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Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 1998-1999 and 1999-2000; however, all courses are not taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was printed.

A full explanation of course numbers is given in General Information. In brief, the first digit of a course number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The second and third digits indicate the rank of the course: if they are 01 through 19, the course is of lower-division rank; if 20 through 79, of upper-division rank; if 80 through 99, of graduate rank.

Department of Germanic Studies

Any student with knowledge of German, however acquired, must take the placement test before registering for a German course. The lower-division placement test consists of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in German with additional questions from the Department of Germanic Studies. The student may earn credit through this examination for German 506, 507, 312K, and 312L; the examination also helps the student and the adviser determine with which course the student should begin the study of German at the University. Credit for German 328 and 356 may also be earned by special examination. Information about these tests is available from the departmental undergraduate adviser and from the Measurement and Evaluation Center, 2616 Wichita. Students with transfer credit or credit by examination for German 506 normally take German 508K.

A student with no knowledge of German may take either German 506 or the intensive course, German 604; German 604 may be followed by either 612 or the sequence 312K and 312L. For qualified students, an intensive sequence consisting of German 507R, 312R, and 312S is offered in the spring; an accelerated sequence, German 506F, 507F, and 412F, is offered in the summer session. Graduate students preparing for the doctoral reading examination may take German 301 and 305.

Before enrolling for the first time in any other language offered in the Department of Germanic Studies, all students with knowledge of that language, however acquired, must be tested to determine the course for which they should register. Information about placement tests is available from the departmental undergraduate adviser.

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Danish: DAN

Lower-Division Courses

604. Accelerated First-Year Danish.
Five lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester. Danish 604 and 506 may not both be counted; Danish 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Two high school units or the equivalent in another foreign language, or consent of instructor.

612. Accelerated Second-Year Danish.
Six lecture hours a week for one semester, with optional laboratory available. Danish 612 and 312K may not both be counted; Danish 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Danish 604 or an appropriate score on the placement test.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Danish.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Course

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Danish.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Dutch: DCH

Lower-Division Courses

604. Accelerated First-Year Dutch.
Five lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester. Dutch 604 and 506 may not both be counted; Dutch 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Two high school units or the equivalent in another foreign language, or consent of instructor.

612. Accelerated Second-Year Dutch.
Six lecture hours a week for one semester, with optional laboratory available. Dutch 612 and 312K may not both be counted; Dutch 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Dutch 604 or an appropriate score on the placement test.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Dutch.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Dutch.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

375. Studies in Dutch Literature.
Selected topics in Dutch and Flemish literature. Conducted in Dutch. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Dutch 612 or the equivalent, and consent of instructor.

379. Conference Course in Dutch Language or Literature.
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Dutch language or literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

German: GER

Lower-Division Courses

301. German for Graduate Students in Other Departments.
No auditors. Beginning reading course for students preparing to fulfill language requirement for advanced degrees. Emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. May not be used to fulfill the undergraduate foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

604. Accelerated First-Year German.
Covers the same material as German 506 and 507. Six lecture hours a week for one semester, with optional laboratory available. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 506, 506F; only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 507, 507F, 507R, 508K. Prerequisite: Two high school units or the equivalent in another foreign language, or consent of instructor.

305. German for Graduate Students in Other Departments.
No auditors. Advanced reading. Emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Fulfills the foreign language requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in some departments. May not be used to fulfill the undergraduate foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and German 301 or equivalent knowledge.

506. First-Year German I.
Basic training in grammatical patterns and usage of modern German. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 506, 506F.

506F. Accelerated First-Year German I.
German 506F covers the same material as 506 but is offered only in the summer as part of the Intensive German Program. Students in this program must take German 506F, 507F, and 412F during the same summer session; they must register for all three courses at or before the beginning of the session and must earn a grade of at least C in each course to take the next course in the sequence. Credit is given for each course in the sequence only if the student completes the entire sequence. The Intensive German Program meets for five hours each weekday during the summer session. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 506, 506F. Prerequisite: Completion of thirty semester hours of coursework and consent of instructor obtained in advance.

