Location: 1524 UH; Phone: (312) 996-3205.
Last generated: Monday, May 04 2026 08:30 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
Location: 1524 UH; Phone: (312) 996-3205.
Last generated: Monday, May 04 2026 08:30 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
4 hours. This is a blended-online and classroom course. Use of computer and internet access is required. A high speed connection, while not required, is strongly suggested. Prerequisite(s): For students who have not studied German or placement as determined by test score.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30195 | LCD | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | MWF | 301 | 2LH | Rott, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Rott, S | On campus and online | |||||
| 11650 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MWF | 301 | 2LH | Rott, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Rott, S | On campus and online | |||||
| 11648 | LCD | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | MWF | 301 | 2LH | Rott, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Rott, S | On campus and online |
4 hours. This is a blended-online and classroom course. Use of a computer and internet access is required. A high speed connection, while not required, is strongly suggested. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in GER 101; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11661 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MWF | 281 | 2BSB | Rott, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Rott, S | On campus and online |
4 hours. This is a blended-online and classroom course. Use of computer and internet access is required. A high speed connection, while not required, is strongly suggested. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in GER 102 or grade of C or better in GER 106; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11671 | LCD | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | MWF | 281 | 2BSB | Rott, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Rott, S | On campus and online |
4 hours. A blended-online and classroom course. Use of computer and internet access is required. A high speed connection, while not required, is strongly suggested. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in GER 103; or appropriate score on the placement test.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11673 | LCD | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | MWF | 185 | 2BSB | Rott, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Rott, S | On campus and online |
3 hours. Same as MOVI 207 and SPAN 207. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39448 | LCD | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | TR | 239 | 2ARC | Marsh, S | Meet on campus | |
| This course provides an overview of some of the major developments in European cinema from the post-World War II period to the present. We will screen and analyze some of the most important and aesthetically innovative films produced by European directors following World War II. Europe is the home of the art film, and we will analyze this category by looking at various manifestations of this genre from a selection of European nations. The art film initially arose as a reaction to the hegemony of Hollywood after the war; European film industries attempted to support their own national cinemas that often rejected the commercialism and genre formulas of Hollywood films. Post-war European film reflects a complex love-hate relationship with American film, and this will become clear through an examination of the techniques of citation and parody used by European directors. We will learn about major film movements including Italian Neorealism, the French New Wave, New German Cinema, the cinemas of Eastern Europe. This course will look at films by these celebrated directors and others, to interrogate the alienating yet pleasurable qualities of the art film. We will also screen films that confront the limits of what we consider to be Europe (Russia and Turkey). We will consider in this context the nature of European identity and its boundaries as well as the transnational exchanges and colonial residues that still haunt modern Europe. Readings on film history, theory, and on the cultural contexts in which these films were created will provide a background for the exploration of issues such as nation, history, memory, migration, ethnicity and gender. | ||||||||
3 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in GER 104 or the equivalent.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36150 | DIS | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | TR | 119 | 2SH | Meyer, I | Meet on campus | |
| Hone your German conversation skills using a variety of German-speaking movies, music, television shows, podcasts, social media trends, and more! This intermediate-level course offers focused practice in speaking German via discussions about German pop culture. Increase your cultural competency with course materials that advance your understanding of cultural phenomena in German-speaking countries as we compare and contrast German and American popular culture. Using language in popular TV, music, films, and texts as a springboard for our structured conversation practice, this course will also help you refine your pronunciation and grammar, expand your vocabulary, and gain facility with idiomatic phrases. Class will meet three days per week on campus and media will be accessed outside of class as homework. Taught in German. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in GER 104. | ||||||||
4 hours. Taught in English. No knowledge of German required. Area literature/culture. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26521 | LCD | 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | F | ARR | 2ONL | Hall, S | On campus and online | |
| LCD | 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | MW | 120 | 2LH | Hall, S | On campus and online | ||
| This course will provide an overview of one of the most influential national cinemas in the world beginning with the celebrated films of Weimar Germany (1919-1933) and including films made under the Nazis (1933-45), post-war popular cinema (Heimatfilme), films of the critically acclaimed New German Cinema of the 1970s, cinema made in socialist East Germany after World War II, historical dramas, and art house and international favorites of the contemporary period. We will consider the parameters of national cinema, asking to what extent a nations films can be seen as a projection screen for cultural hopes and anxieties. Along these lines, the specters of fascism and the Holocaust loom in post-war German cinema along with the history of the division of Berlin and Germany from 1945-89. We will likewise consider these films in light of the limits of national categorizations for cinema in a globalizing world. In addition to screening and analyzing films, we will read a number of theoretical texts that will provide an aesthetic and cultural frame for interpretation. | ||||||||
3 hours. Taught in English. Area literature/culture. No knowledge of German required. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE Past course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23225 | LCD | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | Online with deadlines | ||||
| This course analyzes the structure, meaning, and function of German fairy tales and their enduring influence on global literature, film, and popular culture. While concentrating on the German context, and in particular on the works of the Brothers Grimm, in addition to those of Hans Christian Andersen and other authors from the Romantic Period, the course also considers fairy tales drawn from a number of different national traditions and historical periods, ranging from Norse mythology to present-day American culture. The course is organized in topic-based modules. It begins by investigating the origins of the fairy tale form in cultures of oral storytelling and its eventual transposition to print, performed by the Brothers Grimm. Students will examine the historical and socioeconomic circumstances that informed the Grimms project of collecting, editing, and disseminating tales, paying special attention to the processes of nation-building and identity-formation through constructions of cultural memory in the wake of the Napoleonic occupation of Germany and the emergence of nationalism in the Romantic movement. With the historical context of the German fairy tale established, the course turns to poetics: students will analyze the fairy tale in contrast to related forms, such as the legend, the epic or mythological tale as well as the literary adaptations by Andersen and other contemporary writers. Afterward, the course focusses on examining various approaches for interpreting fairy tales and for determining their meaning, including methodologies derived from structuralism, folklore studies, gender studies, and psychoanalysis. Specifically, students will explore pedagogical and political uses and abuses of fairy tales and trace the evolution of specific tale types through their transformations in various media. | ||||||||
3 hours. Same as HIST 228. Taught in English. UIC GE Past course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49924 | LCD | 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | TR | 115 | 2LH | Fortmann, P | Meet on campus | |
| The course offers a comprehensive survey of the German experience in Central Europe and elsewhere, in the so-called long nineteenth century in many respects the formative period for the making and un-making of the nation in the world. It specifically focusses on major political, cultural, and socioeconomic trends in Germany and beyond that influenced the multifaceted processes of nation-building in a global context. The course considers the impact the Germans had on the world and, conversely, the decisive impact the world had on the Germans. Working through divers textual, audial, and visual sources and in dialogue with recent scholarship, the course explores questions of memory and legacy and aims at decentering persistent ideas of nation and ethnicity by way of highlighting the interrelatedness of migration and identity-formation. | ||||||||
3 hours. Same as LCSL 244. Taught in English. UIC GE World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51067 | LCD | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | TR | 115 | 2LH | Schlipphacke, H | Meet on campus | |
| This course will explore food cultures via creative works that engage in a variety of ways with the topic. Material culture is an exciting way to connect creative works with lived experience, and Food Studies offers a particularly engaging avenue into exploring creative works. We will read and screen a variety of creative works representing diverse cultural contexts, in particular those of Northern and Central Europe, in order to analyze the varied discourses and values associated with food and eating spanning the gamut of community and cultural pride to mass food production and alienation. We will analyze critically not only the modes of representation in creative works, but also affective responses that are associated with food and consumption. We will hone our skills of reading and screening creative works closely in order to appreciate the ways in which imaginative representations of food, cooking, and eating reflect and inform complex relationships to food and bodily experience within Europe and in the European diaspora. | ||||||||
0 TO 17 hours. May be repeated. May be repeated for a maximum of 34 hours of credit per academic year. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above; and approval of the department and approval of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In exceptional cases students may be permitted to take this course after the first freshman semester. Students must be in good academic standing. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43265 | STA | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
1 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; or approval of the department. Must be taken concurrently with a course that receives credit toward a major offered by the Department of Germanic Studies, as specified in the Timetable. Restricted to majors and minors in the Department of Germanic Studies. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11684 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Area: literature/culture. Prerequisite(s): GER 211 or GER 212 or the equivalent.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37078 | LCD | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | TR | 207 | 2GH | Schlipphacke, H | Meet on campus | |
| Crime&Detection in Ger Culture Crime and Detection in German Culture The Krimi is one of the most popular genres in contemporary Germany. The fascination with crime and the thrill of detection characterize narratives as diverse as classical detective novels, psychoanalytical case studies, and popular television shows. In the 20thcentury, German national crimes include the history of colonial terror and genocide in Africa and the horrors of the Holocaust during the Nazi period. In East Germany between 1949 and 1990 the Stasi (secret police) employed repressive and violent tactics in support of the totalitarian government. We will discuss and analyze a variety of works that engage with these and other crimes and whose narratives are structured around the process of revealing a hidden truth, including crime stories, stories of uncovering family histories, and narratives of horror. Narratives of crime and detection offer an opportunity to search for truths and to bring these truths to light. We will focus on literary works; a graphic novel; visual art; television; films; and psychoanalytical case studies. Discussions will take place in German, and most readings/screenings with be in German. Prerequisite: GER 211 or GER 212 or the equivalent. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. | ||||||||
