GERMAN | 2005 Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses

GERMAN

Level 1

GM 1030 - GERMAN FOR BEGINNERS 1

Credit Points: 20
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

Course not open to those qualified for GM 1032.

Overview

This course provides an intensive introduction to the German language for students with no previous knowledge of German or with qualifications below the entry requirement for GM 1032. It concentrates on the four basic language skills: reading, writing, speaking, comprehension. Students attend language classes, a reinforcement tutorial conducted in German and a practical class in the Language Centre. They are also required to pursue an intensive course of private study in the Language Centre and to submit regular written work. The course may be taken alone as a pure language course, or in combination with GM 1031, and can lead on to a degree with Honours in German.

Structure

4 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (70%) and in-in-course assessment: regular assignments and class tests (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1031 - BACKGROUND TO GERMAN BEGINNERS 1

Credit Points: 10
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

To be taken only in conjunction with GM 1030 or otherwise with the permission of the Head of School.

Overview

The course provides an introduction to social, political and cultural aspects of the German-speaking countries and is intended to supply the necessary context for the Beginners Language Course GM 1030. It consists of classes on contemporary issues and culture and a one-hour language class per week.
This course is recommended for beginners intending to proceed with German studies beyond Level 1.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one in-class test (50%), and one 1,500 word essay (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1032 - GERMAN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY 1

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

SCE H in German or equivalent. Not available to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1031, 2030 or 2032.

Overview

The course consists of language classes leading to advanced communicative competence in German and it will include the analysis of contemporary texts drawn from a variety of non-literary contexts, together with lectures on selected social, political and cultural aspects of the German-speaking countries. The intention of the course is to extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures, and to introduce various styles of written and spoken German, situating the language study in a socio-cultural context.

The course content is complemented by GM 1532, and the course may be taken either alone or together with GM 1033. Teaching is in English and German.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: two in-class tests (40%); 1 oral/aural examination (30%); one 1,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (66%) and 1 oral/aural examination (34%).

GM 1033 - GERMAN LITERARY STUDIES 1

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

SCE H in German or equivalent. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 2031 and/or GM 2033.

Overview

The course consists of the study of selected aspects of modern German literature, involving the close analysis of two modern German texts, together with a class involving translation from and into German. The aim of the course is to develop students’ vocabulary and knowledge of German and their stylistic awareness, to develop translation skills on passages of literary origin, to provide students with the ability to analyse literary works, and to apply all these skills to the study of modern texts selected for their literary importance and relevance to modern German society. The texts and translation work are complemented by GM 1533. This course may be taken on its own or together with GM 1032.

Structure

1 one-hour literature lecture/tutorial and 1 one-hour language tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: two in-class tests (50%), and one 1,500 word essay (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1034 - GERMAN 1 FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF GERMAN

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Only open to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1032 or GM 1035.

Overview

The course consists of language classes providing practice in translation from German into English of a wide range of literary and non-literary topics, and lectures dealing with aspects of the history, society and culture of the German-speaking countries.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): language work (one in-class translation from German into English) (50%), two essays (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1035 - GERMAN-ENGLISH TRANSLATION CLASS 1

Credit Points: 10
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

May be taken only by native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1034.

Overview

This course provides practice in the translation into English of a wide range of literary and non-literary topics. It is intended for native speakers of German studying other subjects.

Structure

1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-class unseen translation (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1530 - GERMAN FOR BEGINNERS 2

Credit Points: 20
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 1030, or with the permission of the Head of School.

Overview

This course is intended for students who have attended GM 1030 or have a similar knowledge of German. It concentrates on the acquisition of reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills. Students attend language classes, a reinforcement tutorial conducted in German and a practical class in the Language Centre. They are also required to pursue an intensive course of private study in the Language Centre and to submit regular written work. This course may be taken alone as a pure language course, or in combination with GM 1531, and can lead to a degree with Honours in German.

Structure

4 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (70%) and in-course assessment: regular assignment and class tests (20%), and oral examination (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (90%) and oral examination (10%).