507. First-Year German II.
Advanced training in grammatical patterns and usage of modern German. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 507, 507F, 507R, 508K. Prerequisite: German 506 with a grade of at least C, or appropriate score on the placement test.

507F. Accelerated First-Year German II.
German 507F covers the same material as 507 but is offered only in the summer as part of the Accelerated German Program. Students in this program must take German 506F, 507F, and 412F during the same summer session; they must register for all three courses at or before the beginning of the session and must earn a grade of at least C in each course to take the next course in the sequence. Credit is given for each course in the sequence only if the student completes the entire sequence. The Accelerated German Program meets for five hours each weekday during the summer session. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 507, 507F, 507R, 508K. Prerequisite: Completion of thirty semester hours of coursework and consent of instructor obtained in advance.

507R. Intensive First-Year German II.
German 507R covers the same material as 507 but is offered only in the spring as part of the Intensive German Program. Students in this program must take German 507R, 312R, and 312S during the same spring semester; they must register for all three courses at or before the beginning of the semester and must earn a grade of at least C in each course to take the next course in the sequence. Credit is given for each course in the sequence only if the student completes the entire sequence. The Intensive German Program meets for eleven hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 507, 507F, 507R, 508K. Prerequisite: Completion in residence of German 506 and consent of the undergraduate adviser.

508K. Alternate First-Year German II.
Reviews grammar, pronunciation, and reading skills; for students with beginning preparation below the average provided by German 506. Five class hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German 604, 507, 507F, 507R, 508K. Prerequisite: Two high school units of German or transfer credit for German 506, and appropriate score on the placement test.

310. Conversation and Composition.
Conducted in German. Intended to develop the ability to use German correctly and idiomatically in conversation and in compositions of gradually increasing difficulty. Three class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: German 312K with a grade of at least C. With consent of the German undergraduate adviser, may be taken concurrently with German 312K.

612. Accelerated Second-Year German: Readings in Modern German.
Grammar review, composition, readings and recitation, discussion of literary works, and German culture. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Students with credit for German 612 may not take German 412F, 312K and 312L, 312R and 312S, 314K and 314L, or International Business 372 (Topic 6: Business German). Prerequisite: German 604, 507, 508K, or appropriate score on the placement test.

412F. Accelerated Second-Year German: Oral and Written Expression and Reading Skill.
Completion of German 412F is equivalent to completion of 312K; an adequate score on the placement examination administered at the end of the course may earn credit for German 312L. German 412F is offered only in the summer as part of the Accelerated German Program. Students in this program must take German 506F, 507F, and 412F during the same summer session; they must register for all three courses at or before the beginning of the session and must earn a grade of at least C in each course to take the next course in the sequence. Credit is given for each course in the sequence only if the student completes the entire sequence. The Accelerated German Program meets for five hours each weekday during the summer session. Only one of the following may be counted: German 612, 412F, 312K, 314K. Prerequisite: Completion of thirty semester hours of coursework and consent of instructor obtained in advance.

312K. Second-Year German I: Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Only one of the following may be counted: German 612, 412F, 312K, 312R, 314K. Prerequisite: German 604, 507, or 508K with a grade of at least C, or appropriate score on the placement test.

312L. Second-Year German II: Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Only one of the following may be counted: German 612, 312L, 312S, 314L, International Business 372 (Topic 6: Business German). Prerequisite: German 312K with a grade of at least C.

312R. Intensive Second-Year German: Oral and Written Expression and Reading Skill.
German 312R covers the same material as 312K but is offered only in the spring as part of the Intensive German Program. Students in this program must take German 507R, 312R, and 312S during the same spring semester; they must register for all three courses at or before the beginning of the semester and must earn a grade of at least C in each course to take the next course in the sequence. Credit is given for each course in the sequence only if the student completes the entire sequence. The Intensive German Program meets for eleven hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German 612, 412F, 312K, 312R, 314K. Prerequisite: Completion in residence of German 506 and consent of the undergraduate adviser.

