| Spring 2026: Berlin, Germany |
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| This program is no longer accepting application. Please contact the faculty director for more information. |
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| Program Description | |
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| Program Courses | |
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| Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites |
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| All students must enroll in at least 0 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. |
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Important Note
Pending German Language Course reviews (see program page for list) |
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| ANTH 367: Jewish and Muslim Life in Contemporary Berlin: Cultural Coexistence or Continued Challenge? (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 10 (Sociology/Anthropology/Cultural Studies 315) Jewish and Muslim Life in Contemporary Berlin: Cultural Coexistence or Continued Challenge? |
| Berlin is considered to be the European metropolis with the largest number of religious communities. In its strongly secular society, Judaism, Christianity and Islam in particular shape the city’s multi-religious and cultural coexistence. Berlin is consequently characterized by its diversity and plurality, which is both its strength yet also a source of challenges and potential conflict. |
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| ARTH 239: Art & Architecture of Europe: Art and Dictatorship (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 19 (Art History/Cultural Studies 315) Art and Dictatorship |
| Primary focus on painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe from the Romanesque to the Modern eras. Subject matter determined by country in which overseas program is conducted: This course provides an introduction to art and politics in the context of dictatorship, focused on the examples of Hitler’s Germany, Stalin’s USSR, Mussolini’s Italy, and Franco’s Spain. As a complement to the lectures, formal field-trips to historically significant sites and museums constitute an integral component of the course. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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| ARTH 239: Art and Architecture of Europe (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 4 (Art/Art Hist 301) Strategies of Visualization- Art and Ideas in Modern Central Europe |
| Primary focus on painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe from the Romanesque to the Modern eras. Subject matter determined by country in which overseas program is conducted: This course surveys the visual arts in Central Europe from the rise of modernism around 1900 to the present after postmodernism, with a strong focus on German art. It aims to study the individual works closely and interpret them critically by analysing their formal structure, style and technique, iconography etc.; consider the concerns of the artists who created them; and place the works within their wider historical,philosophical, political, social and cultural backgrounds as well as within the international development of the visual arts in Western Europe and – in the second half of the 20th century |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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| ARTH 321: Great Cities of the World: BERLIN (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 12 (Art History/Architecture 305) The Architecture of a Metropolis: Berlin from the 19th Century to today |
| Focus on a single city over time or in a specific historical moment. Looks at art, architecture and/or material culture. Topics vary: This course provides an overview of the development of public and private architecture in Berlin during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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| BUAD 386: Managing the Global Enterprise (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: European Leadership Dynamics and Strategic Management |
| Survey the principles and practices of managing an enterprise in the global market. Analyze interdisciplinary frameworks that help executives run international activities, focusing on decision-making in strategy, marketing, finance, human resources, and operations. Develop the applied perspective and practical skills that support outstanding professional performance. |
| Prerequisite: PREREQ: BUAD 100 or BUAD 309. |
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| BUAD 429: Selected Topics in Management: Green Business: German & European Sustainable Entrepreneurship (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 33 (Business/Environmental Studies 315) Green Business: German and European Sustainable Entrepreneurship |
| Topical seminar on such management issues as organizational socialization, work motivation, and organization-environment relations. Development of an individual research project is stressed: This course provides an introduction to recent developments in Germany, EU and other European countries with regard to a green and sustainable economy. It offers theoretical as well as practical insights based on conceptual discussions, case studies, a field trip, and group work to develop a green business case. |
| Prerequisite: BUAD 309 |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Other: | College of Engineering Breadth: EG PREP: COE Pro & Career Prep Req |
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| COMM 367: Politics and the Media: Structures and Case-Studies in Germany and Europe (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 22 (Communications/Politics 320) Media Politics: Structures and Case-Studies in Germany and Europe |
| This course introduces its participants to mass media systems and structures in Germany and Europe and provides them with the analytical tools and background knowledge to assess the ways in which the mass media and politics interact and thus shape each other. |
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| ECON 342: Studies in International Economics (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 24 (Economics/Politics 305) Europe’s Economy: World’s Best Performer? |
| This course includes analysis of selected topics in international trade, international finance, and non-U.S. economies: The European Communities were conceived as a union of democratic nations shaping the economic and social model of the world. In the last 60 years the EU has grown big; at the same time economic and income disparities nurtured social grievances and political disappointments. |
| Prerequisite: ECON 101 and ECON 103. |
| Restrictions: May be repeated once for credit. |
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| HIST 339: Topics in European History: Europe and its legal traditions (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 17 (Law/History 329) Europe and its legal traditions |
