German Study Abroad German program director in order to learn more about scholarship opportunities to sup5 Why Study port study abroad and about other opportuni5 German Abroad? ties during your studies at 6NCG and a.ter graduation! )Studying abroad is an experience Other benefits... that I will always treasure. I not Simply studying abroad in any country waives a Global mar8er2 and depending on the pro5 only grew as a student but also gram2 a Global Non5Western mar8er. Spea8 to as a whole. ,he adventure o. an IPC adviser .or more in.ormation. living and studying in a di/erent country is unbelievably Sarah Wendland in Germany Will I Graduate on Time? rewarding and challenging at YES! Students receive 6NCG credit .or classes ta8en abroad2 so there is no need to prolong the same time. 0earning the German Major Specifics: graduation. German culture and being When is the best time to study abroad? immersed in the language gave 1ost students aim to study abroad their 3unior year2 Can I Afford It? me a be&er understanding o. .all semester. However not everyone has to do so. YES! On semester or year5long exchange pro5 grams2 students pay regular 6NCG tuition and what opportunities my degree in Any time a.ter the @rst semester at 6NCG students are eligible to apply. It is best to tal8 to an academic .ees. Housing and meal costs are typically German could possibly provide. advisor as well as advisors at the IPC office. Given equivalent to a semester in residence at 6NCG. 1y advice to students the di/erences in academic calendars2 it is best to Any @nancial aid received at 6NCG can be considering studying abroad is study in Germany or Austria either .or the whole year applied to the program costs. In addition2 stu5 or in the spring semester! dents are eligible to receive travel grants to that this is the chance in your li.e help o/set the costs o. air.are. Set up a meet5 when you have the time and What courses can I take abroad? ing with an IPC adviser to review options and support to experience and do ,he exchange program with the many German uni5 learn more. versities located in the state o. Aaden59Br&emberg something that many regret they allows students to ta8e courses in all departments. never did. Go .or it2 and you will Students can ta8e GEC courses in German as well as en3oy every moment!4 in English. ,here are also language5intensive courses available which are designed to improve students -Sarah Wendland German s8ills within a six wee8 course period. Stu5 Studied German at dents have the opportunity to also ta8e courses in Heidelberg University, Germany English .or ma3ors other than German. Cepending on their ma3or2 they should select a university in Germa5 ny that o/ers courses in their other ma3or as well. Why should German majors study abroad? Getting Started! Dr. Susanne Rinner Even though study abroad is not a ma3or requirement IPC is dedicated to @nding the right program is the study abroad it is a great opportunity to ta8e courses .or the Ger5 .or each student2 and our huge array o. part5 contact .or German man ma3or in a German5spea8ing environment. ur5 ner universities allows us to do 3ust that. Call studies thermore2 you will experience German or Austrian (336) 334-5404 or stop by 207 Foust to sched- culture and society @rst hand. Your stay in Austria or ule an appointment with a study abroad E-mail: Germany will give insight into academic and pro.es5 advisor. ,his meeting will provide you with s_rinnerEuncg.edu sional opportunities o/ered a.ter graduation. Please more in.ormation on appropriate programs2 spea8 with your German pro.essor or with the @nances2 application procedures2 and more. Call or stop by our office! International Programs Center Voice:Organization 336.334.5404 ,he 6niversity o. North Carolina at Greensboro Fax: 336.256.8509 Describe your location by landmark or area of town. 207 oust Auilding h&p://studyabroad.uncg.edu Greensboro2 NC 2740256170 German eatured Exchange ProgramsH AUSTRIA University of Klagenfurt University of Stu1gart** At 6I2 students can ta8e a variety o. German language courses. 6S o/ers a wide range o. German language and literature courses rang5 h&p://www.uni58lu.ac.at/bib/eng/inhalt/350.htm ing .rom short5term to semester5long programs. Courses are o/ered on beginner2 intermediate2 and advanced levels and cater to students o. all pro@ciency levels. Courses are also available in a variety o. other sub5 GERMANY 3ects. University of Freiburg** www.ia.uni5stu&gart.de/iu/index.en.html 6 o/ers a course in German as a Second 0anguage. It provides international students with basic 8nowledge o. the structure o. the Uni ersity of .ubingen** German language2 theoretical aspects o. learning and teaching Ger5 6A o/ers an impressive semester5long program in German language man as a .oreign language2 and the necessary language s8ills .or and cultural studies .or exchange students. ,he program includes teaching German as a oreign 0anguage in their native country. or coursewor8 in areas o. literature2 phonetics2 grammar2 writing2 reading2 students with more advanced language s8ills2 6 also o/ers a na5 translation2 conversation2 cross5cultural studies2 intercultural communi5 tive program in German Studies2 .ocusing on research2 instruction2 cation2 German @lm and media2 and more. and studies in German language and literature .rom beginnings to www.uni5tuebingen.de/en/international/sprachen5lernen.html the present in a historical and sociocultural context. A minimum o. 4 semesters o. German language studies is required .or both pro5 Uni ersity of Ulm** grams. 66 o/ers short5term intensive as well as semester5long German lan5 www.studium.uni5.reiburg.de/studium5en/studien.aecher5en guage studies courses .or exchange students. Coursewor8 includes intro5 ductory German studies2 grammar2 conversation2 learning German with Heidelberg University** music2 reading and spea8ing2 academic/pro.essional German2 current events in Germany2 writing2 and more. H6 o/ers a wide range o. coursewor8 in various @elds o. study. www.uni5ulm.de/en/international/exchange/lang.html or speci@c language studies2 H6 o/ers a course in German Stud5 ies. A minimum o. 4 semesters o. German language studies is re5 ,eilbronn Uni ersity quired. At H62 students with a minimum o. 4 semesters o. German language www.uni5heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/.aecher/ studies can ta8e a wide range o. business and engineering courses. Stu5 deutsche_phil_ba.html dents with minimal pro@ciency can ta8e courses in the .ollowing pro5 grams in English: business management2 international business and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology** intercultural management2 international mar8eting and communication2 II, o/ers several extensive German language studies courses .or international tourism management2 and so.tware engineering and man5 students who wish to improve their language pro@ciency. Prepara5 agement. tory German language courses are o/ered .or students who have www.hs5heilbronn.de/45417/01_prospective_students some German language pro@ciency but wish to improve. 1ore advanced courses are o/ered .or students with higher5level pro@5 ciency. ADDITIONAL OPTIONS www.st8.8it.edu/deutsch_8urse.php Additional options .or German language studies can be .ound through ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs: www.isep.org2 select )Cirectory o. 6niversities24 and then )International Exchange 1em5 University of Mannheim** bers4L. 61 o/ers courses .or exchange students throughout the semester2 which include language and cultural studies courses. ,he cultural studies courses are also available in English. 0anguage classes are o/ered at di/erent language pro@ciency levels. www.uni5mannheim.de/1/english/startpage/index.html Konstanz University** or students with at least 4 semesters o. German language studies2 I6 o/ers a program in German literature including courses in: cultural studies perspectives2 linguistics2 modern German literature2 older Ger5 man literature2 and cultural studies perspectives. Courses are also avail5 able in a variety o. other sub3ects. www.international.uni58onstanJ.de/en *While these are featured programs for the Department of 3erman Studies, students are by no means limited to these opportunities. For all a ailable programs, please isit h1p:55studyabroad.uncg.edu. .