# German (GERM) courses

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/coursesaz/germ/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027.

### GERM 1 — Elementary German

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture: 72
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/germ.md)
- Degree Applicable

For students with no previous German. Develops the ability to converse, read, and write in German. Emphasis on oral proficiency. Includes essentials of pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, and grammatical structures along with an introduction to Germanic culture.

### GERM 2 — Continuing Elementary German

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture: 72
- **Prerequisite:** GERM 1 or two years of high school German
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027 schedules
- Degree Applicable

Further development of conversational reading and writing skills in German with emphasis on communication skills, expansion of vocabulary, and understanding of structure. Further study of Germanic culture.

### GERM 3 — Intermediate German

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** Lecture: 72
- **Prerequisite:** GERM 2
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027 schedules
- Degree Applicable

Communicative proficiency in German and exploration of Germanic culture. Further study and review of grammar and expansion of vocabulary. Increasing emphasis on reading and writing in German.

### GERM 60 — German Culture Through Cinema

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture: 54
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027 schedules
- Degree Applicable
- May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass

A survey of German culture from 1870 to the present as reflected in the works of German film-makers. Special emphasis is placed on aesthetic, historical, and social movements in Germany. Films are shown in German with English subtitles. Class discussion and lectures are conducted in English.