Area of Concentration Requirements

GERMAN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE COURSES OFFERED IN LAST 5 YEARS

The concentration in German Studies/ German language and literature at New College begins with a two-year, four semester sequence (four full-semester courses) or the equivalent:  

FOUR-SEMESTER LANGUAGE SEQUENCE:

• Elementary German I
• Elementary German II
• Intermediate German I
• Intermediate German II

For students who have either completed the above sequence or the equivalent:

THIRD-YEAR BRIDGE COURSE:

• German Conversation and Composition (theme-based course: literature, film, culture)

ADVANCED GERMAN:

After the third-year bridge course, students must take at least three (3) Advanced German courses. Some past courses in Advanced German include:

• Current Events
• Berlin Metropolis: City as Text
• Afro-German Autobiography
• Heinrich von Kleist’s Novellas in Text and Film: „Erdbeben in Chili“ and „Die Marquise von O“.
• Integration, Cultural Clash, and the New Germany
• Representations of the “Third World” in German Literature
• Individual and/or group tutorials in advanced language skills, German literature in the original, and cultural topics; particularly recommended for thesis preparation

GERMAN LITERATURE & CULTURE COURSES IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION

In addition to the curriculum in German language and literature in the original, there is usually one course each semester on a German Studies topic that is accessible to students with no background in the language. Students must take at least five (5) courses taught in English translation. Some courses include: 

• Black, White, and German: Afro-Germans and German Identity
• Women and Seduction in English, French, and German Bourgeois Drama
• Through the Looking-Glass: “Snow White” in Text and Film
• Straying from the Path: “Red Riding Hood” in Text and Film
• Protest Cultures of East and West Germany
• Transnational Perspectives in Holocaust Memory
• German Family Memory Novels & Autobiographies
• The Berlin Wall in German Literature, Film, and Music
• Group tutorials: “Hansel and Gretel,” “Bluebeard,” and “Sleeping Beauty”

VIEW GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ACADEMIC LEARNING COMPACT

Sample 4 Year Pathway

Sample 2 Year Transfer Pathway

Note: Before transferring to New College, student would need to have completed at least four semesters equivalent of college German.