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Program participants are fully matriculated students at the and are enrolled in four courses each term. Students can also take courses at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg. Courses usually meet for two or three hours a week and are available in almost all major fields of study, including the sciences. Because specific courses are not announced until the university's catalogue is published in late summer, students arrange their course programs in Hamburg with the assistance of the resident faculty director. Students must take at least one four-credit language course offered at the Smith Center; depending on their language ability, some students will be required to continue with the language course in the second semester. Use the links below to see courses offered in the past. Prospective students with specific academic needs should consult with the associate dean for international study at Smith College.
Professor Gertrud Gutzmann will serve as resident faculty director for the 2008-2009 academic year, overseeing students' academic and general welfare and acting as a liaison to the University of Hamburg.
The program begins in late August (full year program) or in late February (Spring semester option) with an intensive month-long orientation session in Hamburg. The orientation program provides students with a thorough review of language and culture and prepares them for everyday and academic life in Hamburg. Guest lectures on the German university system, the press, and politics supplement daily instruction in the German language. The group takes several excursions to north German towns and concludes orientation with a weeklong stay in Berlin. There, students explore the city through a combination of planned activities and free time. Scheduled events include tours of the city, visits to museums and monuments, and several evenings at concerts, the opera, or the theater. Spring semester students will conclude the orientation with an excursion to another German city.
German History and Culture from 1871 to 1945 (fall only)
Theater in Hamburg: Topics and Trends in Contemprary German Theater (fall only)
Studies in Language II (fall and spring)
Studies in Language III (fall and spring)
German 1945-1990: Politics, Society and Culture in Two German States (spring only)
Taught in English:
New! Landscapes of Northern Germany: Natural Environments and Human Influences (spring only) (course syllabus)
University of Hamburg
Technical University
University courses in English
All university courses taken in a student's major may be supplemented by tutorials arranged especially for Smith and conducted by advanced graduate students. The tutorial sessions meet two hours each week to clarify and elaborate upon the lecture material, and give students the chance to explore topics in greater depth.
- previously offered courses taught in German
Art History:
Art Exhibitions in the Two Germanys After 1945
Depiction of Heaven in Medieval Pictures
European Futurism and Russian Avant-Garde
A Look at the "Other": Iconographies of Savages, Blacks, Jews and "Others" in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times
The Passion in Albrecht Duerer's Prints
Biology:
Ecophysiology of Marine Organisms
The Image of Women in Biology
Introduction to Plant Physiology
Introduction to Zoology
Comparative Literature:
Feminist Literary Theory
German and English Humor
Computer Science:
Computer Graphics Distributed Systems
Economics:
Economic Problems of German Reunification
Introduction to International Management
Introduction to Sociology of Economics
Macroeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
International Capital Movement and Financial Crises
International Finance
Education:
Curriculum Planning and Educational Goals: United States and Germany in Comparison
Learning Processes in Intercultural Relations
Fairy Tales, Myths and Their Pedagogical Role
Film Studies:
Conflicts in Fictional Films of the GDR and the FRG
West German movies after 1945
Geology:
Basics of Tectonics
German Language and Literature:
Berlin Novels in the Weimar Republic
Concepts of Love and Death in the 18th century
Cultural Studies
European Television
The German Novella
German Film Directors in Hollywood to 1945
German Novellas from Prague: 1900-1933
German Politics and Culture 1918-1945
Goethe's Novels: Werther/Wahlverwandschaften
History of German Literature from 1600 to Present
Identity and Social Role in the Early Works of Arthur Schnitzler and Hugo von Hoffmannsthal
Introduction to German Literature: Water and the Feminine
Introduction to Modern German Literature
The Literary Works of Martin Luther
National Stereotypes and their Function in the World of Heinrich Heine Nietzsche
19th century German Literature
Theater in Hamburg between 1933 and 1945
West German Literature after 1968
Government:
The CIA, the cold War and Right-Wing Extremism
Democracy and Its Enemies
Democracy and Power in Global Governance
Developing Nations in a Global Society
Development of a United Europe
The European Integration Process after World War II
Minority Politics in Europe
Power in Global Governance
Science, Peace Studies and International Security
History:
The Development of a United Europe, 1945-1995
European History 1789-1850
The German Democratic Republic 1949-1969
Germany from 1806 to 1848
Germany 1945 to present
Germany and the founding of the EEC
Germany and the United States from the 18th century to the 20th century
History of American-European Relations since World War II
History of the Third Reich
History of the Kingdom of Denmark
History of the Persecution of Witches
The Holy Roman Empire and Europe in the 15th Century
Introduction to Ottoman Empire
Jews as a Minority in Germany
Politics and Society in the FRG and GDR
Russian History from 1800 to 1917
Linguistics:
Code Switching of Bilinguals
The Development of High German
Phonetics and Phonology of Modern German
Theories of Second-Language Acquisition: Aspects of Foreign Language Learning
Mathematics:
Differential Equations
History of Mathematics: Classical Problems
Introduction to Discrete and Algorithmic Geometry
Music:
Romantic Works - The String Quartets of Bela Bartók
String Quartets of the Viennese Classical Period
Philosophy:
Classical Texts of Scientific Theory
Physics:
History of Physics
Political Science and International Relations:
American Foreign Policy during the Cold War
The CIA, the Cold War and Right-Wing Extremism
Comparative Presidential and Parliamentary Systems: FRG, USA, Britain, Canada
Democracy and Its Enemies
European Cultural Policy
The European Commission
European Governmental Systems
Introduction to International Relations
The New Right-Wing Radicalism in the FRG
Psychology:
The Development of Children and Adolescents
Self-Regulation in Adolescence
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
The Psychology of Learning Disorders
Religion:
Introduction to Buddhism
Sociology:
Introduction to the Sociology and Culture of the Deaf Community
Medical Sociology
Multicultural Society in Germany
Women's Studies:
Gender, Status, and Class-History of Women in Germany in the 19th Century
History of the Persecution of Witches
Politics of Women in the FRG
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg - courses taught in German
Computer Science:
Computer Operating Systems
Computer Modeling and Simulation
Engineering:
Computer Science for Engineers
Thermodynamics
2D Microsystems
University of Hamburg - courses taught in English
Selected courses are taught in English each semester in the departments of Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Engineering, Education and American Studies at the University of Hamburg. Typical courses include:
Contemporary Environmental Problems
Environmental and Resource Economics
Growth and Economic Development
Political Theories
Global Transformations
Continuum Mechanics I
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals: Circuit Theory
Mathematics for Physical Science and Engineering
Gender Theory
Drama and Film
The Poetics of the Sea in the Early 20th Century
The Angry Young Men: Novels
Intercultural Studies
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