GM 1531 - BACKGROUND TO GERMAN BEGINNERS 2

Credit Points: 10
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

To be taken only in conjunction with GM 1530 or otherwise with the permission of the Head of School.

Overview

This course provides an introduction to socio-cultural and literary aspects of the German-speaking countries and is intended to supply the necessary context for the beginners language course GM 1530. It consists of lectures on aspects of the German-speaking countries and tutorials involving the study of German short stories in the original and in translation and a one-hour language class per week. This course is recommended for beginners intending to proceed with German studies beyond level 1.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (80%) and in-course assessment: one 1,200 word essay (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1532 - GERMAN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY 2

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

SCE H in German or equivalent. Not available to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1534, 2530 or 2532.

Overview

Building on GM 1032, this course consists of language classes dealing with advanced aspects of German and with the analysis of contemporary texts drawn from a variety of non-literary contexts together with lectures on selected social, political and cultural aspects of the contemporary German-speaking countries involving the study of texts and documents in German. The intention of the course is to extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures, and to introduce various styles of written and spoken German, integrating the language study with the social context. The course may be taken either alone or together with GM 1533. Teaching is in English and German.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (50%); 1 oral/aural examination (25%) and in-course assessment: one in-course report (15%); one in-class test (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (66%) and 1 oral/aural examination (34%).

GM 1533 - GERMAN LITERARY STUDIES 2

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

SCE Higher in German or equivalent. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 2531 and/or GM 2533.

Overview

The course consists of the study of selected aspects of modern German literature involving the close analysis of two German texts together with a class on translation from and into German. The aim of the course is to develop students’ vocabulary and knowledge of German and their stylistic awareness, to develop translation skills on passages of literary origin, to provide students with the ability to analyse literary works, and to apply all these skills to the study of modern texts selected for their literary importance and relevance to modern German society. The texts and translation work complement GM 1033. This course may be taken on its own or together with GM 1532.

Structure

1 one-hour literature lecture/tutorial and 1 one-hour language tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (75%) and in-course assessment: one 1,500 word essay (25%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1534 - GERMAN 2 FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF GERMAN

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

GM 1034. Only open to native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1532 or GM 1535.

Overview

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%): language work (one in-class translation from German into English) (50%), two essays (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 1535 - GERMAN-ENGLISH TRANSLATION CLASS 2

Credit Points: 10
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

May be taken only by native speakers of German. May not be taken in the same half-session as GM 1534.

Overview

This course provides practice in the translation into English of a wide range of literary and non-literary topics. It is intended for native speakers of German studying other subjects.

Structure

1 one-hour tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-class unseen translation (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Level 2

GM 2030 - ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY GERMAN 1

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

GM 1530. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1032, 1031, 2032.

Overview

The course consists of language classes dealing with fundamental aspects of German grammar and lectures dealing with aspects of the history, society and culture of the German-speaking countries.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 3 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%): two in-class tests (40%), one oral examination (30%), and one 1,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (66%) and 1 oral examination (34%).

GM 2031 - GERMAN LITERARY STUDIES (ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY) 1

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

GM 1530. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1033 or GM 2033.

Overview

This course consists of a close study of two German literary texts, an introduction to different literary genres and appropriate methodology, and a language class concentrating primarily on translation from and into German at a fundamental level.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: two in-class tests (50%); one 1,500 word essay (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 2032 - GERMAN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY 3

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 1532 or GM 1533 or A level German at B or SYS German at A or equivalent. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1032, GM 1031 or GM 2030.

Overview

The course consists of classes dealing with aspects of the German language at intermediate level (Mittelstufe) and lectures dealing with aspects of the history, society and culture of the German-speaking countries.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%): two in-class tests (40%), one 1,500 word essay (30%), and oral (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (66%) and 1 oral examination (34%).

GM 2033 - GERMAN LITERARY STUDIES 3

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 1533 or GM 1532 or A level German at B or SYS German at A or equivalent. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1033 or GM 2031.

Overview

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%): two in-class tests (50%); one 1,500 word essay (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 2530 - ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY GERMAN 2

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 2030. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1531 or GM 1532.

