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GERMAN PROGRAM

Department Office: room 1405 Hunter West, phone (212) 772 - 4980, fax(212) 772-5746
Chair: Annette Kym
Associate Professors: Kuhn-Osius, Kym, Nicolai
Assistant Professor: McBride, Anderson
Advisors: (day and evening) A. Kym, E. Nicolai, E. Kuhn-Osius

The Department of German offers courses in the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking countries. Courses in the German language are offered at the elementary (100), intermediate (200), and advanced (300) level. Courses in German literature and culture, taught in German, are offered at the 300-400 level. The entire language and literature curriculum is designed to guide beginners in the language through well-defined levels of proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension to the point of college-level literacy in German. The proficiency-testing system used in the department makes it possible to place students who have prior knowledge of the German language in the sequence at the level most appropriate to their needs.

The goals of the elementary and intermediate courses which fulfill the foreign language requirement are:

(1) To give all students a real ability to function in everyday situations in the German language.
(2) To create a solid linguistic base for the further study of German at the advanced level.

The goal of the advanced language, literature, and culture courses are:

(1) To impart knowledge and understanding of German literature and civilization, past and present.
(2) To develop students' comprehension of spoken and written German to the level of understanding the classics of German prose, drama, and poetry.
(3) To build students' capacity for intellectual discourse in written and spoken German.

Courses are also offered in German literature in English translation for students who have no knowledge of the German language. These courses may not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement, nor may they be applied towards the German major.

Foreign Language Requirement
Hunter College has a four semester foreign language requirement. Taking German is one way to fulfill this requirement.

General Education Requirement (GER) Courses offered in English translation on the 200-level may be used to fulfill Broad Exposure: GERMN 240(W) and
241(W) (Stage 2, Group C);
All 300-level courses in German plus 444 and 479 count as Focused Exposure (Stage 3, Group A).German literature courses in English translation also carry the "W" designation.

Distribution Requirement See Appendix A for the Distribution
Requirement, which was replaced by the General Education
Requirement in fall 2001 and which may be binding on students
who matriculated prior to fall 2001.

Major
The major consists of 24 credits chosen from the following courses:
Advanced courses in language, level I: GERMN 301, 302, 310,312, 313
Advanced courses in literature, level I: GERMN 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 334, 335, 336, 339
Advanced courses in literature, level II: GERMN 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 353, 359
Advanced courses in language, level II: GERMN 381, 383
Special projects: GERMN 444, 491, 492, 493, 498
At least 12 credits must be earned by taking classes numbered between 320 and 359 or 444. At least 3 of these 12 credits must be from classes numbered between 340 and 359 or 444. Students should consult the department chair to plan their course
of studies in German. Students who begin German in college may count GERMN 201 and GERMN 202 as major courses. Students who began German elsewhere should consult the chair regarding placement in the German major.


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Minor
A minor consists of 12 credits; at least 6 should be in advanced courses (GERMN 301-359 or 444). Students who elect to minor in German should consult their major department for approval. German majors may select a 12-credit minor in any department. The courses must be approved by the chair of the German Department.

Electives
All courses offered are open to all qualified students as electives. For placement consult the department chair.

Honors, Tutorials
Consult the department chair for these special
programs. In order to graduate with departmental honors the student has to write an honors essay. Please check under "Academic Honors" for exact details.
Students qualifying can also be elected to the German Honor Society Sigma Epsilon Phi. Please consult the department for exact requirements.

Study Abroad
The German Department sponsors a summer study abroad program in Kassel, Germany, for students at all levels.

Exchange Program with Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Germany.
Each year, one Hunter College student will receive substantial financial support to spend the academic year studying in Karlsruhe. Please consult the department for details.

International Examinations
The German Department is a testing site for the "Zertifikat Deutsch" and "Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung". These examinations are given world-wide by the Goethe Institute, the cultural arm of the German government.

Preparation for Secondary School Teaching
Students interested in teaching German in New York public schools must obtain a 30-credit major. In addition to the regular 24-credit major program, a prospective German teacher may take any 6 (not 5) credits in the German Department between GERM 301 and 444, or GERM 240, 241, or 300-level courses related to German studies offered in the other department (with prior approval by the chairperson of the German Department).

Students interested in teaching German in New York Public schools may count 12 credits of courses from the secondary education sequence as a minor. This minor may count towards the course requirements for New York State Certification or New York City licensing, but will not by itself be sufficient for either of these. Students interested in a teaching career should consult with the Divisions of Programs in Education (Office of Educational Services, room 1000 West). All students who want to pursue a teaching certificate in German must take an oral examination with the German Department.

Credit
GERMN 101 is not credited without GERMN 102. All other courses are credited singly.