Also listed under 29 other titles DS: PLA FOR GERM 102 DS: ADVANCED GERMAN DS: PLA FOR GERM 101 DS: PLA FOR GERM 103 DS: PLA FOR GERM 104 DS:GERMAN PLA DS: PLA GERM 104 PLA FOR GERM 104 DS: PLA FOR GERMAN 102 DS: GERMAN PEDAGOGY III DS: GERMAN PEDAGOGY I- PLA DS: GERMAN PEDAGOGY II PLA DS: GERMAN PEDAGOGY PLA DS: GERMAN PEDAGOGY DS: GERMAN WRITING DS: GERMAN CONVERSATION DS: PLA FOR GERMAN LANGUAGE DS: GOETHE'S FAUST DS: CAPSTONE DS: THESIS DS: HANS BLUEHER DS: PEDAGOGY DS: GERMAN FILM PEDAGOGY CAPSTONE COURSE DIRECTED READINGS DIRECTED WRITING ADVANCED TOPICS DIRECTED RESEARCH SPECIAL PROJECT
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Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 Description Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit.
Offering history & forecast 2016–2026 Sections Section Count Demand Enrollment Demand
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider Year Fall Spring Summer Intersession 2030 50% 2030 Fall: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department course count falling about 22% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 50% 2030 Spring: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department course count falling about 13% per year. Department faculty is about 25% below its recent average. 7% 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 8% 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. 2029 55% 2029 Fall: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department course count falling about 19% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 55% 2029 Spring: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 23% below its recent average. 6% 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 7% 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. 2028 68% 2028 Fall: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Section count rising about 41% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 15% per year. Department faculty is about 100% below its recent average. 59% 2028 Spring: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average. 5% 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 7% 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. 2027 83% 2027 Fall: 83% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Section count rising about 23% per year over 3 terms. 62% 2027 Spring: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 20% below its recent average. 5% 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 6% 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. 2026 1 1 section 2 2 sections Not offered n/a No data for this term 2025 5 5 sections 3 3 sections Not offered Not offered 2024 3 3 sections 3 3 sections Not offered Not offered 2023 3 3 sections 3 3 sections Not offered Not offered 2022 3 3 sections 3 3 sections Not offered Not offered 2021 3 3 sections 2 2 sections Not offered Not offered 2020 2 2 sections 2 2 sections Not offered Not offered 2019 3 3 sections 3 3 sections Not offered n/a No data for this term 2018 3 3 sections 2 2 sections Not offered n/a No data for this term 2017 3 3 sections 2 2 sections Not offered Not offered 2016 2 2 sections 3 3 sections Not offered n/a No data for this term
Forecast
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Meeting times Most recent first No meeting times recorded for this course.
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1 entry Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2026–27 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Fall 2026 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 20378
7 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2025–26 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2026 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 30455 Spring 2026 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 35036 Fall 2025 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 20378 Fall 2025 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 24063 Fall 2025 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 24108 Fall 2025 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 24256 Fall 2025 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 24295
6 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2024–25 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2025 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 34066 Spring 2025 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 34153 Spring 2025 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 30455 Fall 2024 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 23251 Fall 2024 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 23252 Fall 2024 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 20378
6 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2023–24 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2024 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 30455 Spring 2024 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 33369 Spring 2024 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 33401 Fall 2023 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 22642 Fall 2023 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 20378 Fall 2023 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 22588
6 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2022–23 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2023 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 32710 Spring 2023 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 32711 Spring 2023 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 30455 Fall 2022 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 21991 Fall 2022 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 21996 Fall 2022 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 20378
6 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2021–22 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2022 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 32075 Spring 2022 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 32157 Spring 2022 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 30455 Fall 2021 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 28555 Fall 2021 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 28616 Fall 2021 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931
4 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2020–21 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2021 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 38859 Spring 2021 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Fall 2020 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 28315 Fall 2020 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931
5 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2019–20 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2020 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Spring 2020 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 38120 Fall 2019 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931 Fall 2019 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 27428 Fall 2019 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 27450
6 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2018–19 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2019 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Spring 2019 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 37328 Spring 2019 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 37357 Fall 2018 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931 Fall 2018 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 26802 Fall 2018 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 4 / 5 4 of 5 enrolled 27021
