University Courses
Tutorial Support for University Courses
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 you the chance to explore topics in greater depth.
Please note: The courses listed below are examples of courses that have been offered in previous years, and may not necessarily be offered at the time of registration. Please check your specific college program for current course offerings.
Universität Hamburg
Courses taught in German. Typical courses include:
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
- Classical Texts of Scientific Theory
- History of Physics
- 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
- The Development of Children and Adolescents
- Self-Regulation in Adolescence
- Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
- The Psychology of Learning Disorders
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
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. Typical courses include:
Computer Science
- Computer Operating Systems
- Computer Modeling and Simulation
Engineering
- Computer Science for Engineers
- Thermodynamics
- 2D Microsystems
University of Hamburg
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
