IES Abroad Berlin Language & Area Studies Program

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Location:

Berlin, Germany

Description:

As the crossroads between eastern and western Europe, Berlin today is one of Europe's most energetic and eclectic capitals and offers students limitless educational and social opportunities. The IES Abroad Berlin Language and Area Studies Program draws upon Berlin's rich culture and tradition to connect coursework subjects with the living history of the city. The program offers IES Abroad courses taught in German by German faculty, as well as access to classes at a number of Berlin universities, including the renowned Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Terms:

Fall Semester (Fall Quarter), Spring Semester (Winter-Spring Quarters), Full Year

Sponsor:

IES Abroad

Website:

Berlin Language & Area Studies Program


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Language Requirements

  • 2 years (4 semesters) or equivalent of college-level German

Northwestern Requirements

Full Year students must take at least one regular University course during the fall and two during the spring. Students staying for Winter-Spring Quarters only must take at least one regular University course.  We encourage you to take more if you think you are up to the challenge. A "regular" course is defined as a course taught in the host language, for local university students (not study abroad students). This will allow you to experience what it is like to be a local university student. Students with advanced language skills are expected to do as much of their coursework as possible at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin or Freie Universität.

Program Requirements

  • 3.0 GPA or better and in good standing at home college or university.
  • Sophomore, junior, or senior standing when program begins. Some local university courses may not be available to students of sophomore standing. Please contact your IES Abroad representative for more details.

Academic Specialties

A wide range of courses at many of Berlin's institutions of higher education, including the world famous Humboldt and Technical Universities.

Course Type

Integrated university courses and IES Abroad program courses.

Additional Information

About the Terms of Study:
  • The German Department and the Study Abroad Office strongly encourage students to study abroad in Germany for the full year. If students can only study abroad in Germany for one term, we encourage them to do so during the spring semester because they are better prepared in terms of language and they can enroll in regular university courses in Germany.
  • Students for whom neither of these terms is an option may study abroad during Northwestern's fall quarter only on IES Freiburg and IES Berlin.
Northwestern is only affiliated with the Language and Area Studies track of the Berlin program.  This program offers internship opportunities.  Be sure to read Northwestern's procedures for transferring international internship credit.

Housing

Single rooms with local hosts in apartments and homes.

Program Costs

Fall 2009: $26,165

  • This includes the estimated cost of tuition, room, board, books, transportation, personal expenses and SAAF. The sample costs provided are for the fall term; for other terms and for the most current cost, contact the sponsoring organization.

Approximate Program Size

30-40 students

Application Requirements

Northwestern students must complete two applications for this program:
  1. An IES Abroad application, available from the IES Abroad website.
  2. The Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad.

Contact Returnees

Northwestern students may enter this section of the site for a list of students who participated in this program.