German Studies (GERST)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

GERST 1210

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8715 GERST 1210   SEM 101

    • MTWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Thakore, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Intended for: students with no prior experience in German language or based on German Placement test result.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8716 GERST 1210   SEM 102

    • MTWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Intended for: students with no prior experience in German language or based on German Placement test result.

GERST 1220

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8960 GERST 1220   SEM 101

    • MWRF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wang, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: GERST 1210 or based on German Placement test result.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8961 GERST 1220   SEM 102

    • MWRF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Villalobos, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: GERST 1210 or based on German Placement test result.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8962 GERST 1220   SEM 103

    • MWRF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Groundwater-Schuldt, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: GERST 1210 or based on German Placement test result.

GERST 1230

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3033 GERST 1230   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Reynders, A

  • 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

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 1777YIDSH 1777

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9477 GERST 1777   SEM 101

    • MTWR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Forman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 2000

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3021 GERST 2000   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hadley, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: GERST 1230 plus German placement result or GERST 1230. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3022 GERST 2000   SEM 102

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • McBride, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: GERST 1230 plus German placement result or GERST 1230. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.

GERST 2040

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4699 GERST 2040   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Strateman, C

  • 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

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4112 GERST 2060   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lischke, G

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lischke, G

  • 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

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

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  •  5186 GERST 2703   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 3013

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Introduction to Comparative Government & Politics

  •  5223 GERST 3013   SEM 101

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Conducted in German. Corequisite: GOVT 1313.

GERST 3080

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3015 GERST 3080   SEM 101

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Matthias Phelps, G

  • 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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10410 GERST 3340   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Siegel, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: one course at the GERST 3000-3209 level or equivalent, or placement by examination.

GERST 3545

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  • 10884 GERST 3545   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Born, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 3620

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  •  8993 GERST 3620   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fleming, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 4002

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8965 GERST 4002   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Adelson, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: any German course at the 3210-3499-level or equivalent. Required readings and discussion in German.

GERST 4255

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  •  8979 GERST 4255   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 4520

Undergraduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3020 GERST 4520   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • 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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5325 GERST 4520   IND 602

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Born, E

  • 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.

GERST 4530

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4182 GERST 4530   RSC 701

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

GERST 4540

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3019 GERST 4540   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: GERST 4530.

GERST 6255

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  •  8984 GERST 6255   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 6355

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 6235ROMS 6350

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9098 GERST 6355   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 6370

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9492 GERST 6370   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Schwarz, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

GERST 6405

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

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 6400MUSIC 6400PMA 6400

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17412 GERST 6405   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kalas, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GERST 6820

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10648 GERST 6820   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gilgen, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students. Readings and text in English and German. Discussion in English.

GERST 7540

Graduate student and faculty advisor to determine course of study and credit hours. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3023 GERST 7540   IND 601

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Fleming, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

GERST 7541

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5594 GERST 7541   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Gilgen, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person