The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - German Studies offers a variety of major and minor options to meet the different needs and qualifications of students. While students will be exposed to a broad array of courses that cover the history of German literary and cultural life, special emphasis will also be placed on such fields as film studies, media studies, print culture studies, critical theory, translation theory and the history of lyric form.
Program Information
(Students should consult the eCalendar for complete information on program requirements, as well as the course schedule for availability.)
Subject to approval by the Department, courses offered with LLCU course codes may count toward fulfilling program requirements.
- Minor Concentration in German Language
- Minor Concentration in German Studies
- Major Concentration in German Studies
- Honours in German Studies
- Joint Honours Program-German Studies Component
Minor Concentration in German Language (18 credits)
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures (Faculty of Arts) The Minor Concentration in German Language is designed to allow students to achieve linguistic proficiency in German and to introduce students to some of the major aspects of German culture. This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration German Studies. Students may begin at the intermediate or advanced level in their first year if they have taken German courses in high school or in CEGEP or through McGill Summer Studies. Note: Beginners' and Intermediate language levels are offered either as a one-term intensive course or a two-term spanned course. Students choose which version of the level they prefer. Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized. 18 credits of language courses or any course above the 325 level given in the German language, selected from the following: German Language, Intensive Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An intensive language course designed to develop communicative skills; covers the first level (GERM 202D1/GERM 202D2) in one term. Required for program students. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first-level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 202D1 for course description. German Language Intensive Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Continuation of GERM 200; covers the second level (GERM 307D1/GERM 307D2) in one term. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 307D1 for course description. German Language - Intensive Advanced. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims at developing post-intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on oral and written expression. Special attention is given to word formation and to the proper choice of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and phraseology. Topics: German Language and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims to both improve students’ speaking and writing skills at the intermediate and advanced levels and to deepen their understanding of German culture through contemporary short texts and films. Topics include migration and national identity, memory and history, gender roles, and intergenerational conflicts. Students develop their transcultural competencies through critical
engagement with the course materials. Selected grammatical topics will be reviewed. Germany after Reunification. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material. Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of specific topics as they relate to eighteenth-century German literature and culture. Science and Literature. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the complex exchanges between science and literature across German literature and culture. German Language, Media and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to German culture through literary and non-literary texts, film, multimedia, commercials, painting and photography. By learning how to read these cultural productions, students will refine their communication skills, expand reading strategies, build vocabulary, and review selective grammatical structures. Literature and Revolution. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar on the relationship between literature and political, social and aesthetic change. Romanticism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines one of the pivotal moments of cultural transition in German literary history. Realism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. What are the different ways social life has been represented in German literature and culture? Nature and Ecopoetics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines how German literature and culture engage with and construct an understanding of nature and the environment Modernism and the Avant-Garde. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will focus on the variety of German modernisms and their schools of thought. Berlin. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of the quintessential modern centers within Germanic speaking Europe. German Drama. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will survey the theatrical tradition within German. 20th Century Literature Topics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to selected topics and genres in twentieth century literature and culture. Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists. Modern Short Fiction. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A study of short prose forms in German throughout history. Lyric Poetry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the study of German Poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900. The German Novel. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Sustained engagement with the major texts of the German novel from Grimmelshausen to the present. German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Survey of German cinema from its inception to the present Topics in German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course investigates a special topic related to the history of German cinema. German Media Studies. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the history of German media studies. German Visual Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course engages with the different strands of German visual culture across media. Topics in German Thought. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Special topics on German intellectual history and its contributions to major philosophical traditions. Critical Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Engagement with the history of critique from Kant to Adorno. Post-Wall Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Upper level seminar exploring topics in German culture after unification. Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of pressing contemporary themes within German literature. Individual Reading Course 01. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Given solely at the discretion of the instructor. Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced research course on special topic of German literature and culture.German Language Minor Concentration (B.A.) (18 credits)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Program credit weight: 18Program Description
