Here is an overview of all the courses I have attended at university so far. Please note that the German university system has winter and summer semesters.

(AS = American Studies, POL = Political Studies, SOC = Sociology, VS = Voluntary Studies)

Basic Studies

1st semester (winter semester ’08/’09):

* Introduction to American Literature I (AS).

* Introduction to American Social and Intellectual History I (AS).

* Integrated Language Skills: Level I (AS).

* Thinker in World Politics (POL).

* Presidential Campaigning in the USA (POL).

* Society in Film (SOC).

* Masculinity in Crisis? (SOC).

* Introduction to American Law and Legal System (VS).

2nd semester (summer semester ’09):

* Introduction to American Literature II: American Literature and Culture History after 1950 (AS).

* Introduction to American Social and Intellectual History II (AS).

* What happened to the American Dream? Pastoral in Contemporary Fiction and Film (AS).

* The American Presidency (AS).

* North America’s Global History since the 17th Century (AS).

* Writing Skills Level II: Short Story Reader (AS).

* Introduction to Political Theory and Philosophy (POL).

* The political system of the European Union (POL).

* Social Justice for Children (SOC).

* Basic Ideas of Social Studies (SOC).

* Film as Communication – Introduction to Film Sociology (SOC).

3rd semester (winter semester ’09/’10):

* Introduction to American Culture and Culture Science I/II (AS).

* Migration and Ethnicity in American History (AS).

* Gender and Race in American History (AS).

* Writing Skills Level III: Literary Nonfiction (AS).

* Introduction to Current Poltical Philosophies (POL).

* Introduction to the Political System of Germany (POL).

* Introduction to Education Sociology (SOC).

* Love, Friendship and Family – Sociology of Personal Relationships (SOC).

* Sex and the City: Gender Relation in Chick Flick Films (VS).

* “And then the Horror overcame me…”: The Gothic Tradition (VS).

4th semester (summer semester ’10):

* The Gilded Age (AS).

* Integrated Language Skills Level III: Translation German-English (AS).

* Dirty Hands: Moral or Politics? (POL).

* Media, Communication and Culture – Introduction to Media Sociology (SOC).