Viktoria Harms

Courses Taught

• GER 101: Beginning German 1
• GER 102: Beginning German 2
• GER 103: Beginning German 3
• GER 201: Intermediate German 1
• GER 202: Intermediate German 2
• GER 1000: Erwachsenwerden ist schwer: Coming-of-Age Stories in German (Reading Literary Texts)
• GER 1010: Coffee and the News - Advanced German Conversation
• ​GER 1102: The German-Speaking World Today
• GER 1108: Green Germany: Nature and the Environment in German Culture
• GER 21: German Reading 1
• GER 58: Munich: History, Culture, Society (Part of the “Pitt in Munich” Study Abroad Program)

Before coming to Pitt, Dr. Harms taught at the University of Alabama, the University of New Hampshire, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Washington. While her research was originally focused on German literature around 1800, in particular representations of gender, she is now concentrating on keeping up with current events and debates in the German-speaking world and has a special interest in environmental issues. She also likes to constantly revise and improve the language courses offered by the German department and organizes the regular departmental showcase event. In Spring 2026, she will be on Professional Development Leave. 

• Education & Training PhD, Germanics, University of Washington
• MA, Germanics, University of Washington
• Magister Artium, Anglistik (Nebenfächer: Germanistik, Geschichte), Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster, Germany
• Awards AATG/Goethe-Institut Certificate of Merit (2018)