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  • CAS LG 212: Fourth-Semester German
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG211) or placement test results. - Continued development of communicative skills and strategies for functioning socially in German-language contexts. Students learn to understand literary and nonliterary texts. Conducted in German. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LG 220: Introduction to German Linguistics
    Introduction to major subfields of German linguistics: phonetics/ phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, regional variation, and sociolinguistic aspects such as gender and English influence. Course also aims to improve students' German proficiency and pronunciation. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Critical Thinking, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Research & Information Literacy .
    • Critical Thinking
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS LG 235: Around the World in 40 Fairy Tales
    Undergraduate prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or 120), or equivalent. - Traces how fairy tales influence each other within and across cultures and time periods and are adapted to changing socio-historical contexts. Students consider and write about a range of interpretational approaches and renderings in literature, the arts, and media. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Writing-Intensive Course.
    • Social Inquiry I
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LG 250: Masterpieces of German Literature (in English Translation)
    Introduction to the major works of German literature, emphasizing methods of close reading and the art of critical writing. Texts by Johannes von Saaz, J.W. Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist, Georg Buchner, Robert Musil, Ingeborg Bachmann and others. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LG 305: Science and Culture
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG212) or placement test results or consent of instructor. - How do science, humanities, and arts intersect and influence cultural attitudes towards society, nature, and the environment' Students progress in all language skills and acquire reading and communicative strategies necessary to discuss the sciences in German. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Social Inquiry I
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS LG 307: Modern Society and Culture
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG212) or placement test results or consent of instructor. - Exploration of life and social issues in the German-speaking world through media, press, and a recent novel and film. Students progress in all language skills and acquire reading and communicative strategies necessary to discuss complex cultural topics. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LG 308: Food Culture in German-Speaking Countries
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG212) or placement test results or consent of instructor. - What is German food culture' How does regional and global food shape our community, culture and identity' Debates on sustainable food choices and food waste initiatives. In this advanced language course, students progress in all language skills through analyses of media, images, a graphic novel, short stories and film, and acquire reading and communicative strategies necessary to discuss food-related and complex cultural topics. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LG 309: German for the Professions
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG212) - Advanced study of German through analysis of materials ranging from expository texts, advertisements, and business case studies to current events. Students acquire professional communication strategies and gain sophistication in written communication, intercultural analysis, interviewing techniques, and presentation skills. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LG 310: German Translation and Interpretation
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: any course from CAS LG 302-345; or consent of instructor. - Advanced German language training. Pleasures and frustrations of the incommensurability of German and U.S. cultures, investigated through systematic practice in translating and interpreting from German into English. Translation and interpretation as technical skill and creative performance. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, The Individual in Community, Critical Thinking.
    • Critical Thinking
    • The Individual in Community
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LG 325: Modern German History and Culture through Film
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG212) or consent of instructor. - Films about the legacies of World War II, Cold War, Germany's reunification, labor and refugee migrations, and current events in German-speaking Europe. Readings provide historical and artistic contexts. Analytical and creative written, oral and digital assignments. Conducted in German. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • Historical Consciousness
  • CAS LG 350: Introduction to German Literature
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: any course numbered CAS LG 302-345 or equivalent; or permission of in structor. First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASWR100)or equivalent, or permission of instructor. - Masterpieces of German literature representing major eras and genres from the eighteenth century to the present. Practical introduction to methods of close reading and literary interpretation; class discussion. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing- Intensive Course.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LG 387: Weimar Cinema (taught in English)
    German silent and early sound films from Caligari to Hitler, viewed in the aesthetic context of contemporary and recent film theory and criticism and in the broader cultural context of the interwar Weimar Republic (1918-1933), with international points of comparison. Weekly screenings. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking, Historical Consciousness.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Critical Thinking
    • Historical Consciousness
  • CAS LG 388: World Cities: Berlin
    This course explores Berlin's urban imaginary, investigating cinematic, written and visual texts, architecture and urban planning to witness the complex, exciting, and sometimes tragic history of Berlin and to understand how people make sense of cities in general. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy. Effective Fall 2026, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS LG 401: Senior Independent Work
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: approval of the WLL Director of Undergraduate Studies. - SR INDEP WORK
  • CAS LG 402: Senior Independent Work
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: approval of the WLL Director of Undergraduate Studies. - SR INDEP WORK
  • CAS LG 450: Origins of German Culture
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: any course numbered LG302-350 or consent of instructor. - Survey of major developments in the cultural history of German-speaking countries, from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment. Literature, expository texts, music, art and architecture, and their influence on contemporary cultural debates. Course conducted in German. Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Historical Consciousness
  • CAS LG 463: German Theatre
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG350) or consent of instructor. - Masterpieces from the German theater viewed chronologically (from Lessing to the present) or according to a particular period. Development of the theater, history of acting. Relationship between genre (puppet theater, bourgeois and classical tragedy, comedy) and class. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS LG 491: Directed Study: German
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Advising. - A directed study in a topic in German.
  • CAS LG 492: Directed Study: German
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Advising. - A directed study in a topic in German.
  • CAS LH 111: Fundamentals of Modern Hebrew 1
    For students with no previous knowledge of Hebrew or minimal background. Introduction to the language of contemporary Israel. Fundamentals of grammar, extensive practice in speaking, reading, and writing about topics such as getting acquainted, learning and living situations. Curriculum incorporates technology and original Israeli materials. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community

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