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GERM 200 German Language, Intensive Beginners. 6 GERM 202 German Language, Beginners'. 6 GERM 202D1 German Language, Beginners'. 3 GERM 202D2 German Language, Beginners. 3 GERM 300 German Language Intensive Intermediate. 6 GERM 307 German Language - Intermediate. 6 GERM 307D1 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 307D2 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 325 German Language - Intensive Advanced. 6 List of Complementary Courses
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GERM 326 Topics: German Language and Culture. 3 GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. 3 GERM 332 Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 335 Science and Literature. 3 GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. 3 GERM 337 Literature and Revolution. 3 GERM 340 Romanticism. 3 GERM 344 Realism. 3 GERM 348 Nature and Ecopoetics. 3 GERM 350 Modernism and the Avant-Garde. 3 GERM 351 Berlin. 3 GERM 360 German Drama. 3 GERM 362 20th Century Literature Topics. 3 GERM 364 Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction. 3 GERM 366 Lyric Poetry. 3 GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. 3 GERM 369 The German Novel. 3 GERM 371 German Cinema. 3 GERM 372 Topics in German Cinema. 3 GERM 375 German Media Studies. 3 GERM 379 German Visual Culture. 3 GERM 381 Topics in German Thought. 3 GERM 385 Critical Theory. 3 GERM 388 Post-Wall Culture. 3 GERM 390 Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 397 Individual Reading Course 01. 3 GERM 401 Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3
Minor Concentration in German Studies (18 credits)
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures (Faculty of Arts) The Minor Concentration in German Studies provides an introduction to and critical understanding of a variety of aspects of German culture from the eighteenth century to the present day. It is designed to complement other forms of disciplinary and cultural inquiry, such as international studies, the digital humanities, and studies in other languages or geographic areas. Courses include the study of major works of literature, philosophy, film, theory, and visual art that have made a defining impact on German and European culture. This program may be expanded to a Major Concentration. Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized. 18 credits of courses in German literature, culture, and film taught in English or German selected from the following list. A maximum of 6 credits of LLCU courses can be taken, with prior departmental approval. Beginners’ and Intermediate Language courses may not be applied towards this Minor Concentration. GERM 325 German Language - Intensive Advanced. may be applied towards this Minor Concentration. Introduction to German Literature 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the
Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical
tragedy, and the rise of the novel. Introduction to German Literature 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the 19th
century to the present. German Language - Intensive Advanced. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims at developing post-intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on oral and written expression. Special attention is given to word formation and to the proper choice of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and phraseology. Topics: German Language and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims to both improve students’ speaking and writing skills at the intermediate and advanced levels and to deepen their understanding of German culture through contemporary short texts and films. Topics include migration and national identity, memory and history, gender roles, and intergenerational conflicts. Students develop their transcultural competencies through critical
engagement with the course materials. Selected grammatical topics will be reviewed. Germany after Reunification. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material. Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of specific topics as they relate to eighteenth-century German literature and culture. Science and Literature. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the complex exchanges between science and literature across German literature and culture. German Language, Media and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to German culture through literary and non-literary texts, film, multimedia, commercials, painting and photography. By learning how to read these cultural productions, students will refine their communication skills, expand reading strategies, build vocabulary, and review selective grammatical structures. Literature and Revolution. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar on the relationship between literature and political, social and aesthetic change. Romanticism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines one of the pivotal moments of cultural transition in German literary history. Realism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. What are the different ways social life has been represented in German literature and culture? Nature and Ecopoetics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines how German literature and culture engage with and construct an understanding of nature and the environment Modernism and the Avant-Garde. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will focus on the variety of German modernisms and their schools of thought. Berlin. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of the quintessential modern centers within Germanic speaking Europe. Nietzsche and Wagner. