Berlin

Study Abroad Spring/Summer 2010

What Is Study Abroad?

One of the main benefits of studying abroad is the opportunity to work closely with BYU professors. As a result of small class sizes and students/professor interaction, you will get to know your professors well. Furthermore, each course features learning experiences designed to actively involve you with the people, history, arts, attitudes, and traditions of your host country.

While studying abroad, an important part of your educational experience will include visiting sites related to your course work. Visits to cultural sites as well as field trips to places like museums, cathedrals, monuments, and theatres related to your course work will be enhanced by studying about the places before and discussing them after your visits.

Berlin, Germany

Berlin is undoubtedly the most exciting city in the German-language area. When the infamous wall came down in 1989 and East Germany joined West Germany, the city became the capital of the new, united country. The German government offices, parliament, and a hundred foreign embassies and consulates moved to Berlin, and their building structures marked a new, exciting architectural boom.

During its thousand-year history Berlin has witnessed the rise and fall of several nations and empires. During the Second World War its population endured merciless allied bombing attacks, and in 1945 the Russian army conquered the city after their artillery and tanks had leveled the remaining structures. Since then the city has been rebuilt, and it offers a wide variety of modern architecture.

Semester                    Dates
Spring and Summer      Goethe-Institut classes from early May (probably 3 May) to approximately 26 June.

Program Details

• Students will remain forever impressed with the unique atmosphere, the bustle and diversity of Berlin, with both its German and international groups of people, its opera houses and theatres, its historic and art museums, and its political activities.
• Students will visit the historic parliament building (Reichstag), the Museumsinsel with the Gates of Babylon, the bust of Nefertiti, the huge collection of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Italian, French, and German art, the university system, and the monuments of great men and women of the past. 
• It will be the goal of the program to expose you primarily to the German language, literature, and culture and at the same time to the history, politics and art collections of a great nation.
• The people of Berlin are open and friendly to visitors, especially to Americans, and they speak the classic, standard German taught at BYU.
• We will plan, for the last two or three weeks, group travel to cultural sites. Details will be discussed with the students and depend on cost. Residency in Germany is limited by law to three months. A longer period requires a visa.
  

Course Requirements

Your course work will vary depending on your background and personal inclination. The following classes will be available through the renowned Goethe-Institut and the director:

• GERM 201 Intermediate Germany Part 1 (4 credit hours)
• GERM 202 Intermediate Germany Part 2 (4 credit hours)
• GERM 301 Bridge Course Between 202 and 302 (3 credit hours)
• GERM 302 Third-year Grammar Review and Composition 1 (3 credit hours) 
• GERM 303 Third-year Grammar Review and Composition 2 (3 credit hours)
• GERM 330 Cultural History (3 credit hours)
• GERM 445 Special Topics in Cultural History (1–5 credit hours)
• GERM 490R Special Studies in German (.5–3 credit hours)
• Honors sections may be arranged for students in the Honors Program.
• Directed Research courses may be arranged upon request.
• Courses may be applied towards both the German minor and major.
  

Where Do Students Live?

• Students will live in private homes with Berlin families selected by the Goethe-Institut. They will be primarily responsible for their own meals, but the host families and Dr. Kelling will advise them on how to shop and eat like a citizen of Berlin.

Preparation For Study Abroad

• All students who are accepted into the program are expected to register through ISP for a one-credit, pre-departure preparation class held Thursdays from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. during the second block of winter semester 2010.
• Part-time BYU students and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional $185 tuition fee for enrolling in the required pre-departure preparation class.
  

What Funding Sources Are Available?

• You are encouraged to apply for BYU tuition scholarships, grants, and appropriate student loans.
• Make sure your FAFSA form is filled out and on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB). This (and a special ISP application) will make you eligible for consideration for other Study Abroad scholarships. 
• Students are encouraged to apply for Honors scholarships and ORCA Research Grants.
  

Application Process

• Complete the ISP online application at https://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/online/app/home.php.
• Contact the director for an initial interview once your application is complete. 
• The application deadline is 27 November 2009. 
• ISP reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or to make any adjustments to the preliminary cost estimates due to conditions beyond its control.
  

How Much Does This Cost?

• Approximately $7,300–7,600 depending on the number of participants, the value of the euro, and other unforeseen factors.
• Includes LDS, undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-LDS students), housing, public transportation in Berlin, some entrance fees, and some travel in Europe.
• Does not include most meals, airfare, insurance, or personal expenses.
  

Interested Students Should Contact:

Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, a native of Germany who received his MA and PhD at Stanford University, has directed several Study Abroad programs and is uniquely qualified to mentor students in their classwork and research. Kelling has studied and taught the literature and cultural history of German-speaking countries for many years. He may be contacted in 3107 JFSB or at hans-wilhelm_kelling@byu.edu.

ISP
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu

College of Humanities | Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages