• GERM 4993

    Independent Study
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Prerequisite: Approval by a supervising faculty member.

  • GERM 4998

    Honors Research and Thesis
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This is the first semester of the year-long DMP thesis. Students who enroll in it will only receive a grade when the complete its sequel, GERM 4999, at which point they will receive 6 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to the DMP, permission of undergraduate advisor and a supervising faculty member.

  • GERM 5015

    German for Reading Knowledge
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    For graduate students who need to develop skills necessary for reading and translating scholarly German and/or to pass the graduate reading exam. Nightly homework assignments from the textbook, combined in the later part of the course with readings and translation of texts from students' chosen fields of study, will help students attain their desired research skills in German. No prior knowledge of German required.

  • GERM 8998

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research

  • GERM 8999

    Non-Topical Research
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.

  • GERM 9998

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research

  • GERM 9999

    Non-Topical Research
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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.