Education Abroad in Germany
Undergraduate Programs
Universität Regensburg
Academic year or spring semester; most subjects. Students are fully integrated into German university life at the University of Regensburg. CU-Boulder resident director on-site. Students live in Regensburg student dormitories. Click here for quotes from students that have participated in the Regensberg Study Abroad program.
Prerequisites: junior standing
Application Deadline: March 1st for the academic year and October 1 for the spring semester.
Freie Universität Berlin International Summer University (FUBiS)
Spend your Summer in Berlin! All levels of German language are offered, as well as German literature, politics, film, music, and much more. FUBiS is an intensive summer program that seeks to bring together students from all over the world to promote international education and cross-cultural understanding. FUBiS is designed to serve international students (non-German citizens). The six week summer session is generally held from mid-May to mid-July. The four week summer session is generally held from mid-July to mid-August. Students are welcome to take one or both sessions.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the German language is not necessary.
Application Deadline: March 1st.
Freie Universität Berlin Academic Year Program
Attend a leading German university for a full academic year. The Free University of Berlin is located in a pleasant suburb that offers easy access to Berlin. Students participating in this program can study most subjects, and are fully integrated into university life.
Prerequisites: junior standing; 6 semesters of college-level German (GRMN 3020), or GRMN 2020 plus intensive pre-semester course in Berlin.
Application Deadline: March 1st.
IES Germany: Berlin Internships (summer)
Participate in an internship related to your field of interest, make your resume stand out with international experience, and develop a global perspective on your field!
Global Seminar: Berlin, Germany (summer)
Global Seminar: Politics and Culture in Berlin, 1900-1945: This course introduces students to debates about politics and the arts in early twentieth-century Berlin. The German capital was one of the most important centers for European political and cultural developments during the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), which saw the emergence of a number of revolutionary movements in literature, the arts, and design as well as social and political emancipation movements for women, Jews, and sexual minorities. Students will read major texts by and about literary, artistic, and political figures of the Weimar Republic and also from the first years of the Nazi regime, which put an end to the cultural and political advances of the Weimar period. The course includes visits to museums and monuments in Berlin. Study ties between art and politics in the cultural capital of Berlin
Graduate Programs
Universities of Göttingen and Regensburg
One year (10 months) of study, from mid-October to the end of July.
Number of positions: One at each university.
Benefits: Matriculation plus a monthly stipend for living expenses, and housing in a dorm.
Application Deadline: February 15.
Note: German citizens are not eligible for the Regensburg exchange program, but are eligible for the Göttingen exchange program. For more information on graduate exchange programs in Germanyclick here.
For more information on any Education Abroad programs, scholarships and for applications contact the Office of International Education, UCB 123, Boulder, CO 80309, (303) 492-7741. Alternatively, you can visit their website at Education Abroad.