3 hours. May not be taken in the term in which student expects to graduate. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 12 hours of courses toward the major, with a grade point average of at least 3.60 in these courses, and prior approval of the department. Restricted to majors in the Department of Germanic Studies. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44749 | CNF | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 44752 | CNF | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 44753 | CNF | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 11693 | CNF | ARRANGED | Meyer, I | |||||
| 44754 | CNF | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 44755 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11696 | CNF | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 11698 | CNF | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 44756 | CNF | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 11695 | CNF | ARRANGED | Meyer, I | |||||
| 44757 | CNF | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 44758 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
3 OR 4 hours. Same as FR 448 and SPAN 448. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor and three courses at the 200 and 300 levels. Restricted to Teaching of French or Teaching of German or Teaching of Spanish major(s). Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11708 | LCD | 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM | R | 119 | 2SH | Taboada, I | Meet on campus | |
| 3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago. | ||||||||
| 20312 | LCD | 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM | R | 119 | 2SH | Taboada, I | Meet on campus | |
| 4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. | ||||||||
0 TO 12 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Prerequisite(s): GER 211; and consent of the instructor and a GPA of 2.00. Recommended background: Concurrent registration in GER 493 or registration in GER 493 in the semester immediately following. Departmental Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11717 | PR | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. A maximum of 3 hours of credit may be applied toward an undergraduate degree offered by the Department of Germanic Studies, and a maximum of 4 hours of credit may be applied toward a graduate degree offered by the Department of Germanic Studies. Prerequisite(s): GER 211 and credit or concurrent registration in GER 492 and consent of the instructor and a grade point average of 2.00. Departmental Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11723 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
6 hours. Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, and approval of the department. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30208 | PR - AP | ARRANGED | Taboada, I | |||||
| 30207 | LCD - AS | 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM | W | 107 | 2LH | Taboada, I | On campus and online |
6 hours. Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, credit or concurrent registration in GER 494, and approval of the department. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Practice.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11738 | CNF - AC1 | ARRANGED | Taboada, I | |||||
| 11743 | PR - AP1 | ARRANGED | Taboada, I |
4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours if topics vary.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38269 | LCD | 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM | R | 163 | 2BSB | Loentz, E | Meet on campus | |
| Holocaust Literature | ||||||||
4 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Advanced German language proficiency.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49581 | LCD | 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM | T | 269 | 2BSB | Meyer, I | Meet on campus |
4 hours. Restricted to graduate students in Germanic studies. Instructor Approval Required Students will attend the faculty-taught culture/literature class. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Discussion/Recitation.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11750 | CNF - AC1 | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 11752 | DIS - AD1 | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 33897 | CNF - BC1 | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 33898 | DIS - BD1 | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 37891 | CNF - DC1 | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 37890 | DIS - DD1 | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 37893 | CNF - EC1 | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 37892 | DIS - ED1 | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 37889 | CNF - FC1 | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H | |||||
| 37888 | DIS - FD1 | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H | |||||
| 37887 | CNF - GC1 | ARRANGED | Meyer, I | |||||
| 37894 | DIS - GD1 | ARRANGED | Meyer, I |
1 TO 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35331 | CNF | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 37898 | CNF | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 11758 | CNF | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 37902 | CNF | ARRANGED | Meyer, I | |||||
| 37900 | CNF | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 37901 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of supervising faculty member and committee approval.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33890 | CNF | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 33887 | CNF | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 33886 | CNF | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 33889 | CNF | ARRANGED | Meyer, I | |||||
| 33888 | CNF | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 37896 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |
0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department and consent of the instructor.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33895 | CNF | ARRANGED | Fortmann, P | |||||
| 33892 | CNF | ARRANGED | Hall, S | |||||
| 11764 | CNF | ARRANGED | Loentz, E | |||||
| 37895 | CNF | ARRANGED | Meyer, I | |||||
| 33893 | CNF | ARRANGED | Rott, S | |||||
| 33894 | CNF | ARRANGED | Schlipphacke, H |