Berlin Courses
Berlin Courses
Course Planning
BOSP course information for the upcoming academic year will be available in Stanford Explore Courses in Summer Quarter. While BOSP courses vary by quarter and year, reviewing courses from previous quarters can provide helpful context to aid your planning. If you intend to use BOSP courses to meet major or minor requirements, consult your department for confirmation. Please note that course offerings may change for a variety of reasons. We recommend discussing an enrollment contingency plan with your academic advisor/s.
Additional course options are available through Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education (CGOE). More course information can be found here.
2026-2027 Academic Year
Autumn Quarter
Electives
- OSPBER 10: 21st Century Perspectives on Immigration and Integration in Germany
- OSPBER 40M: Intro to Making E40 (Way: SMA)
- OSPBER 60: Cityscape as History - Architecture and Urban Design in Berlin (WAY: A-II)
- OSPBER 99: German Language Specials
- OSPBER 101A: Contemporary Theater in Berlin (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 104: Berlin University Lecture Series 1
- OSPBER 105: Berlin University Lecture Series 2
- OSPBER 106: Berlin University Lecture Series 3
- OSPBER 199F: Berlin University Seminar 1
- OSPBER 199G: Berlin University Seminar 2
- OSPBER 77A: Food, Power, Culture, and the City
- OSPBER 85A: Cities on the Move: Cars, Infrastructure, and Urban Futures
- OSPBER 65A: IT & Music: Code, Sound, and Digital Culture in Berlin
Mandatory
Faculty in Residence
Language
- OSPBER TBD: First-Year German, First Quarter
- OSPBER 1Z: Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters
- OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German: Second and Third Quarters
- OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture
- OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
Winter Quarter
Electives
- OSPBER 40M: Intro to Making E40 (Way: SMA)
- OSPBER 31: Ways of Hearing – Exploring Berlin through its Music Culture
- OSPBER 66: Theory from the Bleachers – Reading German Sports and Culture (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 17: Split Images — A Century of German Cinema (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 69: Trigger Points in Contemporary German Political Culture (Way: SI)
- OSPBER TBD: Berlin Unscripted: City, Nightlife, and Subcultures
- OSPBER TBD: Green Germany: Engineering Sustainability, Regulating the Future
Mandatory
Faculty in Residence
Language
- OSPBER 1Z: Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters
- OSPBER 2B: First-Year German: Second Quarter
- OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture
- OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
- OSPBER 99: German Language Specials
Spring Quarter
Electives
- OSPBER 31: Ways of Hearing – Exploring Berlin through its Music Culture
- OSPBER 40M: Intro to Making E40 (Way: SMA)
- OSPBER 82: Globalization and Germany (Way: SI)
- OSPBER 174: Sports, Culture and Gender in Comparative Perspective (Way: EDP)
- OSPBER 101A: Contemporary Theater in Berlin (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 104: Berlin University Lecture Series 1
- OSPBER 105: Berlin University Lecture Series 2
- OSPBER 106: Berlin University Lecture Series 3
- OSPBER 199F: Berlin University Seminar 1
- OSPBER 199G: Berlin University Seminar 2
- OSPBER 87: Germany in a Changing World
- OSPBER TBD: Designing Healthcare Systems: Medicine, Ethics, and Governance in Europe
- OSPBER TBD: Jewish Life in Berlin: Space, Rupture, and Institutional Afterlives
Mandatory
Faculty in Residence
Language
OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German: Second and Third Quarters
OSPBER 1B: First-Year German: First Quarter
OSPBER 2B: First-Year German: Second Quarter
OSPBER 3B: First-Year German: Third Quarter
OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
OSPBER 24B: Advanced German Grammar
OSPBER 19: Expressing Ideas: Acad. German for 2nd year learners
OSPBER 99: German Language Specials
*All courses are subject to change.
2025-2026 Academic Year
Course Planning
BOSP course information for the upcoming academic year will be available in Stanford Explore Courses in Summer Quarter. While BOSP courses vary by quarter and year, reviewing courses from previous quarters can provide helpful context to aid your planning. If you intend to use BOSP courses to meet major or minor requirements, consult your department for confirmation. Please note that course offerings may change for a variety of reasons. We recommend discussing an enrollment contingency plan with your academic advisor/s.
Additional course options are available through Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education (CGOE). More course information can be found here.
Autumn Quarter
- OSPBER 1Z: Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters
- OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German: Second and Third Quarters
- OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture
- OSPBER 10: 21st Century Perspectives on Immigration and Integration in Germany
- OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
- OSPBER 30: Berlin vor Ort
- OSPBER 40M: Intro to Making E40 (Way: SMA)
- OSPBER 60: Cityscape as History - Architecture and Urban Design in Berlin (WAY: A-II)
- OSPBER 99: German Language Specials
- OSPBER 101A: Contemporary Theater in Berlin (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 104: Berlin University Lecture Series 1
- OSPBER 105: Berlin University Lecture Series 2
- OSPBER 106: Berlin University Lecture Series 3
- OSPBER 199F: Berlin University Seminar 1
- OSPBER 199G: Berlin University Seminar 2
Winter Quarter
- OSPBER 1Z: Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters
- OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German: Second and Third Quarters
- OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture
- OSPBER 17: Split Images — A Century of German Cinema (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
- OSPBER 30: Berlin vor Ort
- OSPBER 31: Ways of Hearing – Exploring Berlin through its Music Culture
- OSPBER 33: The Politics of National Memory/ies (WAY: A-II, ER)
- OSPBER 40M: An Intro to Making: What is EE (Way: SMA)
- OSPBER 66: Theory from the Bleachers – Reading German Sports and Culture (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 69: Trigger Points in Contemporary German Political Culture (Way: SI)
- OSPBER 99: German Language Specials
Spring Quarter
- OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German: Second and Third Quarters
- OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture
- OSPBER 14: Decolonizing the Museum: Germany and Beyond
- OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
- OSPBER 24B: Advanced German Grammar
- OSPBER 30: Berlin vor Ort
- OSPBER 40M: An Intro to Making: What is EE (Way: SMA)
- OSPBER 82: Globalization and Germany (Way: SI)
- OSPBER 87: Germany in a Changing World
- OSPBER 99: German Language Specials
- OSPBER 101A: Contemporary Theater in Berlin (Way: A-II)
- OSPBER 104: Berlin University Lecture Series 1
- OSPBER 105: Berlin University Lecture Series 2
- OSPBER 106: Berlin University Lecture Series 3
- OSPBER 174: Sports, Culture and Gender in Comparative Perspective (Way: EDP)
- OSPBER 199F: Berlin University Seminar 1
- OSPBER 199G: Berlin University Seminar 2
*All courses are subject to change.