CIEE Language and Culture Program in Berlin, Germany

Location: Germany: Berlin

Term: Fall, Spring, Academic Year

Dates: Throughout the year

http://www.ciee.org

300 Fore Street Portland, ME 04101 United States

Call Us

Phone: 207-533-4000;
Toll-free: 800.40.STUDY

Fax: 207-553-5000

Description

The Language and Culture program at the CIEE Study Center in Berlin provides challenging and stimulating courses in a range of subjects that aim to increase students' understanding of contemporary cultural realities in Berlin, Germany, and Europe. Intensive language courses serve to improve students' facility with German and deepen learning and social exchange experiences.

Academic Program
The CIEE Study Center at the Freie Universitat Berlin is embedded in the University's European Studies program (FU-BEST). FU-BEST was created with the interests and schedules of North American students in mind. It offers an array of courses in various disciplines taught in English focusing on Berlin and Germany. As class placements are distributed on a first come, first served basis, students should submit their applications early to ensure a better chance of getting the courses they would like. The semester is aligned with the North American academic calendar. Advanced German speakers may enroll in one German-taught course.

Academic Culture
Classes offered through the University's European Studies Program are small in size, consisting of approximately 15-20 students. Content courses meet once per week for two and one-half hours, and include field visits in Berlin and surrounding areas. CIEE students have two German language options; one course meets for 12 hours per week and the other for six hours per week. Students take an online pre-departure language test to determine their language level placement before arriving in Berlin.

The European Studies program operates on an academic calendar similar to most North American institutions of higher education, with the fall semester running from September through December and the spring semester running from January through April. Direct enrollment in regular Freie Universitat Berlin courses is not possible as their calendar runs on a different academic schedule.

Highlights

* Begin or continue your German language study in Germany's capital city
* Take a wide range of courses taught in English focused on modern Germany and Europe, and explore the country on overnight program excursions
* Get an insider's perspective on Berlin through CIEE events and workshops on diverse aspects of the city
* Participate in activities with German students, including language partners; Live and learn in an exciting, accessible, multicultural European metropolis

Culture
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
The CIEE Study Center in Berlin provides an insider's perspective that most people, both locals and tourists, never see. Guided site visits and self-guided excursion assignments unveil local culture, history, politics, and art that link classroom learning to modern realities. A weeklong field trip to two European cities helps to place Germany within the context of the European Union and a separate two-day, one-night field trip to another German city such as Munich, Hamburg, Leipzig, or Dresden exposes the diversity of the German states.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$:

Please check the CIEE website for current program pricing.

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

The CIEE fee includes an optional on-site airport meet and greet, full-time leadership and support, tuition, housing, orientation, cultural activities, field trips, pre-departure advising, residence permit expenses, and a CIEE iNext travel card which provides insurance and other travel benefits.

*Students in the homestay option have two meals per day provided as part of the program fee.No meals are included in the student apartment option.

Credit Available

no

Experience Required

yes

    Overall GPA 3.00 Applicants must have reached the equivalent of at least second semester sophomore status
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Apartment/Flat
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to Germany

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Other
  • Transcript
  • Written Application
CIEE's Mission Statement

Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever.

Year Founded

1947

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