312S. Intensive Second-Year German II: Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences.
German 312S covers the same material as 312L but is offered only in the spring as part of the Intensive German Program. Students in this program must take German 507R, 312R, and 312S during the same spring semester; they must register for all three courses at or before the beginning of the semester and must earn a grade of at least C in each course to take the next course in the sequence. Credit is given for each course in the sequence only if the student completes the entire sequence. The Intensive German Program meets for eleven hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: German 612, 312L, 312S, 314L, International Business 372 (Topic 6: Business German). Prerequisite: Completion in residence of German 506 and consent of the undergraduate adviser.

118C, 218C. Practice in Spoken German.
Conducted in German. Recommended for all German majors. For each semester hour of credit earned, one class hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. May not be counted toward a German major or minor. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: German 310, 312L, 612, or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in German.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

322. Introduction to German Literature.
Readings in poetry, drama, and epic prose to introduce the student to a critical approach to literature. Prerequisite: Three courses beyond German 506, or equivalent credit on the placement test.

324. Historical Backgrounds of German Civilization.
Cultural and social history of German-speaking Europe to World War I; emphasis on social and economic conditions and on the arts, especially arts other than literature. Multimedia; instruction in German. Prerequisite: Three courses beyond German 506, or equivalent credit on the placement test.

325. Contemporary German Civilization.
Twentieth-century culture in Germany from World War I to the present unified Germany; focus on the arts, social and political institutions, and customs. Multimedia; instruction in German. Prerequisite: Three courses beyond German 506, or equivalent credit on the placement test.

328. Advanced German Grammar.
Description of German sounds, grammatical structures, pronunciation, word formation. Prerequisite: Three courses beyond German 506, or equivalent credit on the placement test.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in German.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Germanic Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

348D. German Play: Student Production.
Discussion, staging, and production of a German play. Three hours of lecture or laboratory a week for one semester. German 348D and 373 (Topic: German Drama: Student Production) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: German 310, 612, 312L, or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.

356. Advanced Conversation and Composition.
Designed for students who have taken German 328. German literary and cultural material from print and visual media provides the basis for advanced conversation and composition, with considerable practice in the writing of essays in German. German 356 and International Business 372 (Topic 7: Advanced Business German) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Three courses beyond German 506, or equivalent credit on the placement test.

361K. Survey of German Literature from the Beginnings through the Baroque.
Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division German.

361L. Survey of German Literature from the Enlightenment to the Present.
Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division German.

363K. Topics in German Culture.
Study of selected aspects of Germanic civilization, such as science and philosophy, fine arts, film, history, social institutions. Conducted in German. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division German.

366K. Practicum in German Stylistics.
Prerequisite: German 328 or 356, and three additional semester hours of upper-division German.

369. Topics in Germanic Languages.
Introduction to the phonology, morphology, syntax, dialectology, or lexicography of individual Germanic languages. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division German, or fourteen semester hours of lower-division German and six semester hours of linguistics.

Topic 1: The Structure of the German Language. Same as Linguistics 373 (Topic 6: The Structure of the German Language). Only one of the following may be counted: German 369 (Topic 1), 369 (Topic: German Dialectology), Linguistics 373 (Topic: German Dialectology).

Topic 4: The German Language: Historical Perspectives.

Topic 7: Translation I.

Topic 8: Translation II.

Topic 9: Business German Preparation. Recommended for students planning a career in international business. Preparation for the International Certificate in Business German.

373. Topics in Germanic Literature.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division German.

Topic 1: German Short Prose. The linguistic, stylistic, and themat-ic varieties of short prose (anecdotes, meditations, fables, par-ables, reports, impressions, and sketches) seen through translation, critical discussion, and literary-historical contextualization.

179, 279, 379. Conference Course in Germanic Language or Literature.
Supervised individual instruction course in which students engage in special studies necessary to expand their acquaintance with any subject in Germanic languages or literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division German.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
Supervised individual research on a literary or linguistic problem, culminating in an honors paper of some length. Conference course for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing, six semester hours of upper-division German, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, a grade point average in German of at least 3.50, and admission to the Germanic Studies Honors Program; for 679HB, German 679HA.

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