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the composer Richard Wagner. It explores their intellectual kinship, their view of art, music, and philosophy in the context of Nietzsche's critique of modernity and decadence and analyzes the Third Reich's and Hollywood's appropriation of Nietzsche and Wagner. German Culture in European Context. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries. Franz Kafka. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will look at the works on Franz Kafka, a "classic" modernist author, in three characteristic genres: the story, the novel, and the short prose piece. A selection of Kafka's letters and diary entries as well as critical approaches to his work will also be studied. German Drama. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will survey the theatrical tradition within German. 20th Century Literature Topics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to selected topics and genres in twentieth century literature and culture. Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists. Modern Short Fiction. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A study of short prose forms in German throughout history. Lyric Poetry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the study of German Poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900. The German Novel. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Sustained engagement with the major texts of the German novel from Grimmelshausen to the present. German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Survey of German cinema from its inception to the present Topics in German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course investigates a special topic related to the history of German cinema. Weimar German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Weimar Cinema brought to the screen a world populated by monsters, lunatics, workers, vamps, strangers, and doubles. These figures embodied the tensions and fears of the Weimar period (1919-1933) in a manner that continues to attract audiences today. This course explores the cultural and political history of the Weimar period through Weimar cinema. It aims to introduce the student to the fundamentals of film analysis, especially formal analysis and textual analysis. German Media Studies. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the history of German media studies. German Visual Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course engages with the different strands of German visual culture across media. Topics in German Thought. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Special topics on German intellectual history and its contributions to major philosophical traditions. Critical Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Engagement with the history of critique from Kant to Adorno. Post-Wall Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Upper level seminar exploring topics in German culture after unification. Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of pressing contemporary themes within German literature. Individual Reading Course 01. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Given solely at the discretion of the instructor. Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced research course on special topic of German literature and culture.German Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.) (18 credits)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Science
Program credit weight: 18Program Description
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GERM 259 Introduction to German Literature 1. 3 GERM 260 Introduction to German Literature 2. 3 GERM 325 German Language - Intensive Advanced. 6 GERM 326 Topics: German Language and Culture. 3 GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. 3 GERM 332 Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 335 Science and Literature. 3 GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. 3 GERM 337 Literature and Revolution. 3 GERM 340 Romanticism. 3 GERM 344 Realism. 3 GERM 348 Nature and Ecopoetics. 3 GERM 350 Modernism and the Avant-Garde. 3 GERM 351 Berlin. 3 GERM 355 Nietzsche and Wagner. 3 GERM 357 German Culture in European Context. 3 GERM 358 Franz Kafka. 3 GERM 360 German Drama. 3 GERM 362 20th Century Literature Topics. 3 GERM 364 Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction. 3 GERM 366 Lyric Poetry. 3 GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. 3 GERM 369 The German Novel. 3 GERM 371 German Cinema. 3 GERM 372 Topics in German Cinema. 3 GERM 373 Weimar German Cinema. 3 GERM 375 German Media Studies. 3 GERM 379 German Visual Culture. 3 GERM 381 Topics in German Thought. 3 GERM 385 Critical Theory. 3 GERM 388 Post-Wall Culture. 3 GERM 390 Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 397 Individual Reading Course 01. 3 GERM 401 Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3
Major Concentration in German Studies (36 credits)
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures (Faculty of Arts) The Major Concentration in German Studies provides students with a rigorous and broad inquiry into the major features that have defined German cultural life since the eighteenth century. Knowledge of the German language is a core component of the major concentration and normally courses towards the major concentration will be taught in German. Courses will include the study of major works of literature, philosophy, film, theory, and visual art that have made a defining impact on German and European culture. Students will acquire the skills of critical reading and viewing that allow them to interpret complex works of art and evaluate their social and cultural significance. To be eligible for a B.A. degree, a student must fulfil all Faculty and program requirements as indicated in Degree Requirements for the Faculty of Arts. We recommend that students consult an Arts OASIS advisor for degree planning. Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized. 6 credits must be in pre-20th century literature and culture. A minimum of 9 credits of literature, culture, and film courses taught in German. A maximum of 6 credits of LLCU courses, with prior departmental approval. German Language, Intensive Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An intensive language course designed to develop communicative skills; covers the first level (GERM 202D1/GERM 202D2) in one term. Required for program students. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first-level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 202D1 for course description. German Language Intensive Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Continuation of GERM 200; covers the second level (GERM 307D1/GERM 307D2) in one term. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 307D1 for course description. German Language - Intensive Advanced. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims at developing post-intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on oral and written expression. Special attention is given to word formation and to the proper choice of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and phraseology. Introduction to German Literature 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the
Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical
tragedy, and the rise of the novel. Introduction to German Literature 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the 19th
century to the present. Topics: German Language and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims to both improve students’ speaking and writing skills at the intermediate and advanced levels and to deepen their understanding of German culture through contemporary short texts and films. Topics include migration and national identity, memory and history, gender roles, and intergenerational conflicts. Students develop their transcultural competencies through critical
engagement with the course materials. Selected grammatical topics will be reviewed. Germany after Reunification. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material. Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of specific topics as they relate to eighteenth-century German literature and culture. Science and Literature. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the complex exchanges between science and literature across German literature and culture. German Language, Media and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to German culture through literary and non-literary texts, film, multimedia, commercials, painting and photography. By learning how to read these cultural productions, students will refine their communication skills, expand reading strategies, build vocabulary, and review selective grammatical structures. Literature and Revolution. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar on the relationship between literature and political, social and aesthetic change. Romanticism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines one of the pivotal moments of cultural transition in German literary history. Realism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. What are the different ways social life has been represented in German literature and culture? Nature and Ecopoetics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines how German literature and culture engage with and construct an understanding of nature and the environment Modernism and the Avant-Garde. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will focus on the variety of German modernisms and their schools of thought. Berlin. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of the quintessential modern centers within Germanic speaking Europe. Nietzsche and Wagner. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the composer Richard Wagner. It explores their intellectual kinship, their view of art, music, and philosophy in the context of Nietzsche's critique of modernity and decadence and analyzes the Third Reich's and Hollywood's appropriation of Nietzsche and Wagner. German Culture in European Context. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries. Franz Kafka. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will look at the works on Franz Kafka, a "classic" modernist author, in three characteristic genres: the story, the novel, and the short prose piece. A selection of Kafka's letters and diary entries as well as critical approaches to his work will also be studied. German Drama. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will survey the theatrical tradition within German. 20th Century Literature Topics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to selected topics and genres in twentieth century literature and culture. Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists. Modern Short Fiction. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A study of short prose forms in German throughout history. Lyric Poetry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the study of German Poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900. The German Novel. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Sustained engagement with the major texts of the German novel from Grimmelshausen to the present. German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Survey of German cinema from its inception to the present Topics in German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course investigates a special topic related to the history of German cinema. Weimar German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Weimar Cinema brought to the screen a world populated by monsters, lunatics, workers, vamps, strangers, and doubles. These figures embodied the tensions and fears of the Weimar period (1919-1933) in a manner that continues to attract audiences today. This course explores the cultural and political history of the Weimar period through Weimar cinema. It aims to introduce the student to the fundamentals of film analysis, especially formal analysis and textual analysis. German Media Studies. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the history of German media studies. German Visual Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course engages with the different strands of German visual culture across media. Topics in German Thought. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Special topics on German intellectual history and its contributions to major philosophical traditions. Critical Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Engagement with the history of critique from Kant to Adorno. Post-Wall Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Upper level seminar exploring topics in German culture after unification. Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of pressing contemporary themes within German literature. Individual Reading Course 01. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Given solely at the discretion of the instructor. Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced research course on special topic of German literature and culture. Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Topics in eighteenth-century German literature.German Studies Major Concentration (B.A.) (36 credits)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Science
