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.
Fall 2026
Undergraduate courses
GMST 100: Introduction to Germanic Studies - syllabus
GMST 101: Beginning German I - syllabus
GMST 201: Intermediate German I - syllabus
GMST 301: Advanced German I - syllabus
GMST 362: The Two Germanies - syllabus
GMST 462: Nietzsche in Fiction - syllabus
GMST 484 : Holocaust Testimony and Archival Practice - syllabus
Graduate courses
GMST 584: Holocaust Testimony and Archival Practice - syllabus
GMST 586/ENSH 546/ENSH 486: The Holocaust in Literature (NEW!)
Spring 2027
Undergraduate courses
GMST 101: Beginning German I - syllabus
GMST 102: Beginning German II - syllabus
GMST 108: Introduction to Translating German Texts - syllabus
GMST 202: Intermediate German II - syllabus
GMST 300: Germanic Cultural Studies - syllabus
GMST 354: Weimar and Nazi Germany
GMST 367: Franz Kafka - syllabus
GMST 453: After-Images of the Holocaust in Text and Film
GMST 454: A Cultural History of Vampires in Literature and Film
Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Undergraduate courses
Fall 2025
GMST 100: Introduction to Germanic Studies - syllabus
GMST 101: Beginning German I - syllabus
GMST 201: Intermediate German I - syllabus
GMST 302: Advanced German II - syllabus
GMST 350: A Short History of German Film
GMST 359: Faust from Marlowe to the Present
GMST 369: Topics in Scandinavian Studies - syllabus
GMST 482: Special Topics in Holocaust Studies
Spring 2026
GMST 101: Beginning German I - syllabus
GMST 102: Beginning German II - syllabus
GMST 108: Introduction to Translating German Texts
GMST 180: Myths, Fairy Tales and Fantasy Fiction
GMST 202: Intermediate German II
GMST 353: Literature and Film of the Holocaust and "Third Reich" - syllabus
GMST 401: Popular Culture (in German) - syllabus
GMST 454: A Cultural History of Vampires in Literature and Film - syllabus
Graduate courses
Fall 2025
GMST 580: History of the Holocaust
GMST 582: Special Topics in Holocaust Studies: Visual Culture and the Holocaust