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Our department specializes in the study of language, applied linguistics, literature, and film and visual culture.  We have active graduate and undergraduate programs in German, and we also offer courses in Croatian, Dutch, and Russian, as well as interdisciplinary opportunities like a minor in Cultural Identities.

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News

  1. Apr. 8, 2022Germanic & Slavic Studies - Spring 2022 course offerings

    Germanic & Slavic Studies is offering the following courses in the Spring 2022 term (May to August 2022):

    German:
    GER 101 online: Elementary German 1 
    GER 102 online: Elementary German 2

    Dutch:
    DUTCH 101 online: Elementary Dutch 1
    DUTCH 102 online: Elementary Dutch 2

    Russian:
    RUSS 101 on-campus: Elementary Russian 1
    Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:00pm to 5:20pm

  2. Apr. 4, 2022Germanic & Slavic Studies: Fall 2022 course offerings
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    In Fall 2022, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies will be offering two German graduate seminars.

  3. Mar. 28, 20222022 Winners of the Cecilia and Late George Piller Graduate Research Awards
    Annemarie Hezel and Richard Barnett in front of ML building

    The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is happy to announce the winners of the 2022 Piller Award.

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