Fall Semester

Spring/Summer Semester

Spring/Summer Engineering Semester

FALL SEMESTER: HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN

During the fall semester, students select a language course and two of the other three electives offered. Enrollment in the courses is limited to Duke students, however, students will be officially enrolled in Berlin 's historic Humboldt Universität and, thus, have the same access rights and privileges as their German peers. Students can also audit courses at the Humboldt Universität.

Although the language courses are taught entirely in German, the remaining electives will be initially taught in English and transition to German as the semester and students' proficiency progresses.

The fall program also includes a number of excursions to Berlin 's historic sites, Potsdam , Dresden and Prague .

FALL COURSE LISTINGS:

GERMAN 67 Intensive Intermediate German
Ms. Monika Fiedler

Intensive grammar review and practice of spoken and written German. The course covers the work of second-year college German.

GERMAN 119S Advanced German Language and Culture
Mr. Jochen Wohlfeil

Advanced grammar review. The course concentrates on improving students' abilities to express themselves in writing and conversation and provides an introduction to German literature and history. Excursions to films, museums, and theaters are planned to supplement course work. The course covers the work of third- and/or fourth-year college German.

ARTHIST 190 Berlin : Architecture and the City, 1881 to the Present
Dr. Matthias Pabsch

Development of urban Berlin from the Gründerzeit (the Founding Years) of the 1870s to the present: architecture of imperial Berlin , the Weimar and Nazi Periods, post-WWII and reconstruction, reunification. All relevant architectural genres from late historicism to post-modernism will be covered. Students will tour exemplary architectural works, supplementing theory with a more visceral experience.

ECON 60 Economics of a United Europe
Prof. Dr. Michael Tolksdorf

Implications of a common monetary policy, common welfare standards, unemployment, and migration in the European Union. Taught by a leading German expert on the European currency reform.

POLSCI 100A Environmental Policy in Europe
Mr. R. Andreas Kraemer

An introduction to environmental policy and integration in the European Union. The issues analyzed vary according to student interest, but have included trans-boundary pollution, waste processing, water management, emissions trading, and sustainable development. Taught by a leading German expert.

Special Winter Course
Mid October - Mid February

Students who have completed two years of college-level German and plan to attend the full academic year may enroll in a fifth course at Humboldt Universität or at the Technische Universität from mid October to mid February with a short Christmas break. They will earn transfer credit for this course and should plan to pay an additional fee for accommodations. For more information regarding available courses, please contact the Duke University in Berlin program assistants.

SPRING SEMESTER: FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN

In addition to the two German seminars taught by the Duke University in Berlin faculty (and the optional political science course), spring-semester students enroll in at least one, and up to three, additional courses at Berlin's Freie Universität located in the south-western part of the city. Students are fully integrated in campus life and choose from a diverse offering of courses in the humanities, natural and social sciences.

During the spring semester, students enjoy a number of excursions to historical points of interest, plays, operas, and concerts. Trips to Weimar/Erfurt and Brussels/Bruge are organized by the Resident Director and serve to supplement course work (see activities and excursions).

GERMAN 152 Berlin in Literature and Culture
Mr. Jochen Wohlfeil

Literary works of German writers and playwrights; focus on the city of Berlin and its unique cultural and political and cultural heritage. Emphasis on the classical period up to modernity; National Socialism and Marxism. An effort is made to organize opportunities for students to see the works discussed in class performed in one of Berlin 's many theaters and Operas. In 2007, students attended productions at the Berliner Ensemble, Deutches Theater, Grips Theater, Maxim Gorki Theater, Staatsoper, and Deutsche Oper. The course also prepares students for the excursion to Weimar/Erfurt by introducing them to the giants of German Classicism.

POLSCI 100B Germany of Today: A European Superpower? (Optional)
Dr. Ulrich Brueckner

The history, specific structures, and policies of the European Union are discussed apropos Germany 's national interests. The course hopes to provide clearer understanding of the interplay between sovereignty and integration in the European context. In-class lectures also prepare students for interactive discussions with European policy-makers in Berlin and Brussels.

Additional Courses at the Freie Universität
Students in the spring program are given the unique opportunity to directly enroll at the Freie Universität Berlin . The university offers courses in over 100 subjects to its 34,000 students–15 percent of whom come from outside of Germany . For more information regarding courses that have been approved in the past, please visit the Study Abroad Office's Database of Approved Courses . Current and past lecture and course catalogs are available in German from the Freie Universität's website. Feel free to contact the Duke University in Berlin program assistants with further questions and be sure to check out the Freie Universität's distributed campus site.

SPRING ENGINEERING PROGRAM: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN

After a successful inaugural year, the Duke University in Berlin Program is excited to announce that it will continue offering a special component for undergraduate engineering students. The program is open to all engineering majors with at least one year of college-level German.

In addition to a specialized intensive language study, students will take engineering courses in their major fields at Berlin 's Technische Universität. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in courses at either the Humboldt or Freie Universität and can earn a total of 6 credits during the semester. Students participating in the program will be eligible for the International Honors Program in Engineering.

Engineering students participate fully in the standard spring program.

Students will then join the other spring students in GERMAN 151/2. See the Spring Course Listings.