Gen Ed German Courses

Want to learn German but have a tight schedule?

Fulfill gen eds with German courses and earn a German certificate or major! Contact Dr. Jaclyn Kurash (kurash@pitt.edu) with any advising questions!

BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE

The beginner-level course sequence uses the textbook Impuls Deutsch and includes:

  • GER 101 Beginning German 1
  • GER 102 Beginning German 2 (Second Language)
  • GER 201 Intermediate German 1 (Second Lang., Spec. Geo. Region)
  • GER 202 Intermediate German 2 (Specific Geographic Region)

BRIDGE LANGUAGE COURSES

After GER 202 students may take any of the following courses (in no particular order):

  • GER 1000 Reading Literary Texts
  • GER 1001 German Writing (Writing Intensive)
  • GER 1003 Professional German I (Writing Intensive)
  • GER 1004 German Business (Eco)System
  • GER 1005 German Media From TV to YouTube (Creative Work)

ADVANCED LANGUAGE COURSES

After completing ONE 1000-level course, students may continue to 1100-level courses, then move to 1200-1400-level courses.

Some examples:

  • GER 1102 German-Speaking World Today (Spec. Geographic Reg.)
  • GER 1104 Germany under the Spell of America (Historical Analysis & Spec. Geographic Reg.)
  • GER 1106 German Cultural History (Literature)
  • GER 1108 Green Germany (Specific Geographic Region)
  • GER 1204 European Identity: History and Cultural Policy (Social Science, Spec. Geographic Region)
  • GER 1350 German Drama (Creative Work)

COURSES IN ENGLISH (GER 1500-LEVELS)

All GER 1500-level courses are taught in English and fulfill General Education Requirements!

Some examples include:

  • GER 1500 Myths, Sagas, and Legends (Literature & Spec. Geogr. Region)
  • GER 1501 World of Witches (Cross-Cultural Awareness & Global Issues)
  • GER 1502 Indo-European Folktales (Literature & Spec. Geogr. Region)
  • GER 1506 Theories and Practices of Work (Philos. Thinking or Ethics)
  • GER 1522 Germany Today (Specific Geographic Region)
  • GER 1530 Sex, Robots, Revolution: Weimar Culture (Diversity, Spec. Geog. Region)
  • GER 1542 Marx and Marxism (Philos. Thinking or Ethics)
  • GER 1545 Nazi Culture (Diversity & Historical Analysis)
  • GER 1548 New German Cinema (Spec. Geog. Region & the Arts) GER 1550 Computational Methods in Humanities (Quantitative and Formal Reasoning)
  • *GER 0058 Munich: History, Society, Culture (Literature, Social Science, Spec. Geographic Region) - Taught on Pitt in Munich Study Abroad Prog.