OFFICE: 3024 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Muir College
(CAESAR Office) (858) 534-3210
Todd C. Kontje, Professor, Literature
Frank Biess, Assistant Professor, History
Elizabeth Bredeck, Lecturer, Literature
William M. Chandler, Professor, Political Science
Harvey S. Goldman, Professor, Sociology
Michael O. Hardimon, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Todd C. Kontje, Professor, Literature
David S. Luft , Professor, History
Wayne M. Martin, Associate Professor, Philosophy
William A. O'Brien, Associate Professor, Literature
Frederick A. Olafson, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
Carol Plantamura, Professor, Music
John Rouse, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance
Jane Stevens, Associate Professor, Music
Tracy B. Strong, Professor, Political Science
Cynthia Walk, Associate Professor, Literature
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German StudiesProgram DescriptionGerman Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers both a major and a minor for students with broad academic interests in the German-speaking world. In consultation with a faculty adviser in the program, students design individual plans of study from the many core courses offered in the Departments of History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, and Theatre and Dance. Further courses, including some offered by other departments, may be incorporated into the student's program, if they bear directly on German studies. Students considering a major or minor should consult a member of the German Studies faculty as early as possible. Students need to attain competence in German (two years of university-level language courses or the equivalent) before they can take certain required upper-division courses. It is recommended that students attain this level of competence early in the program. Study AbroadAll German Studies students are strongly encouraged to make overseas study an integral part of their program. The UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) conducts formal programs of study in Berlin, Gūttingen, and Bayreuth ranging from one-quarter, intensive beginning language programs to a full year of study at a German university. In addition, Eleanor Roosevelt College administers a full-year exchange program with Augsburg University. Students may petition to use up to five courses completed while studying abroad in their major, and three in their minor. Senior Honors ThesisAt the beginning of his or her senior year, a student major in German Studies may elect to write a Senior Honor's Thesis. To be eligible, the student must have a GPA of 3.5 in the German Studies major at the beginning of the senior year. To begin work, the student forms a committee of three appropriate faculty members, including a committee chair, who is chosen from among the German Studies Core Faculty. The chair supervises the student in a two-quarter program of independent study to research and write an Honor's Thesis of approximately thirty to fifty pages (GMST 196A/B; the two courses count among the required twelve for the major). The student defends the thesis in a one-hour oral exam with the full committee, which is charged with recommending the degree of honors that will appear on the student's transcript and diploma. The Major The major in German Studies requires twelve upper-division courses
chosen from the core course list, and includes:
Students plan their major in consultation with their German Studies faculty adviser, and submit it to the program director for approval. The Minor The minor in German Studies consists of seven courses, at least five
of which must be upper-division, including: Students plan their minor in consultation with their German Studies faculty adviser, and submit it to the program director for approval. Core CoursesCourses marked with an asterisk (*) frequently cover topics bearing on German Studies. Students should check the departments' quarterly course descriptions and yearly course spreads for their applicability to the program, and discuss them in advance with their German Studies adviser. GERMAN STUDIES GMST 196A/B. Honors Thesis HISTORY HIEU 125. Reformation Europe LITERATURE LTGM 2A. Readings and Interpretations MUSIC MUS 113. Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music* PHILOSOPHY PHIL 106. Kant POLITICAL SCIENCE POLI 110C. Revolution and Reaction: Political Thought from Kant to Nietzsche SOCIOLOGY SOCA 101M. Marxism, Culture, and Politics THEATRE AND DANCE
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