Overview

Building on Advanced Introductory German 1, the course consists of classes dealing with aspects of the German language at intermediate level (Mittelstufe), and lectures dealing with aspects of the history, society and culture of the German-speaking countries which extend the knowledge and understanding of the German-speaking countries gained in Advanced Introductory German 1.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 3 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (50%); 1 oral examination (25%); one in-class test (10%), and one in-class report (15%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (66%) and 1 oral examination (34%).

GM 2531 - GERMAN LITERARY STUDIES (ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY) 2

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

GM 1530. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1533 or GM 2533.

Overview

Building on German Literary Studies (Advanced Introductory) 1, this course consists of a close study of three German literary texts, and a language class concentrating primarily on translation from and into German at an intermediate (Mittelstufe) level.

Structure

2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (75%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000 word essay (25%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 2532 - GERMAN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY 4

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 2032. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1531, 1532 or 2530.

Overview

Building on German Language and Society 3, the course consists of classes dealing with aspects of the German language at intermediate level (Mittelstufe), and lectures dealing with aspects of the history, society and culture of the German-speaking countries gained in German Language and Society 3.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture and 2 one-hour tutorials per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%), 1 oral examination (25%) and one in-class test (15%), and one project (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (66%) and 1 oral examination (34%).

GM 2533 - GERMAN LITERARY STUDIES 4

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 2032 or GM 2033. May not be taken in the same half-session together with GM 1533 or GM 2531.

Overview

Building on German Literary Studies 3, this course consists of a close study of three German literary texts, and a language class concentrating primarily on translation from and into German at an intermediate (Mittelstufe) level, extending the skills embedded in German Literary Studies 3.

Structure

2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (75%) and in-course assessment; one 2,000 word essay (25%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Level 3

GM 3032 / GM 3532 - GERMAN LANGUAGE

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above. Available only to Honours candidates in European Studies.

Overview

Attendance and work on German University courses in German for foreigners (DaF – Deutsch als Fremdsprache).

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: written language work (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3033 - GERMAN LANGUAGE

Credit Points: 30
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above. Available only to Honours candidates in European Studies.

Notes

This course is run over the full session.

Overview

Attendance and work on German University courses in German for foreigners (DaF – Deutsch als Fremdsprache).

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: written language work (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3034 - GERMAN TWENTIETH-CENTURY NARRATIVE PROSE A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4034 (German Twentieth-Century Narrative Prose B). This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will introduce students to the major currents running through narrative prose written in the German language throughout the twentieth century. It will introduce students to the central themes which concerned writers during this period, and the variety of literary techniques and approaches which the writers employed, and examine the relationship between literary works and the context in which they were produced. Texts may include works by celebrated writers such as Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka and Günter Grass.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3035 - GERMAN HISTORY SINCE 1945 A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4035 (German History since 1945 B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will focus on the major features of German history since 1945: these include the division of Germany after 1945; the formation of the two German states; the building of the Berlin Wall; the era of rapprochment between the two states; opposition to both states; the unification of Germany in 1990.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3036 - THE PORTRAYAL OF LOVE, MARRIAGE AND ADULTERY IN GERMAN LITERATURE AND FILM A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

