OSPBER 1Z:
Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters
A jump start to the German language, enabling students with no prior German to study at the Berlin Center. Covers GERLANG 1 and 2 in one quarter.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 8
OSPBER 2Z:
Accelerated German, Second and Third Quarters
Qualifies students for participation in an internship following the study quarter. Emphasis is on communicative patterns in everyday life and in the German work environment, including preparation for interviews.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 8
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPBER 3B:
German Language and Culture
Grammar, composition, and conversation. Increases fluency in German as rapidly as possible to help students take advantage of the many opportunities in Berlin. Corequisite: GERLANG 100B.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPBER 4:
The Role of Technology in Modern Life: A Comparison between the U.S. and Germany
Technology as a part of our everyday lives and differences between experiences in the U.S. and those in modern Europe, as exemplified by Germans in Berlin. Ways in which technology is intertwined with our lives to the point of not recognizing it. Introductory lectures bring some of these technologies to the fore so students can explore manifestations in modern European life. Topics include transportation, housing and the home, finance, entertainment, and urban/suburban infrastructure. Lectures and group meetings combined with field work.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
OSPBER 5:
What is Engineering? A look at engineers and their work
Nature of the work that is needed to create the engineered products and services around us. Using a set of bridges in Berlin and the surrounding area as case studies, students engage in substantive exercises in three major activities of engineering: engineering design, engineering analysis, and product manufacturing/construction. Field trips, complemented by problem sets, in-class labs, readings and discussions expose students to these engineering activities in a hands-on manner.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
OSPBER 6:
Prussia: Literature and Culture
History and culture of Prussia, which ceased to exist in 1947. Focus on its flourishing cultural life, its novelists, painters, architects, composers, philosophers, economists, satirists, military and political theorists. In tracing the kingdom's history and its culture, draw on a number of texts ranging from the 1750s to the early 1920s. Different ways to reflect on these texts in writing.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
OSPBER 7:
A History of German Film
History of German film, and film¿s complicated relationship with the metropolis ¿ which in Germany almost always meant film¿s relationship to Berlin. German film history grounded in the specific context of Berlin. Frequent class trips, drawing on the unique resources of the Berlin film-scene, including the annual Berlinale film festival. Students will also interact with film professionals, ranging from an accompanist of silent movies to film historians and filmmakers.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
OSPBER 12:
The Politics of Memory
Why is the urban landscape of Berlin so crowded with memorials of WW II, its victims, perpetrators, and the resistance? Exploration of the politics surrounding the memorialization of WW II, with a focus on the city of Berlin: the nature of collective memory and its representation; the function of the memorial in public consciousness; the importance of memory of WW II in German political culture; the changing political landscape of WWII in the context of European politics; comparison of American and European memorialization of war. Material: Films and literary texts; field trips to memorials and museums, including the concentration camp Sachsenhausen; historical accounts and political analyses.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPBER 13:
Jewish and Muslim Berlin
Politics of religion and religious minorities in contemporary German/ Berlin culture, with a focus on Jews and Muslims. Consideration of political, historical, social and cultural perspectives: differences between American and German separation of religion and political structures; the historical establishment of Jewish culture in comparison to the contemporary rise of Islam to second-largest religious community in Germany; antisemitism and Islamophobia in Germany and Europe; recent religious controversies (mosques, circumcision, the veil, etc.) Material: Literature, site visits in Berlin, meetings with representatives of the Jewish and Muslim communities.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP
OSPBER 15:
Shifting Alliances? The European Union and the U.S.
The development of European integration, a model for global security and peace, and a possible replacement for the U.S. position as unilateral superpower. Competing arguments about the state of transatlantic relations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
OSPBER 21B:
Intermediate German
Grammar review, vocabulary building, writing, and discussion of German culture, literature, and film. Corequisite: OSPBER 100B.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPBER 30:
Berlin vor Ort: A Field Trip Module
The cultures of Berlin as preserved in museums, monuments, and architecture. Berlin's cityscape as a narrative of its history from baroque palaces to vestiges of E. German communism, from 19th-century industrialism to grim edifices of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
OSPBER 37:
Leading from Behind? Germany in the International Arena since 1945
Germany's changing role in European and world politics. Have old principles based on lessons from World War II become obsolete? Can Germany be a leading power in global affairs?
