Principal faculty mentor: Benjamin Mier-Cruz
Requirements for the Ger/Scan major
- Take GER 101-103 and 201-203; or SWED 101-103 and 201-203 (or place out)
- Take 4 upper-division courses taught in German or a Scandinavian language (e.g. GER 311-313 and one other; SWED 405: Third Year Swedish )
- Take 8 further courses which
- Appear on the list of Recommended Courses below OR
- Have a GER or SCAN subject code (even if not on the list)
- With your faculty mentor’s approval, you may substitute:
- A relevant course(s) on gender and sexuality offered in another UO department
- A course(s) with a major independent project focused on Germany or Scandinavia
- Make sure you end up with
- A grand total of 12 courses beyond GER 101-203 or SWED 101-203
- At least 8 of the 12 at the upper division
- At least 6 of the 12 with a GER or SCAN subject code
- Consult your faculty mentor about
- the capstone requirement
- study abroad (if you’re interested)
Recommended Courses
GER 222 Voices of Dissent in Germany
GER 251 Sexuality
GER 350 Genres in German Literature
GER 354 German Gender Studies
GER 366-368 Themes in German Literature
SCAN 315 Nordic Cinema
SCAN 316 History of Cinema
SCAN 317 Directors, Movements, and Manifestos
SCAN 325 Constructions versus Constrictions of Identity
SCAN 351 Periods in Scandinavian Literature
SCAN 353 Scandinavian Women Writers
SCAN 354 Genres in Scandinavian Literature
Also Recommended (subject to criterion 4a above)
WGS 201 Introduction to Queer Studies
WGS 251 Transnational and Indigenous Feminisms
WGS 315 History and Development of Feminist Theory
WGS 321 Feminist Perspectives
WGS 351 Decolonial Feminism
WGS 451/551 Global Issues and Perspectives
ANTH 315 Gender, Folklore and Inequality
CINE 350 Queer European Cinema
CINE 381M Film, Media, and Culture
COLT 360 Gender & Identity in Literature
FLR 370 Folklore and Sexuality
FLR 418/518 Folklore and Gender
PHIL 315 Feminist Philosophy
SOC 456 Feminist Theory