printer friendly pageOSPBER 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 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: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
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: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Bruckner, U. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Boebe, D. (PI)
;
Tat-Unger, C. (PI)
OSPBER 25: Architecture, Memory, Commemoration
Exploration of questions about architectural form together with a sense of place in Berlin and surrounding regional cities. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of urbanism and memory through the concerns of cultural geography, anthropology, history, fiction and films. Trips to sites to explore how memory is visualized in the built environment. Themes of the course include: "About Form," "Mapping the City," and "Heritage and Commemoration."
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Ebron, P. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Jander, M. (PI)
;
Pabsch, M. (PI)
OSPBER 39: Globalization and the Fate of Western Art Music
An activity based directed group. Attendance of several concert performances required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Ebron, P. (PI)
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: WAY-AQR, GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
OSPBER 44: Berlin and its Artists
Visual environment of Berlin, shaped and reshaped by artists who in turn were transformed by the city. Links between their biographies and Berlin. Retracing artists' lives to unveil contemporary background and characteristic circumstances under which their work was created. Images of Berlin through the eyes of those who contributed to shaping it ¿ from Schlüter to Liebermann to Elíasson. Visits to museums and locations related to the life and work of the artists complement the theoretical discussions. Introduction to the art of drawing, using sketchbooks as a tool for exploring the artworks in Berlin and for understanding what moved the artist to create them.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Pabsch, M. (PI)
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
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