VANDERBILT IN BERLIN

Vanderbilt in Berlin is a seven-week summer program held in conjunction with the Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin). 
Vanderbilt students participate in a program called the Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University, or FUBiS.
Students from all over the world come together to study German and promote international education and cross-cultural understanding. 
For the past nine years, Vanderbilt students have had rewarding experiences they still talk about at every opportunity. 

The program starts with a week-long course on  the history and culture of Berlin (1 credit). 
Following this week, Vanderbilt students join the other students at FUBiS for six weeks of courses (6 credits):
a German language course and a content course in English, two content courses, or one intensive German language course. 

Berlin is the focal point of European affairs. In summer 2013, you can live in this exciting city for seven weeks and earn seven credits, plus satisfy one international component of AXLE.
Without ever having spoken a word of German, you will quickly become immersed in the language of one of Europe's most vibrant cities,
and you will have plenty of time to explore its exciting cultural heritage - politics, history, literature, art, theater, and music. 

History is everywhere, and the city changes from day to day. It is the place to be in Europe!

German at Vanderbilt

Contact & Information: Peggy Setje-Eilers: Furman 126 (322-2611) peggy.setje-eilers@vanderbilt.edu

6-WEEK COURSES are held by the "Free University Berlin in Summer" (FUBiS)

You have two options for courses: Track A + B or Track C (6 credit hours total)
Option 1: one Track A and one Track B course (3 hrs. each)
Option 2: one Track C course (6 hrs.)


Track A - Topic Courses in English (Mon. & Thurs.) (Course descriptions and syllabi)

2.01 Creating a Solo Performance: Berlin Cabaret/Kabarett (Dr. Zishan Ugurlu)

Track A - German Language Courses (Mon., Wed. & Thurs.) (Courses in German)

2.02: German Language Semi-Intensive Beginner A1

2.03: German Language Semi-Intensive Beginner A2

2.04: German Language Semi-Intensive Intermediate B1

2.05: German Language Semi-Intensive Intermediate B2

2.06: German Language Semi-Intensive Advanced C1


Track B - Topic Courses (Tues. & Fri.) (All courses in English except Metropole Berlin in German)

2.07: Social Policy in Modern Germany (Prof. Dr. Lawrence H. Nitz)

2.08: Metropole Berlin in Literatur und Kultur von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart (Dr. Anja Richter) NOTE: Course in German!!

2.09: The Cold War (Dr. Robert Teigrob)

2.10: Music Composition: Compose, Rehearse & Perform (*Prof. Samuel Adler) (Note: Course application at this link)

2.11: Borders & Crossings: German Literature and Culture from Romanticism to the Present (Dr. Peggy Setje-Eilers)

2.12: Berlin: A Tale of More Than Two Cities (Dr. Erol Boran)


Track C: INTENSIVE GERMAN (Mon. - Fri.) (Courses in German)

2.13: German Language Intensive Beginner A1

2.14: German Language Intensive Beginner A2

2.15: German Language Intensive Intermediate B1

2.16: German Language Intensive Intermediate B2

2.17: German Language Intensive Advanced C1


2013: DAY AND WEEKEND TRIPS WITH FUBiS (Link leads to these and many more FUBiS excursions in Berlin)

Day in Dresden (June 8), Weekend in Hamburg (June 15-16), Weekend in Weimar (June 22-23)