Aside from our German Language courses, English serves as the primary language of instruction for most of our programs. You can take 15–19 credits per semester and all courses are worth 3 credits unless otherwise specified. Academic programming is scheduled five days a week.
Students with less than 4 semesters of college-level German or the equivalent are recommended to enroll in courses offered in English. Moreover, students with an advanced German language proficiency are suitable to enroll in courses offered in both, English and German.
To learn more about IES Abroad’s innovative theoretical and pedagogical approaches to teaching language abroad, refer to the IES Abroad MAP for Language & Intercultural Communication.
Create your own academic experience by selecting from the following required and optional program components.:
- IES Abroad German language course (required, 4 credits)
- IES Abroad area studies courses (3-4 credits)*
- IES Abroad Internship (optional, includes intership and seminar, 3 credits)
To learn more about IES Abroad’s innovative theoretical and pedagogical approaches to teaching language abroad, refer to the IES Abroad MAP for Language & Intercultural Communication.
*In addition to your program’s specified coursework, you can take any of the area studies courses offered through our European Society & Culture Program.
NOTE: Below, you will find a list of planned course offerings. Once you have been accepted into the program, you will have access to a list of final course offerings in your MyIESabroad account. Please note that IES Abroad reserves the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or circumstances.