German
California Lutheran University’s German major curriculum offers students a thorough course of study in the language, literature and culture of the German people with a full complement of courses that include conversation and composition, studies in German grammar, literature and film.
CLU’s extensive Study Abroad Program provides students with opportunities to study for a semester or an academic year in various institutions in Germany and Austria.
CLU’s German graduates have regularly found careers in education, government, business, and even the clergy. These include jobs as teachers, government agents, translators, banking administrators, international businessmen and businesswomen, interpreters and travel agents. When combined with business studies, a degree in German provides graduates with even broader career opportunities.
Bachelor of Arts in German
32 credits minimum, 24 credits upper division.
GERM 201 | Intermediate German | 4 |
GERM 301 | Conversation and Composition | 4 |
GERM 311 | Survey of German Literature | 4 |
GERM 312 | Survey of German Literature | 4 |
GERM 401 | Advanced Grammar and Composition | 4 |
Upper Division German Electives | 8 | |
German Electives | 4 | |
Total Hours | 32 |
Students who already possess some proficiency in German will be placed at the appropriate level after consultation with the department.
Students interested in teaching German should contact the chair of the German Department for further information. (See Education)
Minor in German
16 credits minimum, 12 credits upper division.
GERM 301 | Conversation and Composition | 4 |
GERM 311 | Survey of German Literature | 4 |
or GERM 312 | Survey of German Literature | |
Any upper division course, including Germ 312 | 4 | |
German Elective Credits | 4 | |
Total Hours | 16 |
Courses
Lower Division
GERM 101/102. Elementary German. (4,4).
A foundation in the grammar, speech and writing
of German, including the reading of selected
texts and supported by regular laboratory
practice. Laboratory, 1 hour/week. Prerequisite:
GERM 102: GERM 101 or equivalent.
GERM 201/202. Intermediate German. (4,4).
Development of oral and written skills. This
course is the prerequisite for any upper division
course in German. Prerequisite: GERM 102 or
equivalent or satisfactory score on proficiency
exam.
GERM 282. Selected Topics. (1-4).
GERM 285. Travel Seminar. (1-2).
Upper Division
GERM 301. Conversation and Composition. (4).
A systematic review of grammar and continued
practice in advanced spoken and written German
toward the development of fluency with advance
readings and interpretive studies. Prerequisite:
GERM 201 or equivalent or placement by the
department.
GERM 306. Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation. (4).
The study and interpretation of selected major
works from German literature in English
translation, supplemented by outside reading and
individual reports. (cross-listed with HNRS 306).
GERM 308. Nietzsche. (4).
Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most outspoken
and influential philosophers of the 19th century.
Curiously, although he is not widely read among
philosophers and is even less well understood,
people nonetheless tend to make categorical
assumptions about what he believes without having
the requisite background to do so. The aim of
this course is to place Nietzche's life,
theories, and works into the proper context. We
hope, thereby, to be able to present a more
complete understanding of Nietzsche's thought and
how it has affected the cultural, social,
political, and psychological worlds around us
today.
GERM 311/312. Survey of German Literature. (4,4).
The study of the main epochs and personalities in
German literature through the reading of
representative works. GERM 311: From the
beginning to the Enlightenment. GERM 312: From
the Enlightenment to the present.
GERM 340. Business German. (4).
An introduction to the German business
environment that deals with marketing,
import/export, business transactions, banking,
resumes and effective correspondence.
GERM 343. Women in German Literature. (4).
An in-depth study of women in Germany and Europe
after the industrial revolution. The course deals
with both female and male writers and the way in
which women are portrayed, what roles they assume
and how they must attempt to resolve conflicts in
modern society.
GERM 401. Advanced Grammar and Composition. (4).
A functional review of all phases of
communication skills, including the more
intricate grammar and idiom. Required of all
candidates for a teaching major. (on demand).
GERM 437. Goethe's Faust. (4).
This course will undertake a close, thorough
reading and critical textual examination of
Goethe's world masterpieces, Faust I and Faust
II. In so doing, the course will examine the
literary, historical, and contemporary creative
forces that went into the production of these two
dramatic masterpieces. The course will also
undertake a study of Goethe and his works within
the context of the time in which he wrote them
and how his work and his individual literary
language developed and took shape to form a
unique worldview.
GERM 447. German Cinema. (4).
A comprehensive review of German cinema from the
inception of motion pictures to the present. The
course treats the historical and social
implications of film in Germany during its
volatile first 40 years and the contribution of
German Exile filmmakers.
GERM 453. German Literature of the 19th Century. (4).
The study of the main literary exponents from the
end of Romanticism through Naturalism
(1830-1900). (on demand).
GERM 454. German Literature of the 20th Century. (4).
The study of the main literary exponents of
Neo-romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism and
contemporary thought. (on demand).
GERM 471. Teaching a Modern Foreign Language. (3).
A study and discussion of the current methods,
techniques and applications for teaching and
evaluating foreign-language skills at various
levels of instruction. Includes a demonstration
of the use of textbooks, multimedia aids and
language laboratory equipment and materials.
GERM 482. Selected Topics. (1-4).
GERM 490. Independent Study. (1-4).
Majors only. (on demand).
GERM 492. Internship. (2-4).
Majors only. (graded P/NC only) (on demand).