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPBER 40B:
Introductory Electronics
Electrical quantities and their measurement, including operation of the oscilloscope. Function of electronic components including resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Analog circuits including the operational amplifier and tuned circuits. Digital logic circuits and their functions. Lab assignments. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 43.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
OSPBER 50M:
Introductory Science of Materials
Topics include: the relationship between atomic structure and macroscopic properties of man-made and natural materials; mechanical and thermodynamic behavior of surgical implants including alloys, ceramics, and polymers; and materials selection for biotechnology applications such as contact lenses, artificial joints, and cardiovascular stents. No prerequisite.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
OSPBER 60:
Cityscape as History: Architecture and Urban Design in Berlin
Diversity of Berlin's architecture and urban design resulting from its historical background. Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his artistic ancestors. Role of the cultural exchange between Germany and the U.S. Changing nature of the city from the 19th century to the present.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPBER 66:
Theory from the Bleachers: Reading German Sports and Culture
German culture past and present through the lens of sports. Intellectual, societal, and historical-political contexts. Comparisons to Britain, France, and the U.S. The concepts of Körperkultur, Leistung, Show, Verein, and Haltung. Fair play, the relation of team and individual, production and deconstruction of sports heroes and heroines, and sports nationalism. Sources include sports narrations and images, attendance at sports events, and English and German texts. Taught in German.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II
OSPBER 70:
The Long Way to the West: German History from the 18th Century to the Present
Battles still current within Germany¿s collective memory. Sources include the narrative resources of museums, and experts on the German history in Berlin and Potsdam. Field trips.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
OSPBER 100B:
Berlin Heute
Required for students enrolled in OSPBER 21B; open to students in other German language classes. Active use of German, including vocabulary from a variety of fields and disciplines, and discussion of current issues.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
OSPBER 101A:
Contemporary Theater
Texts of plays supplemented by theoretical texts or reviews. Weekly theater visits, a tour of backstage facilities, and discussions with actors, directors, or other theater professionals. In German. Prerequisite: completion of GERLANG 3 or equivalent.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPBER 101B:
Advanced German
For intermediate and advanced students. Focus is on Berlin through film, literature, music, live performance, news media, and field trips. Essay writing, vocabulary building, and in-class presentations. Reading literature and news stories, essay writing, vocabulary building, and in-class presentations.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
OSPBER 115X:
The German Economy: Past and Present
The unsteady history of the German economy in the Wilhelmine Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the post WWII divided and united Germany. Special attention on the economic policy of the Third Reich and the present role of Germany in the world economy
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
OSPBER 126X:
A People's Union? Money, Markets, and Identity in the EU
The institutional architecture of the EU and its current agenda. Weaknesses, strengths, and relations with partners and neighbors. Discussions with European students. Field trips; guest speakers.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
OSPBER 161X:
The German Economy in the Age of Globalization
Germany's role in the world economy: trade, international financial markets, position within the European Union; economic relations with Eastern Europe, Russia, the Third World, and the U.S. International aspects of German economic and environmental policies. The globalization of the world's economy and Germany's competitiveness as a location for production, services, and R&D, focusing on the German car industry.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
OSPBER 174:
Sports, Culture, and Gender in Comparative Perspective
Theory and history of mass spectator sports and their role in modern societies. Comparisons with U.S., Britain, and France; the peculiarities of sports in German culture. Body and competition cultures, with emphasis on the entry of women into sports, the modification of body ideals, and the formation and negotiation of gender identities in and through sports. The relationship between sports and politics, including the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-EDP
OSPBER 198D:
Humboldt Universitat: Humanities 2
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 198F:
Humboldt Universitat: Social Sciences 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 198H:
Freie Universitat: Humanities 3
Course may be repeated for credit.
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 5 units total)
OSPBER 198K:
Weissensee Art University 1
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 40 units total)
OSPBER 198L:
Weissensee Art University 2
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 40 units total)
OSPBER 198M:
Weissensee Art University 3
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 40 units total)
OSPBER 199A:
Directed Reading A
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199B:
Directed Reading B
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199D:
Humboldt Universitat: Humanities
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 18 units total)
OSPBER 199F:
Humboldt Universitat: Social Sciences
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199G:
Freie Universitat: Social Sciences 1
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199H:
Freie Universitat: Humanities 1
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199J:
Freie Universitat: Natural Sciences 1
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199K:
Freie Universitat: Social Sciences 2
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199L:
Freie Universitat: Humanities 2
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 199M:
Freie Universitat: Natural Sciences 2
Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPBER 68:
Protestant Reformation
New forms of Christian religious thought and practice that emerged in Western Europe in the early to mid-sixteenth century and decisively shaped the course of Western history. Religious status quo and other forms of religious dissent that challenged late medieval Christendom; proposals for reform exemplified by Martin Luther, Andreas Karlstadt, Thomas Müntzer; impact of the changes in religion and the conflicts over religion for society more broadly.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