Available to German Junior Honours or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4036 (The Portrayal of Love, Marriage and Adultery in German Literature and Film B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course will examine the discussion of love, marriage and adultery in German and Austrian literature and film of the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis will be placed on the social, cultural and economic context of love relationships and the ways in which the dominant value systems of society are reflected, criticised or subverted over the period. Particular issues to be addressed will include: the significance of reputation and honour, the generation conflict, strategies in self-preservation and surrender and questions of gender and identity.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3037 - THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND STURM UND DRANG IN GERMANY A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4037 (The Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang in Germany B). This course will be available in 2006/07 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: 1 two-hour written examination (70%); one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3039 - BERLIN, CITY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in level 3 or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4039 (Berlin, City of the Twentieth Century B). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will focus on how writers, artists, critics and architects have represented Berlin in periods of socio-political crisis and transition throughout the twentieth century. Following an initial study of theories of the city and the use, experience and representation of urban space, it will explore how the metropolitan environment was constructed and contested in a number of different periods: the Weimar Republic, the period of division and the era around the Wende. The course will involve the analysis of a range of source materials including literature, cultural criticism, film, art and architecture.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3040 - MODES OF COMMUNICATION A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Level 3 or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4040 (Modes of Communication B). It will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course encompasses the methodical investigation of persuasive speech in a wide variety of forms – from the political debate to the literary tale, from the academic lecture to the coffee-house discussion. It will trace the history of rhetoric and analyse a number of topics such as Literary Rhetoric and Aesthetics, the Public Lecture, Advertising, Political Propoganda, and Communication Theory, in the context of the German-speaking countries. In addition, it includes a substantial component on Applied Rhetoric, thus developing students’ communicative ability.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3041 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4041 (Theory and Practice of Translation B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: translation and commentary work (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3042 - NATIONAL SOCIALISM A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4042 (National Socialism B) or with HI 3049/3549. This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternative sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course will deal with the rise to power of the NSDAP as well as the various ingredients (intellectual, historical, economic) which go to make up the National Socialist Weltanschauung. The course will include the study of relevant documents in the original language. Adolf Hitler will be examined as the central figure of the epoch together with other major figures (Goebbels, Göring, etc) associated with the Party. Major areas such as anti-Semitism, resistance, concentration camps and the Holocaust will also be considered.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3043 - GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4043 (German Expressionism B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternative sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course will introduce students to a critical appreciation of the characteristically German phenomenon of Expressionism as it is embodied in both German art and literature. Students will come to an understanding of the main characteristics of a movement which contained a surprising mixture of both political and religious aspects. The course will outline foreign influences on, and parallels to, German Expressionism in both visual art and literature. Groups such as Die Brücke and Der blaue Reiter as well as individual German Expressionists such as Emil Nolde will be studied in depth. The study of Expressionism in art will lead to an examination of the literary genre as represented in both poetry and drama. Students will be introduced to the work of major German Expressionist writers such as Gottfried Benn, Carl Sternheim, Georg Kaiser, Ernst Toller and the early Brecht. Students will be encouraged to study one or two artists or writers or films of their own choice in greater depth.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3044 - GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN EXILE LITERATURE A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Co-requisites

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4044 (German and Austrian Exile Literature B). This course will be available in 2004/05 and alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course will examine the phenomenon of German and Austrian literary and political exile with particular reference to the period 1933-45. An introduction to the economic, personal and psychological situation of refugees from Nazi Germany and Austria will facilitate an understanding of selected literary works by writers such as Bruno Adler, Bertolt Brecht, Lion Feuchtwanger, Erich Fried, Theodor Kramer, Robert Lucas, Robert Neumann, Anna Seghers, Hilde Spiel, Thomas Mann, Martina Wied and others. The course will provide an in-depth analysis and comparison of the treatment of major exile themes such as National Socialism, language, remigration and the concept of home.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3045 - THE GERMAN BAROQUE A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4045 (The German Baroque B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course aims to help students achieve an understanding and appreciation of the Baroque Age in Germany (approximately 1600-1720). The course will investigate the religious, scientific, political, and cultural background of the period, and look at some of the literature it produced, with special attention being given to the drama, the lyric, and humourous-satirical writing. The period will be studied in a pan-European context, with due attention being given to Baroque architecture and music.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3046 - WEIMAR CLASSICISM A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4046 (Weimar Classicism B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3047 - FILM AND TEXT A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4047 (Film and Text B). This course will be available in 2006/07 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will investigate how a number of established German literary texts have been treated in their film versions.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3048 - GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 1

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available only to Level 3 German Honours candidates or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course is run over the full session.

Overview

This course will concentrate on the production and analysis of oral/aural texts, the translation of written German and on oral fluency and accuracy.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar and 1 one-hour tutorial per week and 6 additional tutorials per session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: written language work (70%); oral language work (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3049 - GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 2

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available only to Level 3 German Single Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course is run over the full session.