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GERM 200 German Language, Intensive Beginners. 6 GERM 202 German Language, Beginners'. 6 GERM 202D1 German Language, Beginners'. 3 GERM 202D2 German Language, Beginners. 3 GERM 300 German Language Intensive Intermediate. 6 GERM 307 German Language - Intermediate. 6 GERM 307D1 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 307D2 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 325 German Language - Intensive Advanced. 6 Literature and Culture Courses
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GERM 259 Introduction to German Literature 1. 3 GERM 260 Introduction to German Literature 2. 3 GERM 326 Topics: German Language and Culture. 3 GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. 3 GERM 332 Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 335 Science and Literature. 3 GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. 3 GERM 337 Literature and Revolution. 3 GERM 340 Romanticism. 3 GERM 344 Realism. 3 GERM 348 Nature and Ecopoetics. 3 GERM 350 Modernism and the Avant-Garde. 3 GERM 351 Berlin. 3 GERM 355 Nietzsche and Wagner. 3 GERM 357 German Culture in European Context. 3 GERM 358 Franz Kafka. 3 GERM 360 German Drama. 3 GERM 362 20th Century Literature Topics. 3 GERM 364 Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction. 3 GERM 366 Lyric Poetry. 3 GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. 3 GERM 369 The German Novel. 3 GERM 371 German Cinema. 3 GERM 372 Topics in German Cinema. 3 GERM 373 Weimar German Cinema. 3 GERM 375 German Media Studies. 3 GERM 379 German Visual Culture. 3 GERM 381 Topics in German Thought. 3 GERM 385 Critical Theory. 3 GERM 388 Post-Wall Culture. 3 GERM 390 Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 397 Individual Reading Course 01. 3 GERM 401 Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 580 Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3
Honors in German Studies
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures (Faculty of Arts) The Honours in German Studies provides students with a rigorous and broad inquiry into the major features that have defined German cultural life since the eighteenth century. Knowledge of the German language is a core component of the Honours program and all courses towards Honours will be taught in German. Courses will include the study of major works of literature, philosophy, film, theory, and visual art that have made a defining impact on German and European culture. Students will acquire the skills of critical reading and viewing that allow them to interpret complex works of art and evaluate their social and cultural significance. Note: Beginners' and intermediate language levels are offered either as a one-term intensive course or a two-term spanned course. Students choose which version of the level they prefer. Admission to the Honours program requires departmental approval. Students may begin this program in their first year. Honours students must maintain a GPA of 3.30 in their program courses, and, according to Faculty regulations, a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general. Honours students, according to Faculty regulations, also must complete at least a minor concentration (18 credits) in another academic unit. To be eligible for a B.A. degree, a student must fulfil all Faculty and program requirements as indicated in Degree Requirements for the Faculty of Arts. We recommend that students consult an Arts OASIS advisor for degree planning. Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized. Honours Thesis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Research and completion of the Honours thesis on an approved subject. 54 credits of complementary courses taken in German selected with the following specifications: 6 credits must be in pre-20th century literature and culture. Students can take a maximum of 6 credits of LLCU courses and only with prior approval. A maximum of 9 credits in GERM courses offered in English and only with prior approval. 3 credits at the 400-level. German Language, Intensive Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An intensive language course designed to develop communicative skills; covers the first level (GERM 202D1/GERM 202D2) in one term. Required for program students. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first-level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language Intensive Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Continuation of GERM 200; covers the second level (GERM 307D1/GERM 307D2) in one term. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 307D1 for course description. German Language - Intensive Advanced. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims at developing post-intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on oral and written expression. Special attention is given to word formation and to the proper choice of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and phraseology. Introduction to German Literature 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the
Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical
tragedy, and the rise of the novel. Introduction to German Literature 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the 19th
century to the present. Germany after Reunification. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material. Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of specific topics as they relate to eighteenth-century German literature and culture. Science and Literature. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the complex exchanges between science and literature across German literature and culture. German Language, Media and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to German culture through literary and non-literary texts, film, multimedia, commercials, painting and photography. By learning how to read these cultural productions, students will refine their communication skills, expand reading strategies, build vocabulary, and review selective grammatical structures. Literature and Revolution. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar on the relationship between literature and political, social and aesthetic change. Romanticism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines one of the pivotal moments of cultural transition in German literary history. Realism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. What are the different ways social life has been represented in German literature and culture? Nature and Ecopoetics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines how German literature and culture engage with and construct an understanding of nature and the environment Modernism and the Avant-Garde. