Emory in Vienna 2010

The German Studies Department is proud to conduct one of Emory's longest standing Summer Study Abroad Programs. For the past thirty-five years, Emory students have enrolled in eight-week courses in Vienna, the former imperial city of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and today one of the booming and truly international cities in Central Europe. Our students take courses ranging from Introductory to Advanced German, as well as course in music and cultural history. One of the elements that makes this program unique is that students stay with host families and thus are afforded the opportunity to immerse themselves in Viennese daily life. Each summer there are a number of excursions to historical and cultural sites, including the United Nations complex in Vienna as shown in the photo to the left.

We in the department are particularly committed to the program because the city itself is such an ideal place to study the cultures and literatures of the German-speaking worlds. Austria’s position in the heart of Central Europe as well as a gateway to Eastern Europe provide an exemplary educational context for examining longstanding traditions and neglected connections in the region. Because of Austria’s rich history, of particular interest is the exploration of socio-cultural phenomena that transcend current political borders, such as German-Jewish cultures, German-language literatures, and Yiddish literatures and cultures.

The program lasts eight weeks and consists of two, four-week sessions. Courses meet for three hours, four times a week for each of the four-week sessions.

First Session: Tuesday, May 25th- Friday, June 18th, 2010

Second Session: Monday, June 21st – Friday, July 16th, 2010

Program Director 2010: Marianne Lancaster, Senior Lecturer, Department of German Studies

Students must enroll in one of the following two-course sequences taught in German (8 credit hours total):

Ger 101 & 102: Beginning German (University of Vienna staff)

Ger 201 & 202: Intermediate German (Viola Westbrook & Marianne Lancaster, Emory University)

Ger 370 A & B: The Austrian Experience (University of Vienna staff)

Students also have the option to enroll in the following 4-credit course taught in English:

1st Session: MUS 202: Music History of the Baroque, Classic and Romantic Periods (Dr. Timothy Albrecht, Emory University)

Costs

Tuition for 8 credit hours $7,500
Tuition for each additional 4 credit course $3,750
Room, Board, Insurance $2,000
Air fare (approx.) $1,500
Average personal allowance (approx.) $1,500

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