When Loyola University dropped its foreign language requirement in 1971, another requirement took its place. Students are now required to take three courses in literature, one of which is to be a course in a literature not originally written in English. Introductory courses (called Masterpieces courses) in French, German, Spanish, and Russian literature were therefore introduced to help students fulfill their core curriculum requirement. The purpose of the German masterpieces course is to acquaint students with the major works of German literature from the "Nibelungenlied" to the twentieth century and to develop the students' appreciation for the achievements of German writers. In response to student demand, additional courses had to be offered. A single-author course was developed to explore in breadth and depth the work of one significant German author. Thomas Mann was chosen for this kind of study. A genre course was also developed; drama was chosen, with the purpose of studying the development of German drama through reading and discussion of representative works of major German dramatists. Testing for these courses consisted at first of essay questions on arbitrary topics, but take-home exams geared to the individual student's interests soon replaced the traditional method. Other improvements are under consideration, as is an expansion of the program. Two obvious problems have been the inferior quality of some translations of works of German literature and the change in orientation from a literature course in a foreign language to one in translation. (CFM)