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Germanic Studies, Faculty of Arts

GMST_V: Germanic Studies

All GMST_V-coded courses are conducted in English-plus. For German Studies courses taught in German plus, please see GERN_V-coded courses. By plus , we mean that no classroom is ever monolingual; students bring all of their languages to class with them and use those languages implicitly to help improve their German knowledge.

  1. GMST_V 121 (3) Fairy Tales and Popular Culture

    Explore folk and fairy tales from the German-speaking tradition and their adaptations. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 121 or GMST 121. Equivalency: GERM121

  2. GMST_V 229 (3) Exile, Flight and Migration

    Transnational narratives about exile, migration and integration in the German-speaking countries. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 206 or GMST 229. Equivalency: GERM206

  3. GMST_V 274 (3) The Frankfurt School

    Foundations of critical theory, and key media and cultural studies concepts developed by the members of the Frankfurt Institute of Social Research (1923 -), their collaborators and followers. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 207 or GMST 274. Equivalency: GERM207

  4. GMST_V 311 (3) German Linguistics

    Basic theories and methodologies of modern German linguistics. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 318 or GMST 311. Equivalency: GERM318

  5. GMST_V 325 (3) The Culture of Nazism

    Literature, film and ideology in the Third Reich. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 305 or GMST 325. Equivalency: GERM305

  6. GMST_V 335 (3) German Cinema

    Screening, discussion, and critical analysis of influential cinema from German-speaking societies from the silent era to the 21st century. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 304 or GMST 335. Equivalency: GERM304

  7. GMST_V 341 (3) Germanophone Literature before 1900

    Reading and discussion of selected works from German-speaking societies from the Middle Ages to 1900. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 303 or GMST 341. Equivalency: GERM303

  8. GMST_V 342 (3) Heaven and Earth: Germanophone Culture and Literature before 1700

    Germanophone literature of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque against the larger background of the political and social developments of the period. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 360 or GMST 342. Equivalency: GERM360

  9. GMST_V 343 (3) Reason and Revolution: Studies in the 18th Century

    Eighteenth-century Germanophone literature against the larger background of the political and social developments of the period. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 370 or GMST 343. Equivalency: GERM370

  10. GMST_V 346 (3) Germanophone Literature 1900-1945

    Reading and discussion of selected works against the background of literary, social, and political developments in twentieth-century German-speaking societies. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 301 or GMST 346. Equivalency: GERM301

  11. GMST_V 347 (3) Germanophone Literature after 1945

    Reading and discussion of selected literary works from German-speaking societies. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 302 or GMST 347. Equivalency: GERM302

  12. GMST_V 371 (3) Marx, Nietzsche and Freud in Cultural Context

    Explore the impact of the writings of Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud on the cultures of the German-speaking world and draw connections to contemporary debates about identity, family, gender, class, social justice and the philosophy of history.

  13. GMST_V 415 (3) German Literary Translation

    Theory, methodology and practice of translating literary texts between English and German. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 425 or GMST 415. Prerequisite: One of GERM 325, GERN 315. Equivalency: GERM425

  14. GMST_V 420 (3-6) Studies in Modern German-speaking Culture

    Topics of special interest, varying from year to year. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 403 or GMST 420. Equivalency: GERM403

  15. GMST_V 424 (3) Selected Issues in German-speaking Culture

    In depth study of one topic from German-speaking cultural history, varying from year to year. Find out which topic/s will be explored in the current or coming year at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 408 or GMST 424. Equivalency: GERM408

  16. GMST_V 427 (3) Major Controversies in German-speaking Culture

    Selected debates and controversies in the German-speaking societies. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 411 or GMST 427. Equivalency: GERM411

  17. GMST_V 433 (3) Germanophone Representations of the Holocaust

    The Holocaust in German literature and film. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 426 or GMST 433. Prerequisite: Restricted to students with Second Year Standing or above. Equivalency: GERM426

  18. GMST_V 436 (3) Special Topics in Germanophone Cinema

    Themes, traditions, and techniques specific to cinema from German-speaking societies. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 409 or GMST 436. Equivalency: GERM409