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will focus on the variety of German modernisms and their schools of thought. Berlin. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of the quintessential modern centers within Germanic speaking Europe. Nietzsche and Wagner. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the composer Richard Wagner. It explores their intellectual kinship, their view of art, music, and philosophy in the context of Nietzsche's critique of modernity and decadence and analyzes the Third Reich's and Hollywood's appropriation of Nietzsche and Wagner. German Culture in European Context. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries. Franz Kafka. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will look at the works on Franz Kafka, a "classic" modernist author, in three characteristic genres: the story, the novel, and the short prose piece. A selection of Kafka's letters and diary entries as well as critical approaches to his work will also be studied. German Drama. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will survey the theatrical tradition within German. 20th Century Literature Topics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to selected topics and genres in twentieth century literature and culture. Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists. Modern Short Fiction. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A study of short prose forms in German throughout history. Lyric Poetry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the study of German Poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900. The German Novel. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Sustained engagement with the major texts of the German novel from Grimmelshausen to the present. German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Survey of German cinema from its inception to the present Topics in German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course investigates a special topic related to the history of German cinema. German Media Studies. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the history of German media studies. German Visual Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course engages with the different strands of German visual culture across media. Topics in German Thought. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Special topics on German intellectual history and its contributions to major philosophical traditions. Critical Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Engagement with the history of critique from Kant to Adorno. Post-Wall Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Upper level seminar exploring topics in German culture after unification. Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of pressing contemporary themes within German literature. Individual Reading Course 01. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Given solely at the discretion of the instructor. Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced research course on special topic of German literature and culture. Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Topics in eighteenth-century German literature. NOTE: Students can take either GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. or GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. but not both.German Studies Honours (B.A.) (60 credits)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Program credit weight: 60Program Description
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GERM 200 German Language, Intensive Beginners. 6 GERM 202 German Language, Beginners'. 6 GERM 202D1 German Language, Beginners'. 3 GERM 202D1 German Language, Beginners'. 3 GERM 300 German Language Intensive Intermediate. 6 GERM 307 German Language - Intermediate. 6 GERM 307D1 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 307D2 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 325 German Language - Intensive Advanced. 6 List of Complementary Courses
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GERM 259 Introduction to German Literature 1. 3 GERM 260 Introduction to German Literature 2. 3 GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. 1 3 GERM 332 Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 335 Science and Literature. 3 GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. 1 3 GERM 337 Literature and Revolution. 3 GERM 340 Romanticism. 3 GERM 344 Realism. 3 GERM 348 Nature and Ecopoetics. 3 GERM 350 Modernism and the Avant-Garde. 3 GERM 351 Berlin. 3 GERM 355 Nietzsche and Wagner. 3 GERM 357 German Culture in European Context. 3 GERM 358 Franz Kafka. 3 GERM 360 German Drama. 3 GERM 362 20th Century Literature Topics. 3 GERM 364 Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction. 3 GERM 366 Lyric Poetry. 3 GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. 3 GERM 369 The German Novel. 3 GERM 371 German Cinema. 3 GERM 372 Topics in German Cinema. 3 GERM 375 German Media Studies. 3 GERM 379 German Visual Culture. 3 GERM 381 Topics in German Thought. 3 GERM 385 Critical Theory. 3 GERM 388 Post-Wall Culture. 3 GERM 390 Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 397 Individual Reading Course 01. 3 GERM 401 Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 580 Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3
Joint Honours Program-German Studies Component (36 credits)
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures (Faculty of Arts) The Joint Honours – German Studies Component provides students with a rigorous and broad inquiry into the major features that have defined German cultural life since the eighteenth century. Knowledge of the German language is a core component of the Joint Honours Component and normally courses towards the Joint Honours Component will be taught in German. Courses will include the study of major works of literature, philosophy, film, theory, and visual art that have made a defining impact on German and European culture. Students will acquire the skills of critical reading and viewing that allow them to interpret complex works of art and evaluate their social and cultural significance. Note: Beginners' and intermediate language levels are offered either as a one-term intensive course or a two-term spanned course. Students choose which version of the level they prefer. Joint Honours students should consult an adviser in each department to discuss their course selection and their interdisciplinary research project (if applicable). Admission to the Joint Honours program requires departmental approval. Joint Honours students must maintain a GPA of 3.30 in their program courses, and, according to Faculty regulations, a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general. To be eligible for a B.A. degree, a student must fulfil all Faculty and program requirements as indicated in Degree Requirements for the Faculty of Arts. We recommend that students consult an Arts OASIS advisor for degree planning. Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized. Joint Honours Thesis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Research and completion of the Joint Honours thesis on an approved subject. 33 credits of complementary courses selected with the following specifications: Students can elect to take either the German language stream in which most courses must be taught in German or the translation stream in which courses can be taught in either German or English. 6 credits must be in pre-20th Century literature and culture. Students of the German language stream can take a maximum of 9 credits of LLCU courses or German Studies courses taught in English, only with prior approval. 3 credits at the 400 level (only applies to German language stream). German Language, Intensive Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An intensive language course designed to develop communicative skills; covers the first level (GERM 202D1/GERM 202D2) in one term. Required for program students. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first-level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners'. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comprehensive first level course designed to develop communicative skills. German Language, Beginners. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 202D1 for course description. German Language Intensive Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Continuation of GERM 200; covers the second level (GERM 307D1/GERM 307D2) in one term. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of grammar, further development of basic skills; literary and cultural readings. German Language - Intermediate. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See GERM 307D1 for course description. German Language - Intensive Advanced. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course aims at developing post-intermediate proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on oral and written expression. Special attention is given to word formation and to the proper choice of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and phraseology. Introduction to German Literature 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the
Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe, including the Nibelungenlied, Faust, classical
tragedy, and the rise of the novel. Introduction to German Literature 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the major authors, genres, and topics of German literature from the 19th
century to the present. Germany after Reunification. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the changing cultural, social, political and economic landscape of the 'New Germany'. Highlighting issues of cultural and social politics, texts discussed include historical, literary and film material. Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of specific topics as they relate to eighteenth-century German literature and culture. German Language, Media and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to German culture through literary and non-literary texts, film, multimedia, commercials, painting and photography. By learning how to read these cultural productions, students will refine their communication skills, expand reading strategies, build vocabulary, and review selective grammatical structures. Literature and Revolution. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminar on the relationship between literature and political, social and aesthetic change. Romanticism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines one of the pivotal moments of cultural transition in German literary history. Realism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. What are the different ways social life has been represented in German literature and culture? Nature and Ecopoetics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines how German literature and culture engage with and construct an understanding of nature and the environment Modernism and the Avant-Garde. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will focus on the variety of German modernisms and their schools of thought. Berlin. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of the quintessential modern centers within Germanic speaking Europe. Nietzsche and Wagner. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course examines the relationship between the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the composer Richard Wagner. It explores their intellectual kinship, their view of art, music, and philosophy in the context of Nietzsche's critique of modernity and decadence and analyzes the Third Reich's and Hollywood's appropriation of Nietzsche and Wagner. German Culture in European Context. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries. Franz Kafka. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will look at the works on Franz Kafka, a "classic" modernist author, in three characteristic genres: the story, the novel, and the short prose piece. A selection of Kafka's letters and diary entries as well as critical approaches to his work will also be studied. German Drama. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will survey the theatrical tradition within German. 20th Century Literature Topics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to selected topics and genres in twentieth century literature and culture. Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists. Modern Short Fiction. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A study of short prose forms in German throughout history. Lyric Poetry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the study of German Poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary study of one of the formative periods of modern European culture; examination of literature, art, thought, culture and politics in Vienna around 1900. The German Novel. