Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
German (GERM)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/08/2001.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some GERM courses.
GERM 102 INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULT Credits 5.00 Spring 01
Continuation of Germ 101.
Fulfills Part 2 of Language Requirement
001 HUM 226 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Kocer, Yusuf Enr: 12 Max: NA
002 HUM 119 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Neuner, Stephanie Enr: 9 Max: NA
003 HUM 226 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Neuner, Stephanie Enr: 11 Max: NA
004 TBA - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Gaug, Christa Enr: 12 Max: NA
GERM 112 GERMAN FOR READING IN THE HUMANITIES Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Winkler, Michael Enr: 6 Max: NA
GERM 202 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits 4.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Continuation of Germ 201.
Prereq- Germ 201 or equivalent.
001 HUM 328 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Triebel, Odila Enr: 9 Max: NA
002 SH 460 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Spuler, Richard Carl Enr: 10 Max: NA
GERM 213 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN FOR ENGINEERING AND Credits 4.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Intermediate German for students in engineering and the sciences. Expansion of
engineering and science-related content. Focus on communicative compentence
and cultural awareness. Multimedia integration. Preparation for professional
language use during work and/or study abroad.
Prereq- Germ 114, or Germ 102, or consent of instructor.
001 HUM 120 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Paarmann, Hendrikje Enr: 10 Max: NA
GERM 214 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN FOR ENGINEERING AND Credits 4.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Single Summer course offered in May. Intensive intermediate German for
students of engineering and the sciences. Expansion of engineering and
science-related content. Focus on communicative competence and cultural
awareness. Multimedia integration. Preparation for professional language use
during work and/or study abroad. 6 hours daily; M-F, 3 week session.
Prereq- Germ 213 or 201. Permission of instructor required.
001 TBA - MTWTHF 10:00AM - 04:00PM Paarmann, Hendrikje Enr: 9 Max: NA
GERM 302 ADVANCED GERMAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
No description
Prereq- second year competence.
001 HUM 118 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Paarmann, Hendrikje Enr: 2 Max: NA
GERM 306 COMPOSITION & CONVERSATION II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Extensive readings, discussions and viewing of contemporary German materials
(e.g. current German newspaper and magazine articles, website informations, and
videos) with topical compositions to gain semantic strength and oral fluency in
German expression and communciation.
Prereq- Second year competence or placement equivalent.
001 HUM 119 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Kecht, Maria-Regina Enr: 9 Max: NA
GERM 381 DISCOURSE IN ALIENATION: FROM KAFKA TO T Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The socio-political and economic upheaval on the one hand and the religious and
intellectual one on the other, which mark this period, manifest themselves in
literature between the poles of artistic experimentation (expressionism, Kafka,
Musil) and a forced ideological stabilization (fascism); Holocaust literature
reflects the ultimate clash between these principles. This course is open to
all and will be taught in English. German majors may complete readings and
papers in German. Also offered as Gman 321 and Huma 370.
001 HZ 119 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Weissenberger, Klaus H. Enr: 5 Max: NA
GERM 392 HITLER AND THE GERMANS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The course analyzes life in Germany during the Third Reich (1933-1945),
discussing how Germans lived with, under, against, and for Hitler. Special
topics: techniques of Nazi propaganda; Hitler in art, literature, and the
media; organization of public life under the Fuhrer-principle and the role of
traditional/new elites; complicity in legal crimes and the Final Solution;
Hitler, national socialism, "ordinary Germans," and traditions of
historiography. Also offered as Gman 392 and Huma 371. Gman discussions in
English and readings and discussions for German majors in Germ.
001 HUM 118 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Winkler, Michael Enr: 1 Max: NA
GERM 401 INDEP WORK IN GERMAN LIT Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
GERM 402 INDEP WORK IN GERMAN LIT Credits Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
No description
001 TBA - TBA Weissenberger, Klaus H. Enr: 2 Max: NA
GERM 404 SPECIAL TOPICS: HONOR THESIS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
No desription
001 TBA - TBA Weissenberger, Klaus H. Enr: 1 Max: NA
GERM 405 TOPICS IN MODERN GERMAN HISTORY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The social, political, and cultural history of the German Democratic Republic,
1945-1989. Also offered as Hist 459.
001 HZ 117 - T 02:30PM - 05:30PM Caldwell, Peter C. Enr: 2 Max: NA
GERM 412 SPECIAL TOPIC: GERMAN MEDIEVAL SOCIETY-H Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The course investigates socio-historical aspects of the medieval society as
reflected in medieval language, literature and art. Central themes are the
medieval knighthood, the concept of courtly love, and special political issues
in European context.
001 TBA - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Neuner, Stephanie Enr: 0 Max: NA
GERM 436 SPECIAL TOPIC: POLITICS OF THE FANTASTIC Credits Spring 01
The seminar investigates the emergence of the Fantastic Literature in the
context of the social-political upheavel of that time. Fantastic Literature,
which seems only on the first sight to transcend the historical context, is
taken as an example for the general question: In which ways can a specific
literary text be taken as a historical document? Course covers works by German
authors, Tieck, Jean Paul, E.T.A. Hoffmann, and further explores their European
correlates.
Pre-req- Reading knowledge in German.
001 TBA - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Triebel, Odila Enr: 8 Max: NA
GERM 500 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
Graduate research and thesis in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of
Arts.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
GERM 511 TEACHING GERMAN: PRAXIS AND THEORY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Practical and theoretical considerations of foreign language teaching
methodologies, instructional planning and evaluation, textbook evaluation and
use, testing methods and design, course planning, etc. Peer instruction
observations required. With approval of the Graduate Advisor.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
GERM 512 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No desription
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
GERM 600 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Course my be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
GERM 611 LANGUAGE METHODOLOGY PRACTICUM Credits Spring 01
The course, a continuation of Germ 510, allows students to gain further
knowledge and expertise in aspects of language methodology by attending a
series of workshops on topics such as technology and language learning,
writing, and content-based instruction. Students will also complete
assignments that supplement or expand on the material presented in the
workshops. Also offered as LING 611, SPAN 611, and Fren 611.
001 TBA - TBA Barlow, Michael Enr: 0 Max: NA
Kecht, Maria-Regina
GERM 800 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
Graduate research and dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
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