Vienna 2025

Roman ruins, medieval streets, baroque churches, imperial palaces, iconic modernism, and pastries galore: Vienna is an experiential overload. Based in the capital city of the Habsburg empire, our program explores the physical traces of events that shaped the West and defined modernity. We will visit Prague, Munich, and Salzburg, and enjoy hiking in the Alps. This program is for students with or without German experience. All students will fulfill the GE Arts requirement, and there will also be work opportunities for qualified students.

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Courses

Required 6 or more credit hours from among the following:

GERM 346 (REQUIRED) – Art and Architecture in German-Speaking Europe (3 credit hours): Fulfills GE Arts Requirement.
GERM 101 – First-Year German (4 credit hours)
GERM 102 – First-Year German (4 credit hours)
GERM 201 – Second-Year German (4 credit hours)
GERM 202 – Second-Year German (4 credit hours)
GERM 301 – German Cultural History (3 credit hours)
GERM 302 – Germany in the 20th Century (3 credit hours)
GERM 303 – Germany Today (3 credit hours)
GERM 311R – Advanced German Conversation (2 credit hours)
GERM 490R – Special Studies in German (3 credit hours): For interns

Participants may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.

Cost

$5,800–6,300

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate full tuition and international health insurance. The basic program cost includes several group activities in Vienna and excursions to Salzburg, Hallstatt, Dorfgastein, Kraków, and other sites.

Does not include airfare, lunches in Vienna, most meals on excursions, other meals not provided by AAIE, personal expenses, souvenirs, or non-program related entrance fees.

Funding Sources

Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs. Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB) will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).

Preparation

Accepted students are required to participate in an international, cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour). This class will be held during the second block of the Winter 2025 semester. Part-time BYU students and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee. Accompanying spouses need to be credit-bearing participants on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and take the preparation course.

International study programs are physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing and you must be in good health to participate. These programs often take place in international locations that do not have the same level of safety and services in terms of transportation, living conditions, residential accommodations, food, public behavior, and policing that you may be used to on campus. If you have further questions or concerns on this, please see our travel policy.

Students must meet all country- and program-specific COVID and health requirements for travel.

Parents are not to visit students during the official program time period. Students should not plan late arrivals to the host country, and they should plan to stay the entire length of the program.

Housing

The Austro-American Institute of Education (AAIE) in Vienna arranges housing with non–Latter-day Saint Viennese hosts for pairs of students. This provides students insight into Austrian culture. The host provides breakfast daily and one evening meal each week.

Travel

Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airline reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent.

BYU Travel
280 HRCB
(801) 422-6293
travel@byu.edu

Application Process

Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required; applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.

Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance; please refer to the Payment Information page.

Application Deadline: 1 February 2025

Program Adjustments

International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost.

If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU Financial account.

ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.

Faculty

Tom Spencer, Department of German & Russian
3112B JFSB
(801) 422-1563
tom_spencer@byu.edu

Talita Wiener-Osman, Department of German & Russian
3103 JFSB
talita_wiener_osman@byu.edu

Contact Us

International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu

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