German Studies

The German Department offers courses in German language, history, literature and culture.  Our courses teach students critical thinking, help them navigate questions of cultural exchange, and contextualize the German speaking world in a European and global context. The ability to speak German and demonstrate a competency in the cultures of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, will benefit those students seeking career opportunities in international and governmental organizations, politics, engineering, bio-medical research, economics, fashion and art.  Germany is geographically located in the heart of Europe and is a major economic and political player in the European Union, and a world leader in industries such as engineering, chemical and medical research, and green technologies. Given that German is spoken by over 100 million people, and is the third largest exporter and importer in the world, a German major or minor can open many exciting career paths.

 

Biendarra

 Anke Biendarra
abiendar@uci.edu
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Associate Professor and Chair of European Languages and Studies; German Core Faculty
Interests: German and European literature and culture of the 20th/21st century, esp. pop literature, GDR/reunification. Critical European Culture Studies, migration studies, transnationalism, memory studies, gender studies.


 

Broadbent

Philip Broadbent
pmb@uci.edu
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Assistant Professor of Teaching of European Languages and Studies; Director of the German Language Program
Interests: Contemporary literature and history; politics and the urban space; German language learning


 

Evers

Kai Evers
kevers@uci.edu
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Associate Professor of European Languages and Studies, German Core Faculty; Director of European Studies
Interests: Modernist literature, German film, European studies, Catastrophic Imagination and Representations of War, Violence, and Risk

 

 

Pan

David Pan
dtpan@uci.edu
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Professor of European Languages and Studies; German Core Faculty, Director of German  Studies; Director of Graduate Studies (M.A. in European Thought and Culture)
Interests: Eighteenth-, Nineteenth-, and Twentieth-century German Literature and Intellectual history, Johann Georg Hamann, Heinrich von Kleist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Bertolt Brecht, Frankfurt School Critical Theory, Carl Schmitt

 

Rafi

Mohammad Rafi
mrafi@uci.edu
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Lecturer in German
Interests: Nationalism, Philosophy; German language learning

 

 

Study Abroad

The University of California offers as part of its large and successful Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) numerous options for Study Abroad in Germany.  UCEAP has programs for all levels of language competency from absolute beginner to advanced student, for undergraduates and for graduate students.  UCEAP is solely intended for UC students, and the courses students take abroad automatically earn them UC credit.

In addition to UCEAP programs, the UCI Study Abroad Center has information on programs connected to other institutions and will advise you on applying for those programs and receiving UCI credit for courses taken through them.


Mirasol Travel Award

Students of German may apply for the Mirasol Travel-Study Award for travel to a German-speaking country in an approved program of study.  The Mirasol award is made possible by the generous giving of Alumna Kendra Leindecker Mirasol (B.A., UCI German, 1988, and MBA, University of Chicago, 1993).  The call for the Mirasol Award is sent out each spring, and students may apply for funding for the following summer or academic year. Awardees are announced at the spring end-of-year awards ceremony.


Research and Other Opportunities

We also encourage our undergraduates to pursue mentorships with German Studies faculty within the UCI's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Organizations that facilitate study, research, or work abroad in Germany or German language learning include:

University of California


 

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Bundesländer:

Media - TV/Nachrichten

Media -Radiosender/Radio Broadcast

Media - Zeitschriften/Magazines

Media - Zeitungen/Newspapers

Media - Wetter/Weather

Media - Live Webcams

Suchmaschinen/Search Engines

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

 

