Lüneburg Courses – 2023 Summer Session I
Studying abroad can be a more meaningful and invigorating learning experience than at home—both inside and outside of the classroom. You may be more curious and alert than you usually are so use this heightened energy to enhance your studies as well as your cultural and geographical explorations. You may also encounter different teaching styles and course processes; be prepared to adapt and to learn.
Courses
You may take three to seven credits per session. At least one 3-credit course is required each session you are enrolled. Course availability is contingent upon student enrollment and is subject to change.
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German Language Studies
Summer language courses are intensive, with one to six credits of German taught in each five-week session. Language courses have a maximum enrollment of 15 students each. German Conversation is highly recommended to complement Intermediate German I through Advanced German II.
Session I
- Summer Session IGerman 100-level 4 credits Taught in German
This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of German. This class introduces German grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students will learn greetings and useful expressions as well as basic skills in reading, writing, listening, above all, speaking. At the end of the class students will be able to engage in simple conversations with native speakers and navigate German speaking towns and cities.
- Summer Session IGerman 200-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals of German, focusing on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through active preparation for/and participation in classroom activities. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in the context of modern German culture in an immersive environment.
Prerequisite: two semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IGerman 300-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and expressive capabilities of German language students. Students will analyse written text, summarize readings, and practice using new vocabulary in written expressions.
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IGerman 400-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and expressive capabilities of advanced German language students. Students will analyse written text, summarize readings, and practice using new vocabulary in written and oral expressions.
Prerequisite: six semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IGerman 200-level 1 credit Taught in GermanSummer Session IIGerman 200-level 1 credit Taught in German
This course will improve intermediate language students' knowledge, listening, and expressive capabilities. Students will learn necessary vocabulary to express themselves in daily situations and navigate more complex situations through conversation and free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual material, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.
Prerequisite: two semesters of college-level German, or equivalent
- Summer Session IGerman 300-level 1 credit Taught in GermanSummer Session IIGerman 300-level 1 credit Taught in German
This course will improve intermediate language students' knowledge, listening, and expressive capabilities. Students will learn necessary vocabulary to express themselves in daily situations and navigate more complex situations through conversation and free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual material, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level German, or equivalent
- Summer Session IGerman 100-level 1 credit Taught in GermanSummer Session IIGerman 100-level 1 credit Taught in German
The objective of the course is to facilitate the acquisition of basic language patterns and pronunciation necessary to express oneself in daily situations. The class will deal with different conversational themes such as situations at the university, during lunchtime, telephone conversations, at the train station, travel agency, etc. Students will have the opportunity to practice language skills through in-class games and listening exercises. Students will also learn key daily vocabulary for navigating the city.
Session II
- Summer Session IIGerman 100-level 4 credits Taught in German
This class introduces German grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Students will learn greetings and useful expressions as well as basic skills in reading, writing, listening, above all, speaking. At the end of the class students will be able to engage in simple conversations with native speakers and navigate German speaking towns and cities.
Prerequisite: one semester of college-level German
- Summer Session IIGerman 200-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals of German, focusing on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through active preparation for/and participation in classroom activities. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in the context of modern German culture in an immersive environment.
Prerequisite: three semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IIGerman 300-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and expressive capabilities of German language students. Students will analyse written text, summarize readings, and practice using new vocabulary in written expressions.
Prerequisite: five semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IIGerman 400-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and expressive capabilities of advanced German language students. Students will analyse written text, summarize readings, and practice using new vocabulary in written and oral expressions.
Prerequisite: seven semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IGerman 200-level 1 credit Taught in GermanSummer Session IIGerman 200-level 1 credit Taught in German
This course will improve intermediate language students' knowledge, listening, and expressive capabilities. Students will learn necessary vocabulary to express themselves in daily situations and navigate more complex situations through conversation and free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual material, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.
Prerequisite: two semesters of college-level German, or equivalent
- Summer Session IGerman 300-level 1 credit Taught in GermanSummer Session IIGerman 300-level 1 credit Taught in German
This course will improve intermediate language students' knowledge, listening, and expressive capabilities. Students will learn necessary vocabulary to express themselves in daily situations and navigate more complex situations through conversation and free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual material, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level German, or equivalent
- Summer Session IGerman 100-level 1 credit Taught in GermanSummer Session IIGerman 100-level 1 credit Taught in German
The objective of the course is to facilitate the acquisition of basic language patterns and pronunciation necessary to express oneself in daily situations. The class will deal with different conversational themes such as situations at the university, during lunchtime, telephone conversations, at the train station, travel agency, etc. Students will have the opportunity to practice language skills through in-class games and listening exercises. Students will also learn key daily vocabulary for navigating the city.
German and European Studies
The following courses help provide a multi-disciplinary perspective to your studies.
