Programs

Undergraduates

The Department of German Studies encourages all students to study in Germany for one or two semesters. We offer two Brown programs in Germany: one at the Humboldt University in Berlin and one at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen.

Students who want to study in Germany must be in good standing at Brown and have sufficient skills to study in the foreign language. Students are enrolled as full-time students at the university and take all classes in German. Both universities offer courses in all disciplines. The program attracts students who not only major in German Studies but also History, Engineering, Biology, Visual Arts, and Modern Culture and Media.

Both programs are overseen by an on-site coordinator in Berlin and Tubingen. The year-long program in Germany runs from September through July. The spring semester runs from February through July. Please contact: Jane Sokolosky




Graduates

The Department of German Studies is able to send one of Brown's graduate students to Berlin for two semesters or two students for one semester each respectively. The students are able but not required to enroll in courses at the Humboldt University. Students will receive EUR 510 per months for 5 (one semester) or 10 months (two semesters) from HU. In addition, there may be the possibility to teach an English conversation course at the Humboldt University Language Center (90 minutes or 180 minutes per week, 12 Euro/45 Minutes). Applicants are expected to prove knowledge in German.

Graduates who are interested can send a brief account of how they would use the time in Berlin for their research together with a letter of support to Roberto Simanowski by March 30. German Studies will form a selection committee and come to a decision by mid April.

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