GERMAN at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate GERMAN coursework.

• GERMAN 102Second Semester Germanopens 17 courses (1 directly)
• GERMAN 203Third Semester Germanopens 16 courses (1 directly)
• GERMAN 204Fourth Semester Germanopens 15 courses (4 directly)
• GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listeningopens 14 courses (9 directly)
• GERMAN 312Second Semester Dutch for Graduate Studentsopens 4 courses (1 directly)
• GERMAN 112Second Semester Dutchopens 3 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate GERMAN work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 36 GERMAN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 35 more GERMAN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on GERMAN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in GERMAN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at GERMAN 285

  1. GERMAN 101First Semester German
  2. GERMAN 102Second Semester German
  3. GERMAN 203Third Semester German
  4. GERMAN 204Fourth Semester German
  5. GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
  6. GERMAN 258Intermediate German-reading
  7. GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts

• 7 courses deep, ending at GERMAN 352

  1. GERMAN 101First Semester German
  2. GERMAN 102Second Semester German
  3. GERMAN 203Third Semester German

• 7 courses deep, ending at GERMAN 612

  1. GERMAN 101First Semester German
  2. GERMAN 102Second Semester German
  3. GERMAN 203Third Semester German

• 7 courses deep, ending at GERMAN 676

  1. GERMAN 101First Semester German
  2. GERMAN 102Second Semester German
  3. GERMAN 203Third Semester German

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for GERMAN yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under GERMAN yet.

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Department events

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