| Explores the political, social, cultural, and economic history of Europe, with a focus or theme that touches on one or more countries: What is Europe? Who gets to decide that? For what purposes? This course is designed for all those who are interested in gaining a closer understanding of how history and law intermingle with European political thought and cultural practices. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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| HIST 354: Germany in the Twentieth Century (1914 to Present) (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 8 (History/Political Science 325) To Hell and Back: Modern German History in European Context |
| German political, socioeconomic and cultural history from the First World War to the present. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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| PHIL 267: Tragedy and New Beginnings. 19th and 20th Century German Philosophy and its Legacies (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 9b (Philosophy 304) Tragedy and New Beginnings. 19th and 20th Century German Philosophy and its Legacies |
| In this course we discuss how German philosophy evolved after the grand systems of German idealism. We start by acknowledging that, after Hegel, philosophy has no longer been pursued as a unified whole but as a reflection on specific complexes of problems. We will focus on three philosophers or influential strands of thinking and their legacies: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and various existentialist philosophers. |
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| POSC 339: European Union (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 16 (Poli Sci/ Social Sci 321) Europe in Crisis? European Politics and Policies |
| The European Union is an economic and political union that binds together twenty-seven European countries. This course provides an overview of the history, institutions, policies and controversies surrounding the European Union. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Other: | EG BREADTH: COE Breadth Requirement |
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| POSC 409: Topics in World Politics: How (Not) to Govern the Globe: Global Governance since 1815 (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 2 (Poli Sci/International Rel 309) How (Not) to Govern the Globe: Global Governance since 1815 |
| Topics in world politics: Today’s world is beset by a host of problems that no one country appears able to resolve. This course is designed to introduce students to some of the major problems of international politics, focusing on the ways in which they are – or are not – addressed at the global level. |
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| POSC 480: Topics in Environmental Politics: Environmental Politics and Policy in Europe (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 18 (Political Science/Environmental Studies 318) Environmental Politics and Policy in Europe |
| Focuses on selected topics in politics of the environment in the USA and/or internationally. Topics will vary: This course provides an introduction to the EU and its policy on environmental protection and natural resources. After a brief recap of the basics of policy-making in the EU, students will learn about the guiding principles and developments within the EU’s environmental policy. Subsequently, the course will cover the major environmental challenges we are facing currently. |
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| PSYC 367: The Human Condition and the Totalitarian Experience (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 6 (Psychology/Hist 312) The Human Condition and the Totalitarian Experience |
| The course focuses on the classical concept of the totalitarian state developed by Hannah Arendt and others, which takes Hitler and Stalin as the primary models for this uniquely 20th century political system. We will be covering some of the subsequent modifications in the theory of totalitarianism, insights gained from the close examination of historical changes and developments, especially in the former Soviet Empire. |
| Prerequisite: Grades of C- or better in PSYC 207, and PSYC 209 or substitutes (MATH 202, MATH 205, STAT 200, SOCI 301). |
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| SOCI 329: International Migration (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 34 (Sociology/Political Science/Anthropology 334) Migration, borders and race in Europe and Berlin |
| Interdisciplinary introduction to alternative/complementary disciplinary approaches to the study of human movement between states: The course looks at how bordering practices and people’s movements make migration as a key socio-political, historical, and everyday phenomenon. We study border regimes in Europe, Germany, and Berlin: policy, law, practices, and discourses seeking to control and categorize people as migrants. We also learn about how people live in these regimes, adapt, contest, or tacitly transform them. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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| SOCI 416: Social Thought and Contemporary Society (3 credits) |
| Provider Equivalent: FU-BEST 21 (Sociology 305) European Sociology and Contemporary Societies |
| Seminar focuses on ways in which social thought defines and analyzes contemporary society. Explores how alternative theories and methods serve to create knowledge about contemporary concerns with everyday life, democracy, equality, social structure and power. |
| Satisfies the following requirements: |
| | Other: | EG BREADTH: COE Breadth Requirement |
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For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including at least one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by Zoom.
A transcript is required from Non-UD applicants only. Non-UD students, please email a copy of your official transcript to the Program Coordinator.
Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. Please review the study abroad acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we encourage you to apply to another program. |
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Other important things to note:
- CGPS reserves the right to cancel a program at any time due to under-enrollment, safety/health/security issues, staffing issues, or any other relevant reason.
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| All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable. Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS. |
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| Submit Program Application by 5pm on | TBD |
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| *All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $0.00 Initial Payment. |
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| Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates. |
