Department of Germanic Studies
Certificate in Dutch Studies
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements DUTCHSACRT
Requirements
The certificate requires at least 27 credit hours*, including the requirements listed below.
- Dutch language core. 15 credit hours:
- GER-N 200 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation I
- GER-N 250 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation II
- GER-N 300 Advanced Dutch I
- GER-N 330 Advanced Dutch II
- GER-N 400 Topics in Dutch Culture and Literature
GER-N 200 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 150 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Development of oral fluency; attention to idiom. Further grammatical study; attention to formal writing style. Readings in Dutch literature and culture.
GER-N 250 Dutch Reading, Composition, and Conversation II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 200 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Further development of style and idiom in speaking and writing. Reading of novels. Oral and written practice on topics of contemporary Dutch life.
GER-N 300 Advanced Dutch I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 250 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- Comprehensive review of grammatical points introduced in GER-N 100 through GER-N 250. Reading proficiency, different levels of style and expression, and written argumentation. Discussion through short literary texts and one novel. Conducted in Dutch.
GER-N 330 Advanced Dutch II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 300 with a grade of C- or higher
- Description
- Introduction to different levels of style and expression and to written argumentation in Dutch. Texts include various literary genres and form the basis for in-class discussion and for exercises designed to develop oral and written fluency. Conducted in Dutch.
GER-N 400 Topics in Dutch Culture and Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- GER-N 330
- Description
- Dutch literature and culture since the Middle Ages. Analyzing, discussing, evaluating and writing about literary texts and articles about Dutch culture through the ages. Conducted in Dutch.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Modern Dutch Culture. One (1) course:
- GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands
GER-E 341 Dutch Culture: The Modern Netherlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development of a complex modern society of 15 million people in a physically unique area one-third the size of Indiana. The interaction of geography, social structure, political system, religion, and literature. Readings in English. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in GER-E 341 and GER-N 350.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- The Golden Age of Dutch Culture. One (1) course:
- GER-E 342 Topics in Dutch Culture and History
GER-E 342 Topics in Dutch Culture and History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics in Dutch history since the Middle Ages. Analyzing, discussing, evaluating and writing about texts and articles about Dutch culture in a specific historical context. Conducted in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Electives. Six (6) credit hours in courses with Dutch culture content, approved by the Director or from the approved Electives list.
- ARTH-A 333 From Van Eyck to Vermeer
- ARTH-A 437 Playing with Pictures in the Fifteenth-Century Netherlands
- GER-E 343 Topics in Dutch Literature
- POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
- Additional courses approved by the director of undergraduate studies
ARTH-A 333 From Van Eyck to Vermeer
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of major artists and themes in Netherlandish painting from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 333 or FINA-A 333.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 437 Playing with Pictures in the Fifteenth-Century Netherlands
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major artists and topics from the fifteenth-century Netherlands. Special attention to Bosch, van Eyck, and their contemporaries.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 437 or FINA-A 437.
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
GER-E 343 Topics in Dutch Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics dealing with literature in Dutch. Readings in English translation of novels, plays, and poetry that reflect a specific topic chosen by the instructor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Spring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Development, structure, and functioning of political systems, primarily in France, Italy, and Germany. Political dynamics of European integration.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 335 or EURO-W 301.
- Spring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Spring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
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