Session I
- Summer Session IHistory Political Science 400-level 3 credits Taught in English
In order to understand the most infamous two decades of German history, its processes and society, we look back in history and uncover key moments that likely built the foundation for a totalitarian system of hitherto unknown extremes. Some of these catalysts can be found in traditions and events that transpired within the past 60-100 years. After this introduction of cultural, economic and political factors, special attention will be paid to the impact that these factors had on the daily lives of Germans at the time. This includes antisemitism, gender relations, education, youth culture, resistance movements, and more. Finally, special attention will be paid to the post 1945 period, what with its foundation of two separate German states, and the way that these two dealt with their past. The seminar closes with a look at the presence of these topics in unified Germany, with a particular focus on the politics of memory and the memorial culture challenged by the recent surge of right-wing nationalism. The schedule may change due to current events.
- Summer Session IFilm German 200-level 3 credits Taught in German
This course examines German Cinema in a chronological order, starting with the silent era in the '20s, which includes the beginnings of the sound era and its technical innovations, and concluding with cinema under the Nazis and post-WWII. Thereby, the focuses will be on specific West and East German film genres like "Heimatfilm" and "Red Western". Movie night sessions may be open to other students as well. Most of the movies analysed and screened will have English subtitles. The assigned literature is available in English.
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IAnthropology Political Science 200-level 1 credit Taught in EnglishSummer Session IIAnthropology Political Science 200-level 1 credit Taught in English
This class offers an introduction to German culture, history, geography, contemporary topics, and events in German society and politics. Students will develop a historical and theoretical foundation for effectively analyzing the impact of historical events on German cultural values.
- Summer Session I300-level 1 credit Taught in German
This course will cover fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Students will learn about the structure of German fairy tales, develop proficiency in grammar, vocabulary, and expressions. Students will also be introduced to the elements of German fairy tales such as fantasy, magic, horror, and romance.
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level German
- Summer Session IGeography Natural Resources 400-level 3 credits Taught in English
An interdisciplinary investigation of how human activities impact the Earth’s environment on a global scale. Examination of population, resource use, climate change, and biodiversity from scientific/technical and social/economic/historical/political perspectives.
- Summer Session IPolitical Science 400-level 1 credit Taught in English
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of contemporary German politics. After a short overview of German history, the course will place emphasis on governmental institutions and policy making within the German polity as well as the political culture and the various political, social, and economic actors involved in the process.
- Summer Session IAnthropology German 300-level 3 credits Taught in German
All cultures have developed their myths and legends, consisting of narratives of their history, religions, and heroes. Myths and legends hold symbolic meaning, and this is a major reason why they have survived. They are the authority in the study of existentialism and annotations of myths are necessary.
In this course the emphasis is put on two major fields:
•Different myths from Antiquity to Modern Age. A special attention will be given to Greek, Roman and North-European Mythology.
•Special topics such as mythological places and creatures etc.
The globalizing postmodern world evokes the need for understanding different, old cultures within its specific historical contexts. The human search for an explanation of the world through basic principles (God, universe, nature, and man) and their relation to each other is a legitimate academic approach.
In this context, the course proposes to study how man has created a system of myths, legends and symbols throughout history in different cultures that produced a series of modern phenomena and cultural conventions connected to its specific localizations.
Prerequisite: four semesters of college-level German
Session II
- Summer Session IAnthropology Political Science 200-level 1 credit Taught in EnglishSummer Session IIAnthropology Political Science 200-level 1 credit Taught in English
This class offers an introduction to German culture, history, geography, contemporary topics, and events in German society and politics. Students will develop a historical and theoretical foundation for effectively analyzing the impact of historical events on German cultural values.
- Summer Session IIGerman 200-level 3 credits Taught in English
This course entails an introduction to the culture and civilization of German-speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) in terms of historical and contemporary political perspectives. Students will explore the characteristics and the customs of German-speaking Europeans through readings and class discussions, but especially by observing daily life.
- Summer Session IIAnthropology History Political Science 300-level 3 credits Taught in English
With new state-formation, democratization processes and economic transformation in Western Europe, a (re-) emergence of collective identities constructed along cultural, ethnic and religious lines across state boundaries can be observed. They have the inherent potential for profound processes of renewal as well as for violent conflicts. How do specific ethnic and religious groups, society and politics react? What are existing patterns for managing diversity and what new policy models and programs for management of cultural and social pluralism emerge? What happens to minorities involved in these change processes? In this class students will debate diversity and conflict in civil society to get a better understanding for peaceful and democratic decision-making.
- Summer Session IIEconomics Political Science 400-level 3 credits Taught in English
The course provides a general introduction to the European Union. Students learn about political theories of integration and study how scholars explain the establishment of the EU and its impact on the nation states and their economies. After examining the history of European integration and the political and economic context in which it developed, we cover the main institutions and their role in day to day politics. In the final part of the class, we analyze core EU policies, such as security, trade, social and economic policies.
To request a course syllabus: syllabus@usac.edu
Quick Details
2023-24 Application Cycle
- Summer: Open
- Session I / I&II Deadline: April 1
- Session II Deadline: May 1
- Fall: Open
- Deadline: May 15
- Spring: Open
- Deadline: October 15
Eligibility
Preferred Minimum GPA: 2.5
Program Type
Credits
US Credit
Program Capacity
60 students
Instruction
English | German