Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

176 / MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
GRMN 112
Beginning Conversational German
3 Semester Hours
A course designed to promote oral and aural proficiency
and practical competence in elementary German.
Prerequisite: GRMN 102 or concurrent enrollment.
GRMN 203
Intermediate German I
3 Semester Hours
After reviewing GRMN 101 and 102, more complex
linguistic patterns are introduced including conjunctions
with their corresponding word order, the simple past, the
subjunctive form, reflexive pronouns, the genitive case,
and the passive voice.
Prerequisite: GRMN 102 or equivalent.
GRMN 204
Intermediate German II
3 Semester Hours
A course designed to review elementary grammar as well
as to develop further oral competence, with a stronger
emphasis on reading and writing. Short texts provide the
springboard for the promotion of vocabulary acquisition,
comprehension, and the active use of oral and written
German.
Prerequisite: GRMN 203 or equivalent.
GRMN 211
Intermediate Conversational German
3 Semester Hours
Continuation of GRMN 112. A course designed to
promote oral and aural proficiency and practical
competence in intermediate German.
Prerequisite: GRMN 203 or concurrent enrollment.
GRMN 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
GRMN 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
GRMN 301
Mastery of German
3 Semester Hours
A finishing course emphasizing oral proficiency as well as
more advanced grammar aspects, reading, and writing.
Prerequisite: GRMN 204 or equivalent.
GRMN 302
Business German
3 Semester Hours
An advanced German course introducing the specialized
language of everyday business dealings.
Prerequisite: GRMN 204 or equivalent.
GRMN 321
Survey of German Literature: From Beginning to
Present
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to German literature from its beginning to
the 20th century by means of representative texts in all
genres.
Prerequisite: GRMN 204 or equivalent.
GRMN 340
German Culture and Civilization
3 Semester Hours
A survey of key aspects of German history, society,
politics, and arts from the 18th century to the present.
Prerequisite: GRMN 204 or equivalent.
GRMN 352
German Cinema
3 Semester Hours
A seminar on the historical development of German
cinema from German Expressionism to the present.
Prerequisite: GRMN 204 or equivalent.
GRMN 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
GRMN 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
GRMN 431
German Drama
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to representative German plays since the
18th century. It includes classics from Goethe to Brecht
and beyond.
Prerequisite: GRMN 204 or equivalent.