Overview

This course will concentrate on the production and analysis of oral/aural texts, the translation of written German and on fluency and accuracy.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar and 1 one-hour tutorial per week and 4 seminars per session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: written translation work (80%); language tutorial work (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3050 - GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 5

Credit Points: 30
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

GM 2030 and 2530; or GM 2031 and 2531; or GM 2032 and 2532; or GM 2033 and 2533; or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course is run over the full session and is not available to candidates for Honours in German. It is advisable for non-honours students intending to take this course to have spent some time in a German-speaking country.

Overview

The course will concentrate on the production and analysis of oral/aural texts, the translation of written German and on oral fluency and accuracy.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar and 1 one-hour tutorial per week, with 6 tutorials per session and 16 seminars per session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: written language work (70%); oral language work (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3051 - OPPOSING MOVEMENTS: CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM IN GERMANY A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4051 (Opposing Movements: Classicism and Romanticism in Germany B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Classicism and Romanticism occured at almost the same time in Germany. These two mutually incompatible movements overlap each other by all but about ten years at either end, covering the period roughly 1785-1840. This course will look at the main, contrasting, features of both movements. Both movements will be set within the broader context of what preceded them and against which they were in part a reaction (Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and within the European cultural scene.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3052 - GERMAN SPECIALISED STUDY A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course will be available in 2004/05 and in all sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course enables students to study in greater detail selected aspects arising from particular Honours courses.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3503 - GERMAN SPECIALISED STUDY

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available only to candidates for Junior Honours in German.

Overview

In the specialised study course, students will select one of a range of options chosen in consultation with the School to complement the remainder of their Honours programme. These options may consist of: the further study of a single author, the further study of a specific area of literature such as Expressionist drama or the literature of the GDR; or the study of a particular aspect of German history, German thought, German linguistics or other subject matters covered in the student’s Honours programme.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%); one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3512 - GERMAN DISSERTATION

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available only to candidates for Junior Honours in German.

Co-requisites

The course must be substituted for a completed Honours module.

Overview

The dissertation topic is chosen from an area of study after consultation with the Head of School. The area of study is related to an Honours course offered by German which the student has attended. Initial guidance will be provided on an individual basis by members of staff.

Structure

Directed study.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Word limit: 10,000 word dissertation (100%).

Resit: Dissertation (100%).

GM 3514 - TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN GERMANY SINCE 1770 A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4514 (Travel and Tourism in Germany since 1770 B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course aims to introduce students to selected historical, sociological, cultural and theoretical aspects of travelling and tourism in a German-speaking context, using a wide range of cultural and historical material. The course will predominantly focus on the effects of modernity and modernization on the experience and organisation of travel and tourism.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), and one 3,000 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3515 - IDENTITY, GENDER AND LITERATURE SINCE 1945 A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4515 (Identity, Gender and Literature since 1945 B). This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), and one 3,000 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3516 - IMAGES OF CHILDHOOD A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

Available to German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4516 (Images of Childhood B). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will analyse the portrayal of childhood in the German-speaking countries during the 20th century. The source materials drawn on will include literature, autobiography, film and the expressive arts. Questions such as the child’s perception of the historical process, the right to childhood, and the process of socialisation are examined in detail. Particular issues to be addressed include: the utopia of childhood, adolescence in the Third Reich, and children and the Holocaust.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), and one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3517 - GERMAN ROMANTICISM A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4517 (German Romanticism B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course concentrates on works by major writers of the Romantic period (Novallis, A Schlegel, Tieck, Kleist, Brentano, Hoffmann, Eichendorff) and provides background (literary, historical, social, philosophical) necessary for a full understanding of these works.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%); one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3518 - VIENNA 1900 A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Level 3 or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4518 (Vienna 1900 B). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century was a city characterised by fascinating oppositions. Traditional and modern, imperial and bourgeois, rich and poor, cosmopolitan and parochial. Vienna was the location for intellectual and cultural activity in a wide range of areas. This course will explore key facets of the social and cultural history of Vienna at the turn of the century through a critical study of a number of cultural forms such as literature, journalism, architecture, dance, theatre and cabaret.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and four one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), one 2,500 word essay (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3519 - GERMAN DRAMA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 4519 (German Drama in the Twentieth Century B). This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course provides an introduction to German drama in the 20th century, including Expressionist drama, Epic Theatre and post-1945 drama in the German-speaking countries. Selected works by writers such as Toller, Brecht, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Kroetz and Hein will be examined. The plays will be analysed within their socio-political context.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3520 - LITERARY REWORKINGS A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4520 (Literary Reworkings B). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will investigate the phenomenon of Literary Reworkings (‘Literarische Bearbeitung’).

