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Course descriptions provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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Classes
GERST 1210
Course Description
Students develop basic abilities in listening, reading, writing, and speaking German in meaningful contexts through interaction in small group activities. Course materials including videos, short articles, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 1220
Course Description
Students build on their basic knowledge of German by engaging in intense and more sustained interaction in the language. Students learn more advanced language structures allowing them to express more complex ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 1230
Course Description
Students continue to develop their language skills by discussing a variety of cultural topics and themes in the German-speaking world. The focus of the course is on expanding vocabulary, reviewing major ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Reynders, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Limited to students who have previously studied German and based on German Placement test result. Successful completion of GERST 1210, 1220 and 1230 satisfies Option 2.
GERST 1777
Course Description
Intended for advanced beginners. Builds further competence in reading, writing, oral comprehension, speaking and grammar. Course material is presented and discussed in the context of Ashkenazi ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 1777, YIDSH 1777
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GERST 2000
Course Description
Students examine important aspects of present-day German culture while expanding and strengthening their reading, writing, and speaking skills in German. Materials for each topic are selected from a variety ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 2040
Course Description
This course aims at sharpening your awareness of personal and cultural subjectivity by examining texts in a variety of media against the backdrop of cultural, political, and historical contexts. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Strateman, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: GERST 2000 or placement by German placement test or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE). Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Students must take one of the following courses as a prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country: GERST 2020, 2040, or 2060.
GERST 2060
Course Description
Learn German and understand German business culture at the same time. This is a German language course that examines the German economic structure and its major components: industry, trade unions, the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Lischke, G
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- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Lischke, G
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: GERST 2000 or by German placement test or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE). Students without previous knowledge of Business German are welcome. Taught in German. Satisfies Option 1. Students must take one of the following courses as a prerequisite for Study Abroad in a German-speaking country: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, or GERST 2060.
GERST 2703
Course Description
From hieroglyphs to HTML, ancient poetry to audiotape, and Plato's cave to virtual reality, "Thinking Media" offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the most influential media formats of the last three ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2703, ENGL 2703, MUSIC 2703, PMA 2703, SHUM 2703
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 3013
Course Description
This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by supplementing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Introduction to Comparative Government & Politics
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Conducted in German. Corequisite: GOVT 1313.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GERST 3080
Course Description
TBA. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Matthias Phelps, G
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in German. Prerequisite: GERST 2020, GERST 2040, GERST 2060, or equivalent. German Studies majors may count this towards the 3000-level language requirement.
GERST 3340
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 3545
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3113, MEDVL 3545, PMA 3545, VISST 3545
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 3620
Course Description
No description available. view course details
GERST 4002
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 4255
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 6255, GOVT 6255, ROMS 4255, ROMS 6255
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GERST 4520
Course Description
Undergraduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Born, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Department Consent Required (Add)
GERST 4530
Course Description
The Reading Course is administered by the director of the honors thesis. It carries 4 hours credit, and may be counted towards the work required for the German Major. The reading concentrates ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
GERST 4540
Course Description
The thesis is to be written on a subject related to the work done in GERST 4530. A suggested length for the thesis is 50-60 pages. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GERST 6255
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 4255, GOVT 6255, ROMS 4255, ROMS 6255
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GERST 6355
Course Description
The aim of this course is to investigate the relationship between history and images, by considering, the work of an outstanding representative of twentieth-century critical theory. Siegfried Kracauer ... view course details
GERST 6370
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 6405
Course Description
This required seminar for the new graduate minor in media studies considers media from a wide number of perspectives, ranging from the methods of cinema and television studies to those of music, information ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6400, MUSIC 6400, PMA 6400
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 6820
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 7540
Course Description
Graduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GERST 7541
Course Description
The course consists of a bi-weekly workshop series focusing on a range of interdisciplinary topics and sponsored by the Institute for German Cultural Studies (IGCS). Speakers include prominent scholars ... view course details
