GMST Courses: Germanic Studies

Immerse yourself in diverse languages, linguistics and cultures. Take your learning outside the classroom and around the world with field schools, study abroad opportunities and international exchange.

Our courses offer small classes and hands-on research opportunities. Explore the structure of language, language learning and translation, and diverse cultures and literatures!

For course descriptions, please refer to the Academic Calendar.

See Registration 101 for registration instructions.

2026-2027

GMST Undergraduate Courses 26-27
Fall 2026	Spring 2027
GMST 100: Introduction to Germanic Studies - syllabus	GMST 102: Beginning German II - syllabus
GMST 101: Beginning German I - syllabus	GMST 108: Introduction to Translating German Texts - syllabus
GMST 201: Intermediate German I - syllabus	GMST 202: Intermediate German II - syllabus
GMST 301: Advanced German I - syllabus	GMST 300: Germanic Cultural Studies - syllabus
GMST 362: The Two Germanies - syllabus	GMST 354: Weimar and Nazi Germany
GMST 462: Nietzsche in Fiction - syllabus	GMST 367: Franz Kafka - syllabus
GMST 484 : Holocaust Testimony and Archival Practice - syllabus	GMST 402 - Film (in German) - syllabus
	GMST 454: A Cultural History of Vampires in Literature and Film