5 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2017–18 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2018 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Spring 2018 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 5 0 of 5 enrolled 36962 Fall 2017 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931 Fall 2017 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 26157 Fall 2017 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 26209
4 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2016–17 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2017 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Spring 2017 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 0.5 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 35952 Fall 2016 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931 Fall 2016 Yanna Zhang Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 25765
5 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2015–16 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2016 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Spring 2016 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 35417 Spring 2016 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 35480 Fall 2015 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 24832 Fall 2015 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931
5 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2014–15 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2015 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 34012 Spring 2015 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 2 / 2 2 of 2 enrolled 34636 Fall 2014 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 0 / 0 0 of 0 enrolled 21931 Fall 2014 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 1 1 of 1 enrolled 24336 Fall 2014 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 1Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1 24425
1 entry Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2013–14 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Fall 2013 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 2 / 10 2 of 10 enrolled 21931
2 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2012–13 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Fall 2012 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 21931 Fall 2012 Jonas Karlsson Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 22470
2 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2011–12 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2012 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 31196 Fall 2011 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 2 / 10 2 of 10 enrolled 21931
1 entry Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2010–11 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2011 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 40668
1 entry Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2009–10 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2010 Wendy Wagner Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 37246
2 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2008–09 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2009 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 37212 Spring 2009 Wendy Wagner Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 37246
3 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2004–05 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2005 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 30359 Spring 2005 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 30383 Fall 2004 Daniel J. Tanaka Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 22605
2 entries Credit-bearing sections of GERM299, 2003–04 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2004 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 30359 Spring 2004 Unlisted Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced 1 - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 30383
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1 entry No-credit sections of GERM299, 2009–10 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2010 Robert Tobin Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 37212
2 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 2002–03 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2003 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 33896 Spring 2003 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 34193
7 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 2001–02 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2002 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 3 / 5 3 of 5 enrolled 35679 Spring 2002 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 33179 Spring 2002 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 33896 Spring 2002 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 34193 Spring 2002 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 36883 Spring 2002 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 33955 Fall 2001 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 0 1 of 0 enrolled 26175
8 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 2000–01 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2001 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 33179 Spring 2001 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 33896 Spring 2001 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 34193 Spring 2001 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 33955 Spring 2001 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 35679 Fall 2000 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 25Enrollment not recorded; capacity 25 22408 Fall 2000 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 2 / 5 2 of 5 enrolled 24917 Fall 2000 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 23323
6 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 1999–00 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 2000 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 33179 Spring 2000 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 33896 Spring 2000 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 34193 Spring 2000 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 5Enrollment not recorded; capacity 5 33955 Fall 1999 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 25Enrollment not recorded; capacity 25 22408 Fall 1999 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 23323
6 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 1998–99 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 1999 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 33179 Spring 1999 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 33896 Spring 1999 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 34193 Spring 1999 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 5 1 of 5 enrolled 33955 Fall 1998 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 25Enrollment not recorded; capacity 25 22408 Fall 1998 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - - / 10Enrollment not recorded; capacity 10 23323
2 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 1997–98 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 1998 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 10 1 of 10 enrolled 33179 Fall 1997 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 2 / 25 2 of 25 enrolled 22408
2 entries No-credit sections of GERM299, 1996–97 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 1997 Hartmut M. Kaiser Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 25 1 of 25 enrolled 32246 Fall 1996 Kenneth Hughes Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 99 1 of 99 enrolled 22055
1 entry No-credit sections of GERM299, 1995–96 Term Professor Type Credits Enrollment CRN Spring 1996 Walter Schatzberg Tutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced - 1 / 99 1 of 99 enrolled 31386