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Sustained engagement with the major texts of the German novel from Grimmelshausen to the present. German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Survey of German cinema from its inception to the present Topics in German Cinema. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course investigates a special topic related to the history of German cinema. German Media Studies. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the history of German media studies. German Visual Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course engages with the different strands of German visual culture across media. Topics in German Thought. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Special topics on German intellectual history and its contributions to major philosophical traditions. Critical Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Engagement with the history of critique from Kant to Adorno. Post-Wall Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Upper level seminar exploring topics in German culture after unification. Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Study of pressing contemporary themes within German literature. Individual Reading Course 01. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Given solely at the discretion of the instructor. Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced research course on special topic of German literature and culture. Topics in German Literature and Culture. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Topics in eighteenth-century German literature. NOTE: Students can take either GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. or GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. but not both.German Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.) (36 credits)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Science
Program credit weight: 36Program Description
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GERM 200 German Language, Intensive Beginners. 6 GERM 202 German Language, Beginners'. 6 GERM 202D1 German Language, Beginners'. 3 GERM 202D2 German Language, Beginners. 3 GERM 300 German Language Intensive Intermediate. 6 GERM 307 German Language - Intermediate. 6 GERM 307D1 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 307D2 German Language - Intermediate. 3 GERM 325 German Language - Intensive Advanced. 6 Literature and Culture Courses
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GERM 259 Introduction to German Literature 1. 3 GERM 260 Introduction to German Literature 2. 3 GERM 331 Germany after Reunification. 1 3 GERM 332 Topics in Eighteenth-Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 336 German Language, Media and Culture. 1 3 GERM 337 Literature and Revolution. 3 GERM 340 Romanticism. 3 GERM 344 Realism. 3 GERM 348 Nature and Ecopoetics. 3 GERM 350 Modernism and the Avant-Garde. 3 GERM 351 Berlin. 3 GERM 355 Nietzsche and Wagner. 3 GERM 357 German Culture in European Context. 3 GERM 358 Franz Kafka. 3 GERM 360 German Drama. 3 GERM 362 20th Century Literature Topics. 3 GERM 364 Gender and Society in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 365 Modern Short Fiction. 3 GERM 366 Lyric Poetry. 3 GERM 368 Fin-de-Siècle Vienna. 3 GERM 369 The German Novel. 3 GERM 371 German Cinema. 3 GERM 372 Topics in German Cinema. 3 GERM 375 German Media Studies. 3 GERM 379 German Visual Culture. 3 GERM 381 Topics in German Thought. 3 GERM 385 Critical Theory. 3 GERM 388 Post-Wall Culture. 3 GERM 390 Topics in 21st Century German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 397 Individual Reading Course 01. 3 GERM 401 Advanced Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3 GERM 580 Topics in German Literature and Culture. 3
Additional Information
German Language Courses
For information regarding placement tests, please contact the German Studies Language Program Director, Dr. sun-young.kim2 [at] mcgill.ca (Sun-Young Kim)
- Placement Tests: If you have any questions regarding placement tests for German language classes, please contact the German language program director, sun-young.kim2 [at] mcgill.ca (Dr. Sun-Young Kim).
- Beginner Classes: If you do not have any prior knowledge of German, you can enroll in beginner German classes, provided there is space.
- Intermediate Classes: If you have taken 3-4 semesters of German at a CEGEP, you may register for GERM 307 D1+D2 (Intermediate German) or GERM 300 (Intensive Intermediate German).
- Advanced Classes: If you have already obtained a B2 or C1 level before coming to McGill, you have fulfilled the requirements for a German literature course.
- Graduate Students: If you are a graduate student who wishes to take a German language class, please contact sabrina.coronadohernandez [at] mcgill.ca (Ms. Sabrina Coronado Hernandez), our Administrative Student Affairs Coordinator, about the necessary steps.
Study and Work in Germany
Useful links:
- Study in Germany
- DAAD Montreal
- Information on Working, Training and Studying in Germany, the German Embassy and Consulates Canada:
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Research Opportunities: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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To explore our McGill exchange partners in Germany, please visit McGill Abroad:
https://www.mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad/go-abroad/steps/destinations
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Program Advisors
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Prof. Tove Holmes
680 Sherbrooke West, Room 473
Montreal, QC H3A 2M7
tove.holmes [at] mcgill.ca
Office hours: by appointment
Language Programs Advisor
Dr. Sun-Young Kim
680 Sherbrooke West, Room 475
Montreal, QC H3A 2M7
sun-young.kim2 [at] mcgill.ca
Office hours: M 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Th. 4:00-5:00 p.m.; or by appointment
Student Association
The GSA, the German Studies Association at McGill represents students enrolled in major, minor, honours and joint-honours undergraduate degrees and programs in the German Studies Programs at McGill University. Throughout the year, they organize different events and activities to promote exchanges among students of the Programs, opportunities related to Germany, and networking among students and professors.
You can learn more about GSA and their activities in their Facebook page, their Instagram account or by email: gsamcgill [at] gmail.com
GSA is also responsiblefor the edition of Vielfalt, an undergraduate journal showcasing undergraduate work related to German Studies at McGill University. Read the latest editions of Vielfalt.