  19. GMST_V 440 (3-6) Selected topics in Germanophone Literature

    Topics of special interest, varying from year to year. Find out which topic/s will be explored in the current or coming year at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 406 or GMST 440. Equivalency: GERM406

  20. GMST_V 445 (3) Words and Music in Germanophone Literature

    Individual works and genres in which words and music together form a whole. Possible topics include the Lutheran Hymn, the Volkslied, the Romantic Lied and Brecht songs, operas by Mozart, Wagner and Strauss, and music and the musician as a subject in literature. No musical training is necessary. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 402 or GMST 445. Equivalency: GERM402

  21. GMST_V 448 (3) Religion and Germanophone Literature

    Religion and literature in German-speaking cultural history. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 404 or GMST 448. Equivalency: GERM404

  22. GMST_V 475 (3) German Media Studies

    Major themes and methods in German media studies. Find out which themes will be explored in the current or coming year at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 412 or GMST 475. Equivalency: GERM412

  23. GMST_V 490 (3-6) Honours Seminar

    Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 439 or GMST 490. Equivalency: GERM439

  24. GMST_V 492 (6) Honours Research Capstone

    Conception and execution of research study with the goal of publication, peer-review, and application to graduate study in relevant field. Find out more at https://cenes.ubc.ca/courses/. Credit be granted for only one of GERM 449 or GMST 492. Equivalency: GERM449

  25. GMST_V 500 (3-6) German Studies Research Methods

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 500 or GMST 500. Equivalency: GERM 500 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  26. GMST_V 501 (3-6) Literary Theories

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 501 or GMST 501. Equivalency: GERM 501 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  27. GMST_V 505 (3) The Acquisition of German as an Additional Language

    Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 505 or GMST 505. Equivalency: GERM 505 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  28. GMST_V 506 (3-6) Intercultural Competence

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 506 or GMST 506. Equivalency: GERM 506 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  29. GMST_V 510 (3) German Literary History

    Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 510 or GMST 510. Equivalency: GERM 510 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  30. GMST_V 513 (3-6) Studies in Baroque Literature

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 513 or GMST 513. Equivalency: GERM 513 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  31. GMST_V 514 (3-6) Studies in the Literature of the 18th Century

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 514 or GMST 514. Equivalency: GERM 514 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  32. GMST_V 515 (3-6) Studies in the Classical Period

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 515 or GMST 515. Equivalency: GERM 515 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  33. GMST_V 516 (3-6) Studies in Romanticism

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 516 or GMST 516. Equivalency: GERM 516 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  34. GMST_V 517 (3-6) Studies in the Literature of the 19th Century

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 517 or GMST 517. Equivalency: GERM 517 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  35. GMST_V 518 (3-6) Studies in Expressionism

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 518 or GMST 518. Equivalency: GERM 518 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  36. GMST_V 519 (3-6) Studies in the Literature of the Early 20th Century

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 519 or GMST 519. Equivalency: GERM 519 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  37. GMST_V 520 (3-6) Studies in Literature after 1945

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 520 or GMST 520. Equivalency: GERM 520 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  38. GMST_V 521 (3) German Cultural Studies

    Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 521 or GMST 521. Equivalency: GERM 521 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  39. GMST_V 522 (3) Topics in Media Studies

    Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 522 or GMST 522. Equivalency: GERM 522 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  40. GMST_V 531 (3-6) Special Topics

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 531 or GMST 531. Equivalency: GERM 531 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  41. GMST_V 532 (3-6) Genre Studies

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 532 or GMST 532. Equivalency: GERM 532 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  42. GMST_V 547 (3-6) Guided Research

    A maximum of 6 credits will be granted for GERM 547 or GMST 547. Equivalency: GERM 547 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  43. GMST_V 548 (3) Major Essay

    Credit will be granted for only one of GERM 548 or GMST 548. Equivalency: GERM 548 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  44. GMST_V 549 (9) Master's Thesis

    A maximum of 9 credits will be granted for GERM 549 or GMST 549. Equivalency: GERM 549 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  45. GMST_V 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

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