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and four one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3521 - LEVEL 3 GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 6

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

GM 2530 or GM 2533. Available only to level 3 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Co-requisites

GM 3048. May be taken only by mode B Junior Honours candidates in German, studying at a University in a German-speaking country.

Overview

The course, open only to mode B Junior Honours students of German, fulfilling their residence requirements in a German-speaking country, complements GM 3048 and GM 3049. An intensive programme of language exercises will develop competence in a variety of different registers, including formal and informal. The Junior and Senior Honours Language courses form a continuum for which the final assessment is not made until the end of the Senior Honours year.

Required field work: Regular submission of written and recorded material by correspondence.

Structure

There will be briefing and instructions for assignments before the student leaves Aberdeen.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: written language word (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3523 - FROM EMPIRE TO REPUBLIC: 20TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN LITERATURE A

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to level 3 students or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 4523 (From Empire to Republic: Twentieth Century Austrian Literature B). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and four one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,000-2,500 word essay (30%), one 2,500 word essay (70%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

GM 3552 - GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

GM 2030 and GM 2530; or GM 2031 and GM 2531; or GM 2032 and GM 2532; or GM 2033 and GM 2533; or by permission of the Head of School.

Overview

The course will concentrate on the production and analysis or oral / aural texts, the translation of written German and on oral fluency and accuracy.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar and 1 one-hour tutorial per week, with an addditional 3 tutorials per session and 9 seminars per session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-class assessment. 2 in-class tests (50%), composition work (20%), oral language work (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).

Level 4

GM 4008 - EUROPEAN CINEMA IN CONTEXT

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Senior Honours students studying Modern Languages or by permission of the Head of School.

Overview

The course offers a broadly based examination of European film, covering the main areas of film theory and film analysis. German, French and Spanish cinemas are explored within the context of contemporary European culture and society. There is a particular focus on issues of representation and identity. This module is intended for students of the cinema in Europe and will outline the major social and political changes which were influential in shaping each respective national cinema tradition.

Structure

1 two-hour lecture and/or seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%).

Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for further details.

GM 4022 - GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 3

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

GM 3048. Available only to level 4 German students or by permission of Head of School.

Notes

This course is run over the full session.

Overview

This course builds on GM 3048 and aims to further refine the language skills acquired in GM 3048. GM 4022 will concentrate on the production and analysis of oral/aural tests, the translation of written German, and on oral fluency and accuracy.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar and 1 one-hour tutorial per week and 6 tutorials per session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: language work (20%) and German Honours examination (80%).

GM 4023 - GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 4

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available only to level 4 German Single Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course is run over the full session.

Overview

Building on GM 3049, this course will concentrate on the production and analysis of written texts, the translation of written German and on fluency and accuracy.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar and 1 one-hour tutorial per week and 4 seminars per session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: language work (20%) and German Honours examination (80%).

GM 4034 - GERMAN TWENTIETH-CENTURY NARRATIVE PROSE B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3034 (German Twentieth-Century Narrative Prose A). It will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will introduce students to the major currents running through narrative prose written in the German language throughout the twentieth century. It will introduce students to the central themes which concerned writers during this period and the variety of literary techniques and approaches which the writers employed, and examine the relationship between literary works and the context in which they were produced. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4035 - GERMAN HISTORY SINCE 1945 B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3035 (German History since 1945 A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will focus on the major features of German history since 1945: these include the division of Germany after 1945; the formation of the two German states; the building the of the Berlin Wall; the era of rapprochment between the two states; opposition to both states; the unification of Germany in 1990. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4036 - THE PORTRAYAL OF LOVE, MARRIAGE AND ADULTERY IN GERMAN LITERATURE AND FILM B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

