Language Courses in Fall Semester 2022:
We are offering all our regular German language courses from German 101 (Beginning German 1) to German 202 (Intermediate German 2) this fall. Note: There is no GER 103 anymore! The new sequence is 101 – 102 – 201 – 202.
If you are not sure, which one you should take, check out our placement guide here: https://www.german.pitt.edu/curriculum/language-placement.
In German 101-201, we are working with the new textbook series Impuls Deutsch.
In German 202, we are continuing with Netzwerk B1.
All the textbooks will be supplemented by a variety of authentic materials, e.g. music, websites, and videos.
If you are taking one of our intermediate-level courses, you will also read a short book, either Inge Scholl’s Die weiße Rose, about a resistance group in the Third Reich, or Otfried Preussler’s Krabat, which is a fantasy story based on an old folk tale. (Both books have been edited for language learners.)
Of course there will also be a project again! In the past, project themes have included political parties in Germany, regions of the German-speaking world, the situation of refugees in Germany and the US, and adaptations of well-known German fairy tales.
Reading German Literary Texts
GER 1000
T/Th 11:00am-12:15pm
Prof. Amy Colin
To view a pdf of GER 1000 click here
The German Business (Eco)System
GER 1004
T/Th 4:00-5:15pm
Prof. Dieter Waeltermann
To view a pdf of GER 1004 click here
German for Social Scientists 1
GER 1104
T/Th 1:00-2:15pm
Prof. Sabine von Dirke
To view a pdf of GER 1104 click here
German Cultural History
GER 1106
MWF 12:00-12:50pm
Prof. Benjamin Brand
To view a pdf of GER 1106 click here
Senior Capstone Seminar/Special Topics Seminar
GER 1399/GER 1490
T/Th 9:30-10:45am
Prof. Sabine von Dirke
To view a pdf of GER 1399/1490 click here
Indo-European Folktales
GER 1502
MW 1:00-1:50pm + recitation
Prof. Jaclyn Kurash
To view a pdf of GER 1502 click here
Germany Today
GER 1522
T/Th 2:30-3:45pm
Prof. Amy Colin
To view a pdf of GER 1522 click here
Berlin: A Divided City
GER 1529
M/W 3:00-4:15pm
Prof. John Lyon
To view a pdf of GER 1529 click here
New German Cinema
GER 1548
M/W 4:30-5:45pm
Prof. Uwe Stender
To view a pdf of GER 1548 click here
Also for German 1500-level Credit.
Outsiders on the Margin
HUN 1615
M/W 9:00-10:15am
Prof. Viktoria Batista