German (GERM)

GERM 1011:   Elementary German I  
Modern Languages  
This course is an introduction to the German language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the German-speaking world. Intended for students with fewer than two years of high school German.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 1012:   Elementary German II  
Modern Languages  
This course is a continuing introduction to the German language, including reading, writing, and conversational skills for basic communication; cultural and linguistic information about the German- speaking world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 1011.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 1031:   Practical Rev of Elem Germ. I  
Modern Languages  
Additional linguistic practice to accompany Germ 101.  
1 credit  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 1032:   Practical Rev of Elem Germ. II  
Modern Languages  
Additional linguistic practice to accompany Germ 102.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
GERM 1011 and GERM 1031.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 1110:   Intensive Elementary German  
Modern Languages  
German 101 and 102 in one semester. To develop proficiency in German, with cultural information about the German-speaking world.  
6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 1980:   Elementary German Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on building German proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a German-speaking country.  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 1999A:   Special Topics in German  
Modern Languages  
Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit. May not be used to fulfill foreign language requirement.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 1012 or GERM 1110 or GERM 1980.  
GERM 2011:   Intermediate German I  
Modern Languages  
Development of proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding German with cultural and linguistic information about the German-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 1012.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 2012:   Intermediate German II  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on communication and culture.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 2011.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 2050:   Scientific German  
Modern Languages  
3 credits  
GERM 2110:   Intensive Intermediate German  
Modern Languages  
German 201 and 202 in one semester. To develop continuing proficiency in German, with cultural information about the German-speaking world.  
6 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 1110.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 2980:   Intmd. German Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on building German proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a German-speaking country.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 2012 or GERM 2110.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 2999A:   Special topics in German  
Modern Languages  
Topics may vary. May be repeated once for credit. May not be used to fulfill foreign language requirement.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 1012 or GERM 1110 or GERM 1980.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3031:   Conversation and Composition I  
Modern Languages  
Development of speaking and writing skills, including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in GERM 2012 or GERM 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3032:   Conversation & Composition II  
Modern Languages  
This course is a continued development of speaking and writing skills, including creative expression, work with higher-level text types, and the study of selected grammatical structures.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in GERM 2012 or GERM 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3110:   Business German  
Modern Languages  
Practical application of specialized vocabulary for letter writing, interviewing techniques, and other applications of German.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3031 or GERM 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3210:   German Culture and Civ.ization  
Modern Languages  
A survey of the development of German cultural life through significant literary, artistic, and scientific works.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3031 or GERM 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3300:   Intro. to German Linguistics  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the linguistic terminology and scientific techniques used to study the sounds, vocabulary, phrase and sentence structures, history and social uses of the German language.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3031 and GERM 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3310:   Intro to Lit /Lit Anlys. in Ge  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to scholarly resources and interpretive skills used in the analysis of texts and images.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3031 and GERM 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3410:   German in the U.S.  
Modern Languages  
This course is designed to introduce students to the cultural history of German immigrants to North America and addresses various topics pertaining to the history and culture of German-American communities, national and linguistic identity among immigrant communities and their descendants, the impact of the two world wars on German-American communities, and the history of German speakers in Mississippi.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3031 or GERM 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3610:   German Cinema  
Modern Languages  
Topic or genre-oriented course about German film.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3940:   German Internship  
Modern Languages  
Students take part in an internship in the German-speaking world or with a German organization.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 2110 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
GERM 3980:   Upper-Lvl German Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
Emphasis on building German proficiency and learning cultural information while studying abroad in a German-speaking country.  
1 - 12 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 2012 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 3999A:   Special Topics in German  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated for credit with change in content for a maximum of 6 credit hours.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3031 and GERM 3032 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5110:   Adv. Topics in German Cinema  
Modern Languages  
Advanced study of culture, language use, history of film, cinema production, or other topics related to films made in the German-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3210 OR 3310.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5210:   Adv. Grammar and Composition  
Modern Languages  
Review of the finer points in grammar, style, and diction. Developing linguistic skills to appreciate literary language, read scholarly prose, and analyze texts.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3032 and 9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5220:   German Phonetics and Phonology  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the production of German sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3300 and 9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5240:   History of the German Language  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to German philology and linguistics. Examination of origins and development of standard German and regional dialects from the Middle Ages to the present.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5250:   Topics in Applied Linguistics  
Modern Languages  
May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above..  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5271:   Surv of German Lit. & Cult. I  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the history of German literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3310 and 9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5272:   Surv of German Lit. & Cult. II  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the history of German literature and culture from the Age of Goethe to the present.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3310 and 9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5290:   Contemporary German  
Modern Languages  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
GERM 5340:   The Age of Goethe  
Modern Languages  
Discussion of influential and representative works from the Sturm und Drang period, German Classicism, and Romanticism in theoretical writings, poetry, drama, novella, art, architecture, and music.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5350:   Nineteenth-Century German Lit.  
