Wheaton in Berlin
FU-BEST Program: Freie Universitat Berlin
Profile: The Freie Universitat Berlin Program is perfectly suited to beginning-level students of German-language. The University is a well-renown German institution with a population of around 40,000 students including international students from 80 countries around the world. Students are required to take 6-8 credit hours of intensive German-language instruction in addition to other courses offered in German or in English.
Location: Berlin is a city of 3.4 million people that is rich with history and culture. The contrast between Eastern Berlin and Western Berlin is still evident in its architecture. The city also provides easy access via its efficient transportation system to other cities around Germany and Europe. An added benefit of the program is the host-family accommodation option where you will have the opportunity to live with a family in the Berlin area and learn about the German culture first-hand while practicing your language skills on a daily basis.
Program dates:
Fall Semester: Last Week of August - Mid December
Spring Seemster: First Week of January- Third Week of April
Courses & credit: All students enroll in an intensive German-language course and three additional courses for a total of 4.0-5.0 Wheaton credits. Courses taught in English are available in addition to the Intensive German course.
Admission requirements: Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. There are no German-language prerequisites but students must have a serious commitment to obtain language-proficiency. Students with advanced German-language skills should consider the University of Regensburg program offered during the spring semester.
Housing & board: Students choose to live in either a single-occupancy furnished studio or in a home-stay family accommodation. Board is included only in the home-stay option.
Fees: Wheaton Comprehensive fee. Expenses covered include tuition, housing, board (home-stay only), round-trip group flight from Boston or New York (as determined by the CGE), two program dinners (Welcome and Farewell), an Orientation Week, several concerts/operas/museum visits, a monthly public transportation pass, one off-site excursion, and course materials, and an ISIC card.
Other Expenses: Students are responsible for board expenses (in studio accommodations), passport and Residence Permit fees, round-trip airfare to designated departure city, and Supplemental Study Abroad Insurance.
Application: Materials are available in the Center for Global Education.
Deadlines: Fall 2009: March 5, 2009
Spring 2010: October 2, 2009
Contact: Make an appointment to see in the Center for Global Education, ext. 4950.
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Program Information
Courses
Housing
Courses of study:
Intensive German language
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/DaF-Curriculum.pdf
Contemporary Germany in European Perspective
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/germany-europe.pdf
Integration, Conflict, and Security in Europe
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/intconfsec.pdf
Central European Literature in Historical and Comparative Perspective
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/european_literature.pdf
Perspectives on 20th Century Art in Central Europe
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/art.pdf
German Cinema Before 1945
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/cinema.pdf
The Human Condition and the Totalitarian Experience
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/totalitar-psycho.pdf
Berlin: History, Memory, Literature
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/berlin.pdf
Modern German History in European Context: A Thematic Approach
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/germany-history.pdf
Problems and issues in German Philosophy: Kant to Sloterdijk
Course description: http://web.fu-berlin.de/fubest/doc/philoso.pdf
