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German Courses

In this page you will find course descriptions and other information regarding our German courses at the beginner (100 to 300), intermediate (400 and 500) and advanced (600 and 700) levels to help you and your advisor determine which courses are most appropriate for you.

Check how to minor or major in German, our study abroad opportunities as well as our graduate studies, and scholarships!

See Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 schedules for days/times.

Beginner German Classes

GRMN 101 - German I

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This interactive course is for students with no previous experience in German. Students develop basic language skills and explore cultural products and practices of the German-speaking world. No-cost, open access textbook.

  • Designed for students with no prior experience in German, or less than one year of prior language study. 
  • contact nchroni@ksu.edu if you have placement questions

GRMN 102 - German II

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In 102, students become more familiar with basic structures of German and continue developing cultural knowledge about the German-speaking world.

  • Designed for students with one semester of college German or 1-2 years of high school German. 
  • contact nchroni@ksu.edu if you have placement questions

GRMN 300 - German III

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In 300, students expand their vocabulary and become familiar with more complex grammar. They read and analyze texts and videos and engage in discussion.

  • Designed for students with two semesters of college German or 2-4 years of high school German.
  • contact nchroni@ksu.edu if you have placement questions
  • Counts toward Foreign Language requirements, the German minor major

GRMN 301 - German IV

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In 301, students read, interpret, and discuss longer German texts, extending the focus on language and culture. Students research various aspects of the history and culture of German-speaking countries and learn to write about and present the results of their research.

  • Designed for students with three semesters of college German or 3-5 years of high school German.
  • contact nchroni@ksu.edu if you have placement questions
  • Counts toward Foreign Language requirements, the German minor or major

 

Intermediate and Advanced German Classes

GRMN 521 - Intro to 18th/19th C. Literature

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Take your German to the next level while investigating the topics and styles of electrifying Romantic and Realist fiction. Together, we will explore short literary texts from genres such as fairy tales, poems, and stories of madness and mystery. 

  • Pre-Req: GRMN 301
  • Required for German minor or major
  • Counts as Western Heritage, Literary/Rhetorical Arts

GRMN 526 - Business German

 

Learn the vocabulary, communicative skills and cultural competencies pertaining to the world of business and other professions in German. Create a German resume, develop interview skills and learn field-specific vocabulary.

  • Pre-Req: GRMN 301

GRMN 705 - Comics in the German Speaking World

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In this course, we will explore comics in the German-speaking world with a focus on three purposes: how comics are finding new ways to work through Germany’s troubled past, how comics adapt classic literature for today’s audiences, and how comics address contemporary issues like race relations and gender/sexual identities. To do so, we will study comics as an artform: how they differentiate themselves from other forms of representation through the unique arrangement of images, text, negative space, color and intensity, and sound representation.

  • Pre-Req: GRMN 521 or 522