MCM Undergraduate Program

MCM-german

Twelve courses are required for the concentration.

Prerequisites
1.  Two courses from among
     MCM0100, Introduction to Media
     MCM0150, Readings in Theory
     MCM0230, Digital Media
     MCM0240, Television Studies
     MCM0250, Visuality and Visual Theories
     MCM0260, Cinematic Coding and Narrativity
     MCM1110, The Theory of the Sign

2.  GRMN0900, Introduction to German Studies

Concentration Requirements
1.     Two courses in German Studies at the 100 level with topics relevant to the concentration focus area.

2.     A senior thesis (GRMN 1990 or MCM1990)

3.     Six courses from among the following:

     Strongly recommended for all concentrators: HIST1370 (Germany, 1914 to the Present), COLT1210 (Introduction to the Theory of Literature).

     Also recommended: HIAA0850 (Modern Architecture), GRMN1440 (Studies in Literary Genre), GRMN1450 (Seminars in German Literature), MCM1200 (Special Topics in Modern Culture and Media), MCM1500 (Senior Seminars in Modern Culture and Media), PHIL1660 (Metaphysics).

     Students are encouraged to examine the Course Announcement carefully in consultant with their advisors to select courses that augment their concentration and, in particular, inform their final projects.  In addition, students will normally complete two to four of those electives while studying in Berlin or at another location approved by the concentration advisor.

4.     Students who are unable to study in Germany will be required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of German.

     Students should consult the concentration advisors for German Studies and Modern Culture and Media as early as possible to begin planning their course work sequences and their final project.