German Minor
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Dr. Eric Kligerman
206 Walker Hall
ekligerm@ufl.edu
352-392-9283
Overview
Students cannot transfer more than six credits toward the minor. No more than three credits can be Individual Work (GEW 4905).
One German course taught in English (GET prefix) can count toward the minor and can be taken concurrently with the basic language sequence.
Students must complete a minimum of six credits of coursework exclusive to the minor that cannot count toward the major(s) or other minors.
This minor requires the prior completion of the CLAS Foreign Language requirement. GER 1130 and GER 1131 satisfy that requirement.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GER courses (2000 or 3000 level) 1 | 9 | |
| GER, GEW, or GET courses (3000 or 4000 level) | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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Only six credits of intermediate GER 2000 level courses may count toward the minor. Students with either a heritage background or prior study in German might be eligible to place out of one or both intermediate courses (GER 2200 and GER 2240 and should meet with the undergraduate coordinator to arrange for placement assessment. Heritage or other learners who test out of Intermediate GER 2200 (3 credits) or GER 2240 (3 credits) must take upper-level German language courses instead.
Current Course Offerings (Fall 2025)
GER1125 - Discover German 1
First semester of a two-semester sequence that includes Discover German 2. In this innovative online course, students acquire basic skills in the German language and use the Internet as a resource to explore aspects of German culture and everyday life.
Class #27493
Instructor: Aicha Ouzia
Meet: Online
Credits: 5
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: 12/9/2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
First semester of a two-semester sequence that includes Discover German 2. In this innovative online course, students acquire basic skills in the German language and use the Internet as a resource to explore aspects of German culture and everyday life.
GER1130 - Beginning Intensive German 1
The first semester of the basic language sequence for beginning learners of German. Emphasis is on communicating in German through speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culturally related topics. Communication in German is enhanced by the use of various authentic texts, music, film, and other materials.
Class #23416
The first semester of the basic language sequence for beginning learners of German. Emphasis is on communicating in German through speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culturally related topics. Communication in German is enhanced by the use of various authentic texts, music, film, and other materials.
GER2200 - Intermediate German 1
Participants will improve their skills in the four basic areas (reading, writing, listening comprehension, speaking) by reviewing elements of grammar, particularly morphology (i.e., word forms), and by expanding vocabulary. Upon successful completion, students may go directly to Advanced German.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GER 1104 or GER 1126 or GER 1131, or the equivalent.
Participants will improve their skills in the four basic areas (reading, writing, listening comprehension, speaking) by reviewing elements of grammar, particularly morphology (i.e., word forms), and by expanding vocabulary. Upon successful completion, students may go directly to Advanced German.
Credits: 3; Prereq: GER 1104 or GER 1126 or GER 1131, or the equivalent.
GER2225 - Online Intermediate German I
Employs web-based learning resources to develop B1-level proficiencies via the reinforcement of speaking and listening comprehension, reading, and writing skills, and an exploration of selected cultural topics. For self-starters who are comfortable and successful working individually and in groups in an online learning environment.
Prereq: (GER 1130 and GER 1131) or (GER 1125 and GER 1126) or (10 university-level credits of beginning German) or the equivalent.
Class #23418
EEP EligibleAdd'l Course Fees: $27.99
Instructor: Willard Hasty
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
Employs web-based learning resources to develop B1-level proficiencies via the reinforcement of speaking and listening comprehension, reading, and writing skills, and an exploration of selected cultural topics. For self-starters who are comfortable and successful working individually and in groups in an online learning environment.
Prereq: (GER 1130 and GER 1131) or (GER 1125 and GER 1126) or (10 university-level credits of beginning German) or the equivalent.
GER6060 - Beginning German for Graduate Students I
For graduate students from other departments who need to acquire a reading knowledge of German. Not open to graduate students in German.
Class #28581
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Willard Hasty
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
For graduate students from other departments who need to acquire a reading knowledge of German. Not open to graduate students in German.
GET3200 - Medieval Literary Culture
Studies the German literary culture of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages in its broader European context. Examines literary culture in relation to Latin literary traditions, as well as to other cultural domains such as the arts, architecture, theology, and politics.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
Class #19339
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Valerie Hampton
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
Studies the German literary culture of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages in its broader European context. Examines literary culture in relation to Latin literary traditions, as well as to other cultural domains such as the arts, architecture, theology, and politics.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
GET3201 - Early Modern Literary Culture
Studies the early modern literary culture of German-speaking regions of the Holy Roman Empire in the broader European context. Examines this culture’s relation to pan-European developments, including the Renaissance, Humanism, the Reformation, and developments in the arts, architecture, theology, and politics.
Prereq: sophomore standing or higher.
Class #23826
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Benjamin Guyer
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
Studies the early modern literary culture of German-speaking regions of the Holy Roman Empire in the broader European context. Examines this culture’s relation to pan-European developments, including the Renaissance, Humanism, the Reformation, and developments in the arts, architecture, theology, and politics.
Prereq: sophomore standing or higher.
GET3520 - Early German Cinema to 1945
Historical overview of the most influential films of German classical cinema, including how they relate to the social reality of the 1920s and 30s.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
Class #27134
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Barbara Mennel
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 4
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: 12/10/2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
Historical overview of the most influential films of German classical cinema, including how they relate to the social reality of the 1920s and 30s.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
GET3580 - Representations of War in Literature and Visual Media
Study of the shifting cultural representations of war (literature/art) in the 20th century, focusing primarily on European history, culture and politics. Primary sources include Mann, Remarque, Boll, Celan, Grosz, and Kiefer.
Class #21688
EEP Eligible
Instructor: Eric Kligerman
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: 12/11/2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
Study of the shifting cultural representations of war (literature/art) in the 20th century, focusing primarily on European history, culture and politics. Primary sources include Mann, Remarque, Boll, Celan, Grosz, and Kiefer.
GET3930 - Variable Topics in German Studies: Kafka and Kafkaesque
Variable topics in German Studies in English translation.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
Class #18097
Variable topics in German Studies in English translation.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
GET3930 - Variable Topics in German Studies: Refugee Narratives
Variable topics in German Studies in English translation.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
Variable topics in German Studies in English translation.
Prereq: Minimum 15 credits earned in enrollment, test, or transfer credit.
GEW4930 - Seminar in Germanic Languages and Literatures
Variable topics dealing with specific issues in Germanic language or literature.
Prereq: Six credits of GER credit at the 3000-level.
Class #23906
Variable topics dealing with specific issues in Germanic language or literature.
Prereq: Six credits of GER credit at the 3000-level.
GEW6905 - Independent Study
Available by special arrangement. May be taken only once for M.A. credit.
Class #12590
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Instructor: Eric Kligerman
Meet: Primary Classroom
Credits: 3
Department: Languages, Literatures & Cultures German
Final Exam: TBA
Class Dates: 08/21/2025 - 12/03/2025
Available by special arrangement. May be taken only once for M.A. credit.