GERMAN AND GERMAN STUDIES PROGRAM
WILLKOMMEN ZUM DEUTSCHEN PROGRAMM DER UNIVERSITAET
WEST CHESTER!
Professor:
Dr. Margarete Landwehr
Welcome to the German Program at West Chester University!
Man kann Deutsch als Hauptfach (B.A.) oder Nebenfach studieren.
You can study German either as a major or minor or to
complete the language requirement for another major.
Wir bieten die folgenden Kurse jedes Semester sowie im Sommer an:
We offer the following courses every semester as well as in the summer:
GER 101 & 102 (first year) and GER 201 & 202 (second year).
We offer several German Culture Cluster courses in English:
EGE 322: German Civilization
EGE 403: 20th Century German Masterpieces
EGE 404: Postwar German Literature and Film
EGE 405: A Survey of German Film
EGE 408: Modern German Drama
EGE 409: Impact of the Holocaust on Literature and Film
Man kann auch die folgenden Vorlesungen belegen:
You can take the following courses in German during the fall or spring semesters:
GER 303: Advanced German Grammar and Composition: A review of the
grammatical and syntactical structures of the language with an emphasis
on writing style.
GER 307: Advanced Oral German: Intensive drill in the oral use of the
language to develop proficiency in listening comprehension and speaking.
GER 322: Austrian Civilization: Turn of the Century Vienna: An examination
of the politics and society of the period as well as its contributions in
the arts, psychology, literature, music and philosophy.
GER 350/351: German Civilization: An analysis of the major contributions of
German civilization to Western culture
in the areas of art, music, science, and literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
GER 401: The Age of Goethe: Masterpieces of the Enlightenment,
Sturm und Drang, and Classicism.
GER 403: 20th Century German Masterpieces: Kafka, Mann, Hesse:
An in-depth analysis of the works of Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann,
and Hermann Hesse.
GER 404: German Artists as Social Conscience: Postwar German Literature
and Film: An examination of the political and social issues of
postwar Germany through an analysis of literary and cinematic texts.
Topics include: the Holocaust, Nazism, WWII, the Economic Miracle,
terrorism, the feminist and peace movements, reunification.
GER 405: A Survey of German Film: An analysis of German films
from Expressionism to the present. Films are examined in terms of their
political and social context and as works of art.
GER 407: German Lyric Poetry: Modern German poetry.
GER 408: Modern German Drama
GER 410 and GER 411 are advanced topics seminars.
GER 413: Impact of the Holocaust on Literature and Film
German Club activities include group get-togethers in German with the
German Club Advisor, Dr. Margarete Landwehr, and trips and other cultural
activities.
We encourage our students to study abroad either during their Junior year
or during the summer. The summer program available is in Berlin.
Millersville University, which is part of the
Pennsylvania State System, offers a Junior Year abroad program in Marburg,
Germany. Financial assistance for study abroad is available on a competitive
basis through several departmental grants.
Students can also obtain Pennsylvania K-12
teaching certification in German, in conjunction with the College of
Education here at West Chester University.
For more information, contact:
Professor Margarete Landwehr
108 Main Hall
Telephone: 610-436-2465
email: mlandwehr@wcupa.edu
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