Modern Languages  
This course covers cultural intellectual debates in Germany through in- depth discussion of 19th-century authors, literary works, art, and music.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5360:   20th-Century Lit. & Culture  
Modern Languages  
This course covers contemporary culture and intellectual debates in Germany through in-depth discussion of 20th-century authors, literary works, art, film, design, and music.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5370:   German Fairy Tales  
Modern Languages  
Readings of classic 19th-century German fairy tales such as from the collection of the Brothers Grimm and discussion of how these tales have captured the popular imagination of many cultures over the years.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5410:   Adv Topics in German-Amer St.  
Modern Languages  
This course is designed to deepen students’ knowledge of the cultural history of German immigrants to North America.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5460:   Intensive Adv. German in Germ.  
Modern Languages  
Intensive advanced undergraduate/graduate German language instruction in Germany.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3210 OR 3310.  
GERM 5470:   German Teaching Practicum  
Modern Languages  
Students contribute to the educational process in a German-language class under the direction of a faculty member.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
GERM 5480:   Advanced German Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5499A:   Topics in Cultural Studies  
Modern Languages  
Analysis of social, cultural, and political phenomena, inquiry into philosophical and theoretical issues, and/or study of influential ideas in German literature and culture. Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
GERM 3210 and 9 credits of GERM courses at the 3000 level or above.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5499B:   Special Topics  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated for credit with change in content for a maximum of 6 credit hours.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5610:   Adv. Topics in German Cinema  
Modern Languages  
Advanced study of culture, language use, history of film, cinema production, or other topics related to films made in the German-speaking world.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5710:   Adv. Grammar and Composition  
Modern Languages  
Review of the finer points in grammar, style, and diction. Developing linguistic skills to appreciate literary language, read scholarly prose, and analyze texts.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5720:   German Phonetics and Phonology  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the production of German sounds, using linguistic analysis and articulatory practice to improve pronunciation skills.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5740:   History of the German Language  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to German philology and linguistics. Examination of origins and development of standard German and regional dialects from the Middle Ages to the present.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5750:   Topics in Applied Linguistics  
Modern Languages  
May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5771:   Surv of German Lit. & Cult. I  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the history of German literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5772:   Surv of German Lit. & Cult. II  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to the history of German literature and culture from the Age of Goethe to the present.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5790:   Contemporary German  
Modern Languages  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
GERM 5840:   The Age of Goethe  
Modern Languages  
Discussion of influential and representative works from the Sturm und Drang period, German Classicism, and Romanticism in theoretical writings, poetry, drama, novella, art, architecture, and music.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5850:   Nineteenth-Century German Lit.  
Modern Languages  
This course covers cultural intellectual debates in Germany through in- depth discussion of 19th-century authors, literary works, art, and music.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5860:   20th-Century Lit. & Culture  
Modern Languages  
This course covers contemporary culture and intellectual debates in Germany through in-depth discussion of 20th-century authors, literary works, art, film, design, and music.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5870:   German Fairy Tales  
Modern Languages  
Readings of classic 19th-century German fairy tales such as from the collection of the Brothers Grimm and discussion of how these tales have captured the popular imagination of many cultures over the years.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5910:   Adv Topics in German-Amer St.  
Modern Languages  
This course is designed to deepen students’ knowledge of the cultural history of German immigrants to North America.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5960:   Intensive Adv. German in Germ.  
Modern Languages  
Intensive advanced undergraduate/graduate German language instruction in Germany.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5970:   German Teaching Practicum  
Modern Languages  
Students contribute to the educational process in a German-language class under the direction of a faculty member.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
GERM 5980:   Advanced German Study Abroad  
Modern Languages  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5999A:   Topics in Cultural Studies  
Modern Languages  
Analysis of social, cultural, and political phenomena, inquiry into philosophical and theoretical issues, and/or study of influential ideas in German literature and culture. Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 5999B:   Special Topics  
Modern Languages  
Content varies. May be repeated for credit with change in content for a maximum of 6 credit hours.  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 6010:   Prof. Issues in Graduate Study  
Modern Languages  
This course covers the skills and trends in research for success in the graduate program; current trends in academic professionalism. Z grade.  
1 credit  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
GERM 6110:   Intsv. Elem Germ. for Grad St  
Modern Languages  
This course is an introduction to the German language, at the end of which graduate students will be able to read, speak, write, and understand simple German.  
3 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 6510:   Instructed Sec. Lang. Acq.  
Modern Languages  
This course is the application of research in second language acquisition to the practice of teaching and learning. Same as Fr/Lin/Span 651.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 6710:   Research Methods  
Modern Languages  
Introduction to current research and analysis of language and literature for MLL graduate students.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 6720:   Res. & Prac in Clasrm Sec. Lan  
Modern Languages  
The goal of this course is to give an overview of second language acquisition, the theoretical underpinning of teaching and learning, and the practical considerations of classroom work.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 6730:   Seminar  
Modern Languages  
May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GERM 6997A:   Thesis  
Modern Languages  
No grade  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis