USC Catalogue: The Schools: USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: German: Undergraduate Degrees

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Undergraduate Degrees

Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in German

Required courses, Lower division		Units
GERM 101	German I	4
GERM 102	German II	4
GERM 201	German III, Conversation and Composition, or
GERM 211	German III, Reading Emphasis	4
GERM 221	Conversational German IV	4
(or an equivalent 16 units)

Required courses, Upper division Units

Eight courses are required; one of either:

GERM 320 Composition and Conversation on Contemporary Affairs, or

GERM 325 Composition and Conversation in Cultural History 4

two from:

GERM 330 Introduction to Literary Studies 4

GERM 351 Colloquium on Drama 4

GERM 352 Colloquium on Poetry 4

GERM 353 Colloquium on Prose 4

both:

GERM 410 Profile of German Literature I 4

GERM 420 Profile of German Literature II 4

one of either:

GERM 430 Age of Goethe, or

GERM 460 Expressionism to the Present 4

two from:

GERM 310 Business German I 4

GERM 311 Business German II 4

GERM 335 Applied German Drama 4, max 8

GERM 346 German Folklore and Popular Culture 4

GERM 360 20th Century German Prose: Texts and Films 4

GERM 370 Literature and Culture in Vienna at the Turn of the Century 4

GERM 372 Literature and Culture in Berlin of the 1920s 4

GERM 465 Germany East and West 4

GERM 466 The German Speaking Nations 4

GERM 470 Advanced Composition and Stylistics 4

Majors must do all the reading in German for those courses taught in English.

Required courses, Upper division	Units
Eight courses are required; one of either:
GERM 320	Composition and Conversation on Contemporary Affairs, or
GERM 325	Composition and Conversation in Cultural History	4
two from:
GERM 330	Introduction to Literary Studies	4
GERM 351	Colloquium on Drama	4
GERM 352	Colloquium on Poetry	4
GERM 353	Colloquium on Prose	4
both:
GERM 410	Profile of German Literature I	4
GERM 420	Profile of German Literature II	4
one of either:
GERM 430	Age of Goethe, or
GERM 460	Expressionism to the Present	4
two from:
GERM 310	Business German I	4
GERM 311	Business German II	4
GERM 335	Applied German Drama	4, max 8
GERM 346	German Folklore and Popular Culture	4
GERM 360	20th Century German Prose: Texts and Films	4
GERM 370	Literature and Culture in Vienna at the Turn of the Century	4
GERM 372	Literature and Culture in Berlin of the 1920s	4
GERM 465	Germany East and West	4
GERM 466	The German Speaking Nations	4
GERM 470	Advanced Composition and Stylistics	4
Majors must do all the reading in German for those courses taught in English.

Teaching Major Requirements

Twelve lower division units are required. For the upper division, eight courses are required, including GERM 320, GERM 325, GERM 410, GERM 420 and GERM 470, and one course in the structure of the German language.

German Minor Requirements

Required courses, Lower division		Units
GERM 101	German I	4
GERM 102	German II	4
GERM 201	German III, Conversation and Composition, or
GERM 211	German III, Reading Emphasis	4
GERM 221	Conversational German IV, or the equivalent by test	4

Required courses, Upper Division

Four courses -- 16 units in one of the three areas of concentration.

Required courses, Upper Division
Four courses -- 16 units in one of the three areas of concentration.

Literature and Culture

GERM 320 (4) or GERM 325 (4); one course from GERM 330 (4), GERM 351 (4), GERM 352 (4), GERM 353 (4); one course from GERM 410 (4), GERM 420 (4), GERM 430 (4), GERM 460 (4); one course from GERM 275 (4), GERM 335 (4), GERM 346 (4), GERM 360 (4), GERM 370 (4), GERM 372 (4), GERM 465 (4), GERM 466 (4).

Business and Culture

GERM 320 (4) or GERM 325 (4), GERM 310 (4), GERM 311 (4) and one course from: GERM 275 (4), GERM 346 (4), GERM 360 (4), GERM 370 (4), GERM 372 (4), GERM 465 (4), GERM 466 (4), GERM 470 (4).

Language and Culture

GERM 320 (4) or GERM 325 (4), GERM 470 (4) and two courses from the following: GERM 335 (4), GERM 351 (4), GERM 352 (4), GERM 353 (4), GERM 410 (4), GERM 420 (4), GERM 430 (4), GERM 460 (4), GERM 466 (4).

Sequence

A placement test is required of all students resuming German after high school courses in German; credit is allowed for all college work taken above the level established by this test.

Catalogue 2005-06