Österreich

Schweiz

Kutur/Culture

Teaching and Learning Materials

Intensive German Courses - USA

Europa

Organizations & Publications

Ph.D. German

MA GERMANLABRENTZ, BRIGITTE19661968Consultant and Coach, Waldorf/Steiner Eduation; Director
Emeritas, The Westside Waldorf School, Pacific Palisades		Westside Waldorf School, Pacific Palisades
PHD GERMANPFEIFFER, PETER 1987Chair & Professor, Dept of German, Georgetown Univ, presentGeorgetown University
PHD GERMANCALHOON, KENNETH19791984Professor, Comparative Literature & German, Univ of Oregon,
present		University of Oregon
MA GERMANHALGREN, DAVID19881990Graduate Program Coordinator, School of Social Ecology, UCI, presentUCI
PHD GERMANSCHINDLER, STEPHAN19861990Chair & Professor, Dept of World Languages, Univ of South FL, presentUniversity of South Florida
PHD GERMANHENKE, BURKHARD19891993Chair & Professor, German Studies, Davidson College, presentDavidson College, NC
MA GERMANBIERICH, JENNIFER19961998Academic Advisor, Office of Admissions, UCI, 2008-2018; 
ESL Instructor, International Programs, UCI, 2008--		UCI
MA GERMANKUZAY, FRANZ20012003German Teacher, California High School, presentCalifornia High School, Whittier
PHD GERMANTARNAWSKA, MAGDA19972005Senior Lecturer, Dept of European Languages & Transcultural
Studies, UCLA		UCLA
PHD GERMANHAMMOND, CHARLES JR19962006Professor, German, Dept of Modern Foreign Languages, Univ
of Tennessee at Martin, present		University of Tennessee at Martin
PHD GERMANMORSE, SUSAN19992006Lecturer, Core, UCIUCI
PHD GERMANEPPELSHEIMER, NATALIE 2008Professor, German, Middlebury College, presentMiddlebury College
PHD GERMANWIL BY, JASON20012008Principal Lecturer of German, presentUniversity of New Mexico
PHD GERMANJONES, ROSE20002009Lecturer/Instructor, UCI, 2009-2018; Director, Scholarship Opportunities Program, UCI, 2018-presentUCI
PHD GERMANMOTI, SIMONA20022010Assistant Professor, German Studies, Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo College
PHD GERMANSCHUMAN, REBECCA20052010Adjunct Instructor, Pierre Laclede Honors College, Univ of 
Missouri St Louis; Education Columnist, Slate; Author		University of Missouri -- St. Louis
PHD GERMANHOURIGAN, ERIN20042011Visiting Lecturer, German, University of Pittsburgh 2013-16;
Bilingual Product Cataloging Specialist, HCL America for Google, 2016-2019; Instructional Assistant, Irvine Unified School District, 2019-2023;  Lead Teacher,C2 Education of Irvine, 2020- present		C2 Education of Irvine
MA GERMANKAUFEL, FRIEDERIKE20062011Lecturer, Academic English, UCI, presentUCI
PHD GERMANBUHANAN, KURT20072012Lecturer (Unit 18 Faculty), SOH, UCI, 2012-presentUCI
MA GERMANLOTZ, ALEXANDER20102012Marketing Coordinator, Tommo, 2014-2015; Managing Producer (Video Game Producer & Developer),  Ziggurat Interactive Inc., 2020-presentZiggurat Interactive
PHD GERMANFINE, JOHNATHAN20082013Lecturer, German Studies, presentBrown University
MA GERMANHAMMETT, JOSEPH20122014Senior Mortgage Loan Officer, Live Well Financial, 2014-2016; Lead Generation Performer, NEOGOV, 2016;
 Head of Sales, HR Cloud, E l Segundo, CA, 2016-present		HR Cloud, El Segundo, CA
PHD GERMANRAFI, MOHAMMAD20102016Lecturer, Humanities Core 2016-2019
Lecturer, European Languages & Studies, 2019-present		UCI
PHD GERMANROOTS, JAIME20102016
Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee College, 2019 - ; Lecturer, UC Santa Cruz, German section of Languages and Applied Linguistics, 2017- ; UCI, lecturer 2016-2017; Assistant Professor, German, Washington & Lee University,  present		Washington & Lee University

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Irvine, CA 92697-3150

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