Department of Germanic Studies
Certificate in Dutch Studies
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 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.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourseSpring 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.
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourseSpring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 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.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourseSpring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Electives. Six (6) credit hours:
- 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.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 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.
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 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.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 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.
- Summer 2025CASE GCCcourseSpring 2025CASE GCCcourseFall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Summer 2025CASE SHcourseSpring 2025CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Certificate GPA. 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.
- Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Certificate Residency. 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.
Certificate Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Minor in Dutch Studies (DUTCHMIN)
Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.