# German (GRMN) courses

MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/german/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### GRMN 101 — Elementary German (First Semester)

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/grmn.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in GRMN 102, or GRMN 201.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This introductory course develops German language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers basic German pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It also explores the history, geography, and customs of the German-speaking countries. This course corresponds to the first two years of high school German.

### GRMN 102 — Elementary German (Second Semester)

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours
- **Prerequisite:** GRMN 101 or two years of high school German with a "C" or better
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/grmn.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in GRMN 201.
- Course Typically Offered: Spring

This course continues to develop German language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in GRMN 101, and it develops the student's ability to engage in casual conversation, express opinions, and make suggestions in German. The course also provides for increased awareness of the German-speaking world's history, geography, and customs, including its socio-political practices and cultural artifacts. This course corresponds to the third year of high school German.

### GRMN 121 — Introduction to German Culture

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/grmn.md)
- Course Typically Offered: Fall

This course introduces students to various aspects of German culture and civilization. Areas of study include history, music, literature, philosophy, political ideas, customs, and Germany's influence on and contribution to the civilization of America and the world. The course does not require prior study of the German language or culture.

### GRMN 292 — Internship Studies

- **Units:** 0.5-14
- **Corequisite:** Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/grmn.md)
- Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.