning German
• GERM 174 - Deep Dives into German Culture

• GERM 210 - Intermediate German I: Identity in Contemporary Germany
• GERM 211 - Intermediate German II: Space in Weimar Germany
• GERM 230 - Contemporary German Culture and Media
• GERM 232 - Faust, Music, and Romanticism
• GERM 235 - Introduction to German Cultural Studies
• GERM 240 - A Culture of Play: An Introduction to German Theater
• GERM 255 - Follow the Lieder
• GERM 260 - Developments in German Literature
• GERM 265 - German Film in English Translation
• GERM 274 - Deep Dives into German Culture
• GERM 290 - Community-Engaged Learning
• GERM 298 - Independent Work

• GERM 300 - Senior Thesis
• GERM 301 - Senior Seminar
• GERM 302 - Senior Thesis
• GERM 303 - Senior Thesis
• GERM 374 - Senior Colloquium
• GERM 399 - Senior Independent Work