Available to German Senior Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3036 (The Portrayal of Love, Marriage and Adultery in German Literature and Film A). It will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4037 - THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND STURM UND DRANG IN GERMANY B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3037. (The Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang in Germany A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course concentrates on major works by principal writers of the period (Lessing, Wieland, Herder, Goethe, Schiller) and provides the background (literary, historical, social, philosophical) necessary for a full understanding of these works. The course attempts to assess the significance of the new middle-class literature of the period within the framework of German literature as a whole. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: One 2-hour written examination (70%); one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4039 - BERLIN, CITY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in level 4 or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3039 (Berlin, City of the Twentieth Century A). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4040 - MODES OF COMMUNICATION B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to Level 4 students or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3040 (Modes of Communication A). It will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course encompasses the methodical investigation of persuasive speech in a wide variety of forms – from the political debate to the literary tale, from the academic lecture to the coffee-house discussion. It will trace the history of rhetoric and analyse a number of topics such as Literary Rhetoric and Aesthetics, the Public Lecture, Advertising, Political Propoganda, and Communication Theory, in the context of the German-speaking countries. The course also includes a substantial component on Applied Rhetoric, thus developing students’ communicative ability. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4041 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 3041 (Theory and Practice of Translation A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will focus on the history and theory of translation and will include practical work on literary and non-literary texts. The course will examine theoretical approaches to translation and the practical techniques applied by translators. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per semester.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: translation and commentary work (30%).

GM 4042 - NATIONAL SOCIALISM B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 3042 (National Socialism A) or with HI 3049/3549. This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternative sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per semester.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4043 - GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 3043 (German Expressionism A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course will introduce students to a critical appreciation of the characteristically German phenomenon of Expressionism as it is embodied in both German art and literature. Students will come to an understanding of the main characteristics of a movement which contained a surprising mixture of both political and religious aspects. The course will outline foreign influences on and parallels to German Expressionism in both visual art and literature. Groups such as Die Brücke and Der blaue Reiter as well as individual German Expressionists such as Emil Nolde will be studied in depth. The study of Expressionism in art will lead on to an examination of the literary genre as represented in both poetry and drama. Students will be introduced to the work of major German Expressionist writers such as Gottfried Benn, Carl Sternheim, Georg Kaiser, Ernst Toller and the early Brecht. Students will be encouraged to study one or two artists or writers or films of their own choice in greater depth. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per semester.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4044 - GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN EXILE LITERATURE B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 3044 (German and Austrian Exile Literature A). This course will be available in 2004/05 and alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per semester.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4045 - THE GERMAN BAROQUE B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3045. (The German Baroque A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course aims to help students achieve an understanding and appreciation of the Baroque Age in Germany (aproximately 1600-1720). The course will investigate the religious, scientific, political, and cultural background of the period, and looks at some of the literature it produced, with special attention being given to the drama, the lyric, and humorous-satirical writing. The period will be studied in a pan-European context, with due attention being given to Baroque architecture and music. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4046 - WEIMAR CLASSICISM B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3046 (Weimar Classicism A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course aims to help students achieve an understanding and appreciation of a number of German literary works representative of the central period of Weimar (or German) classicism, within the broader context of the literary movements preceding it (Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang) and the European cultural scene of the time. Due attention will be accorded to the major classical works of Schiller and Goethe. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4047 - FILM AND TEXT B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3047 (Film and Text A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will investigate how a number of established German literary texts have been treated in their film versions. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 2 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%).

GM 4051 - OPPOSING MOVEMENTS: CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM IN GERMANY B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3051 (Opposing Movements: Classicism to Romanticism in Germany A). It will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Classicism and Romanticism occured at almost the same time in Germany. These two mutually incompatible movements overlap each other by all but about ten years at either end, covering the period 1785-1840. This course will look at the main, contrasting, features of both moevements. Both movements will be set within the broader context of what preceded them an against which they were in part a reaction (Englightenment, Sturm und Drang), and within the European cultural scene of the time.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

GM 4503 - GERMAN SPECIALISED STUDY 2

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available only to candidates for Senior Honours in German.

