This Course and Program Catalogue is effective from May 2024 to April 2025.

Not all courses described in the Course and Program Catalogue are offered each year. For a list of course offerings in 2024-2025, please consult the class search website.

The following conventions are used for course numbering:

  • 010-099 represent non-degree level courses
  • 100-699 represent undergraduate degree level courses
  • 700-999 represent graduate degree level courses

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GERM 114.3: Elementary German I

This beginner-level course will cover all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in a communicative setting with emphasis on inter-cultural understanding. Basic grammar terminology and application will be introduced.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 1 Tutorial hours
Note:Students with a background in German, such as High School German, must complete a placement test in the Department of Languages and Linguistics if they wish to take this course for credit. Students with credit for German 115 may not take this course for credit.


GERM 117.3: Elementary German II

The subsequent course to GERM 114, this advanced beginner-level course will continue to cover all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in a communicative setting with emphasis on inter-cultural understanding.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 1 Tutorial hours
Prerequisite(s): GERM 114.
Note: Students with a background in German outside the University of Saskatchewan (in High School, at home, etc.) must complete a placement test in the Department of Languages and Linguistics if they wish to take this course for credit.


GERM 214.3: Intermediate German I Communicative and Grammatical Skills

This intermediate-level course focuses on increased competency in oral and written communication and cultures. Students read and discuss a variety of texts, learn more about issues and problems of contemporary life in German-speaking countries and consolidate and expand their knowledge and mastery of grammar.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 1 Tutorial hours
Prerequisite(s): GERM 117, or permission of the department.
Note: Students with a background in German outside the University of Saskatchewan (in High School, at home, etc.) must complete a placement test in the Department of Languages and Linguistics if they wish to take this course for credit.


GERM 273.6: Intermediate German II in Socio Cultural Context

Second course in the Intermediate Language Sequence of the Marburg Term Abroad. Focuses on beginner intermediate proficiency in four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), as well as intercultural competence. Students are tested into the appropriate level before or upon their arrival in Marburg, Germany.

Prerequisite(s): GERM 272 or equivalent.


GERM 274.6: Intermediate German III in Socio Cultural Context

Third course in the Intermediate Language Sequence of the Marburg Term Abroad. Focuses on beginner intermediate proficiency in four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), as well as intercultural competence. Students are tested into the appropriate level before or upon their arrival in Marburg, Germany.

Prerequisite(s): GERM 273 or equivalent.


GERM 276.3: Intermediate German Literature in its Socio Cultural Context

Entry level literature course following the Intermediate Language Sequence in the Marburg Term Abroad. Focuses on the acquisition of skills essential for literature and cultural study: Differentiated vocabulary development (such as irony, edification, scholarly vocabulary), research in target language, textual analysis based on socio-historical background information, and essay writing. The course is offered on location in Marburg, Germany.

Prerequisite(s): GERM 273 or GERM 274 or GERM 275.


GERM 298.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours


GERM 299.6: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours


GERM 398.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours


GERM 399.6: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours


GERM 498.3: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours


GERM 499.6: Special Topics

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours