Courses and Requirements

GECS 188B — Human/Nature: European Perspectives on Climate Change
To view the complete descriptions of the courses that satisfy the requirements for the German Studies major/minor, please visit the University Bulletin.
For course times, locations, and additional details, please visit the Schedule of Classes on the University Registrar's website.
Fall 2023
GER 20A: Beginning German
Fall 2023 Mode: Instruction for this course will be offered in-person.
Professor Heidi Singh
Four class hours per week.Intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of German. Emphasis is placed on comprehending, reading, writing, and conversing in German and the presentation of basic grammar. Class work is enhanced by various interactive classroom activities and is supplemented by extensive language lab, video, and computer-aided exercises.
GER 30A: Intermediate German
Fall 2023 Mode: Instruction for this course will be offered in-person.
Professor Heidi Singh
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in GER 20b or the equivalent. Four class hours per week.
In concluding the development of the four language speaking skills--comprehending, writing, reading, and speaking--this course focuses on finishing up the solid grammar foundation that was laid in GER 10a and GER 20b. It also presents additional audio and video material, films, radio plays, and newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a variety of extensive interactive classroom activities.
GECS 188B: Human/Nature: European Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and What to Do About It
Fall 2023 Mode: Instruction for this course will be offered in-person.
Professor Sabine von Mering
Open to all students.
Introduces European attitudes towards climate change as reflected in policy, literature, film, and art, with a focus on workable future-oriented alternatives to fossil-fueled capitalism.
CROSSLISTED COURSES
HIST 126A: Early Modern Europe (1500-1700)
Fall 2023 Mode: Instruction for this course will be offered in-person.
Professor Govind Sreenivasan
PHIL 107B: Kant's Moral Theory
Fall 2023 Mode: Instruction for this course will be offered in-person.
Professor Kate Moran
PHIL 167A: Hegel: Self-Consciousness and Freedom in the Phenomenology of Spirit
Fall 2023 Mode: Instruction for this course will be offered in-person.
Professor Eugene Sheppard