American Association of Teachers of German

Freie Universität Berlin invites applications for its undergraduate FU-BEST (Berlin European Studies) program for Spring 2009 and beyond.

• Based on the U.S. academic calendar, FU-BEST offers a strong intensive German language program as well as an exciting menu of content courses taught mostly in English but also in part in German.
• There is no language prerequisite for participation in this program, but all participants are obligated to enroll on-site in German language training at their particular level.
• The content courses cover topics from a variety of disciplines, ranging from political science, history, philosophy, and sociology to music history, architecture, film studies, marketing/management, and art history.
• The program has hosted participants from a wide range of mostly U.S. colleges and universities, featuring a growing number of formal institutional partnerships. Student feedback has been very positive.
• Starting with the Spring 2009 semester, new courses on transatlantic relations, classical music history, and European business cultures have been added.
• Every semester features a week-long off-site excursion (in the case of Spring 2009, to Paris, Strasbourg, and the D-Day sites in Normandy), as well as local field-trips and cultural events.
• Participants are housed in homestays or single-occupancy apartments.
  
  

The application deadline for participation in the Spring 2009 semester is October 15, and May 1 for the Fall 2009 semester.

For full details on courses as well as other features of the program and updated application materials, please visit www.fu-berlin.de/fubest and click on the many links to all the information and documents (including course syllabi). Faculty members: please keep in mind that your campus may operate with application deadlines that differ from FU-BEST’s own deadlines.