Overview

Syllabus as for GM 3503.

Structure

1 one-hour lecture per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), and one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4514 - TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN GERMANY SINCE 1770 B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3514 (Travel and Tourism in Germany since 1770 A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course aims to introduce students to selected historical, sociological, cultural and theoretrical aspects of travelling and tourism in a German-speaking context, using a wide range of cultural and historical material. The course will predominantly focus on the effects of modernity and modernization on the experience and organisation of travel and tourism. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500-3,000 word essay (30%), and one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4515 - IDENTITY, GENDER AND LITERATURE SINCE 1945 B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Ward

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3515 (Identity, Gender and Literature since 1945 A). This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will introduce students to aspects of subjectivity, gender and identity as represented in various forms of German-speaking literature since 1945. Particular issues to be addressed will include: women’s writing and the social construction of gender positions; generational conflict; the importance of memory; narrative strategy; role-play; authenticity and fiction. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100%).

GM 4516 - IMAGES OF CHILDHOOD B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr G Sharman

Pre-requisites

Available to German Senior Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3516 (Images of Childhood A). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will analyse the portrayal of childhood in the German-speaking countries during the 20th Century. The source materials drawn on will include literature, autobiography, film and the expressive arts. Questions such as the child’s perception of the historical process, the right to childhood, and the process of socialisation are examined in detail. Particular issues to be addressed include: the utopia of childhood, adolescence in the Third Reich, and children and the Holocaust. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4517 - GERMAN ROMANTICISM B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3517 (German Romanticism A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

The course concentrates on works by major writers of the Romantic period (Novallis, A Schlegel, Tieck, Kleist, Brentano, Hoffman, Eichendorff) and provides the background (literary, historical, social, philosophical) necessary for a full understanding of these works. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 3,000 word essay (30%), one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4518 - VIENNA 1900 B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Level 4 or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3518 (Vienna 1900 A). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century was a city characterised by fascinating oppositions. Traditional and modern, imperial and bourgeois, rich and poor, cosmopolitan and parochial, Vienna was the location for intellectual and cultural activity in a wide range of areas. This course will explore key facets of the social and cultural history of Vienna at the turn of the century through a critical study of a number of cultural forms such as literature, journalism, architecture, dance, theatre and cabaret. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), and one 4,000 wors essay (70%).

GM 4519 - GERMAN DRAMA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr S Lawrie

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with GM 3519 (German Drama in the Twentieth Century A). This course will be available in 2004/05 and in alternative sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course provides an introduction to German drama in the 20th Century, including Expressionist drama, Epic Theatre and post-1945 drama in the German-speaking countries. Selected works by writers such as Toller, Brecht, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Kroetz and Hein will be examined. The plays will be analysed within their socio-political context. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topic treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4520 - LITERARY REWORKINGS B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3520 (Literary Reworkings A). This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will investigate the phenomenon of Literary Reworkings (‘Literarische Bearbeitung’). In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials per half-session.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4522 - GERMAN SPECIALISED STUDY B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Professor G Burgess

Pre-requisites

Available to Level 4 German Honours students or by permission of the Head of School.

Overview

This course enables students to study in greater detail selected aspects arising from particular Honours Courses. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), one 4,000 word essay (70%).

GM 4523 - FROM EMPIRE TO REPUBLIC: 20TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN LITERATURE B

Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Stewart

Pre-requisites

Available only to Level 4 students or by permission of the Head of School.

Notes

This course may not be included as part of a graduating curriculum with GM 3523 (From Empire to Republic: Twentieth Century Austrian Literature A). It will be available in 2004/05 and in alternate sessions thereafter.

Overview

This course will focus on the major currents running through literature written in Austria throughout the twentieth century. It will introduce students to the central themes which concerned writers during this period, and the variety of literary techniques and approaches which the writers employed, and examine the relationship between literary works and the context in which they were produced. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the topic by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week and 4 one-hour tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one 2,500 word essay (30%), and one 4,000 word essay (70%).