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GER-3306: Topics in German Culture and Literature

Description: Introduces students to critical issues in German culture and literature. Familiarizes students with artistic, cultural, and socio-historical contexts necessary to analyze artifacts (canonical and non-canonical literature, film, art, architecture, and music). Develops critical reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in German regarding complex texts, contexts, and concepts. Fosters cross-cultural awareness and intercultural sensitivity. 3305: examines pre-20th-century German cultural and literary developments; 3306: examines cultural and literary developments in the 20th and 21st centuries. Taught in German. Variable content. May be repeated once for credit with different content for a maximum of 6 credits.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: GER-3105 or GER-3106

Required By: GER-3305, GER-3305, GER-4324, GER-4314, GER-4334, GER-4304

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours

Sections Taught: 19

Average GPA: 3.12 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 21.61%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.68%

Bryan Klausmeyer202460.7%20.6%8.3%0.0%10.4%0.0%3.143
Joachim M Noob20040.0%57.1%42.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.701
Debra L Stoudt201341.7%37.5%12.5%0.0%4.2%4.2%3.212
Liesl A Allingham201229.8%57.3%13.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.263
Esther K Bauer202119.5%63.1%15.8%1.1%0.0%0.8%3.026
Stefanie Hofer201845.1%46.1%5.3%0.0%3.5%0.0%3.282
Mary B Paddock200542.9%35.7%14.3%0.0%7.1%0.0%3.071
Jennifer D Colosimo200752.6%31.6%5.3%0.0%10.5%0.0%3.141

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