Session Dates:	Early September 2009 - Early June 2010
Price:	$18,995.00
Estimated Semester Credits:	35-38
Total Contact Hours:	528-576
Application Due Date:	Monday, June 01, 2009
Final Payment Due Date:	Monday, June 01, 2009
Enrollment Status:	Open
Length:	Academic Year

What's Included

Tuition and academic fees.
Housing in a residence hall.
Extensive pre-departure information.
Thorough onsite orientation.
Immersion program of many social and cultural activities.
Public transportation pass. (Semester/AY only)
International mobile phone.
Travel backpack and guidebook.
Excursions and associated costs.
Study abroad medical insurance.
Airport reception at Frankfurt (FRA). (Semester/AY only)
Onsite Abroadco staff in Marburg. (Semestery/AY only)
Official transcript from Philipps-University Marburg.

What's Not Included

Passport, German residency permit, and associated immigration requirements.
International airfare.
Meals.
Transfer to airport at end of program.

Eligibility

Be at least 18 years of age by program start date.
Have graduated from high school.
Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Courses

The courses listed below have been scheduled for this session. The school reserves the right to cancel, change, or add any courses at its discretion. If you need to confirm that a specific course will be offered during your study abroad session, please contact us.

Required Courses

During the first six weeks of the program, students will take an intensive German language course and the German culture class. Students will take a placement exam in order to determine the appropriate language level.

Subject	Number	Title
German		German Language
Culture	200/300 level	German Culture

Electives - American Studies

Subject	Number	Title
American Studies	300/400 Level	Everything in its Place: Concept of Space in America

Electives - Anthropology

Subject	Number	Title
Anthropology	300 Level	Music and Anthropology: An Introduction to Ethnomusicology
Anthropology	300 Level	Anthropology of Childhood
Anthropology	300 level	Postsocialism and Religion
Anthropology	300 level	Music and Identity in Postsocialist Countries
Anthropology	300 level	The Anthropology of Honour
Anthropology	300 level	Keeping Cultural Tradition - Women Groups in Postcolonial Societies
Anthropology	300/400 Level	Anthropology of the Senses
Anthropology	300/400 Level	Human Rights in Local Practice: Anthropological Perspectives on the Globalisation of Law
Anthropology	300/400 Level	The Gypsies' Role in Hungarian Music: An Approach to the Anthropology of Music
Anthropology	300/400 Level	Water the Source of Life: Cultural and Ethnical Definitions of Water
Anthropology	400 level	Legal Labyrinths: Ethnological Perspectives on Legal Pluralism
Ethnology	300 level	Life on Land and Sea: Cultural and Political Ecology
Ethnology	300 level	Myth, Magic and Society: Weltbild, Values and the Organization of Canadian Indigenous Peoples

Electives - Archeology

Subject	Number	Title
Archeology	300 level	Archeological Sources of the German Policy of Augustus
Archeology	300 level	Greece of the Bronze Age
Archeology	300 level	Introduction into Classical Archaeology
Archeology	300 level	Roman Portraits
Archeology	300/400 Level	Athenian Vase Painting in the 6th Century BC
Archeology	300/400 Level	Augustean Rome: Art, Architecture, Culture
Archeology	300/400 Level	The Development of the Greek Temple in Geometric and Archaic Times

Electives - Business

Subject	Number	Title
Accounting	300/400 Level	Cost Accounting
Economics	200 level	Microeconomics
Economics	200/300 Level	Macroeconomics
Economics	300 level	Economic Policy
Economics	300/400 Level	Growth and Development
Economics	300/400 Level	Introduction to the Economics of Cooperation
Economics	300/400 Level	Decision and Production Theory
Finance	300 level	Introduction to Investment and Finance Theory
Finance	300 level	Finance Under Risk
Finance	300 level	Investment and Finance

Electives - Education

Subject	Number	Title
Education	300 Level	Introduction into Social and Rehabilitation Pedagogy
Education	300 Level	Introduction into Empirical Educational Sciences and Its Methods
Education	300 Level	Introduction into Adult Education and Out-of-School Youth Education

Electives - English Studies

Subject	Number	Title
English, Communication	300/400 Level	Persuasive Communication
English, Linguistics	300/400 Level	Virtual Linguistics
English	300/400 Level	The Sonnet
English	300/400 Level	Theory is dead. Long live theory.
English	300/400 Level	From the Augustan Age to Early Romanticism: Key Texts from the 18th Century
English	300/400 Level	The English Novel in the 18th Century
English	300/400 Level	Medieval Survey
English	300/400 Level	Early Modern Travel Narratives
English	300/400 Level	British Fantasy Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Electives - Geography

Subject	Number	Title
Geography	200/300 Level	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Geography	300 Level	Economic Geography
Geography	300/400 Level	Geomorphology - Forms, Dynamics and Gensis of the Relief
Geography	300/400 Level	Biogeography

Electives - Law

Subject	Number	Title
Law, Political Science	300/400 Level	Law of International Organizations

Electives - Linguistics and Language Technologies

Linguistics and Language Technology courses are offered through the Virtual Linguistics Campus. Classes will be a combination of on-line coursework and in-class sessions.

Subject	Number	Title
Linguistics	300 Level	The Design of Language
Linguistics	300 Level	Phonetics and Phonology
Linguistics	300 Level	The History of English
Linguistics	300 Level	The Languages of the World
Linguistics	300 Level	Writing Systems
Linguistics	300 Level	The Structure of English
Linguistics	300/400 Level	Sociolinguistics: Language Variation in Present-Day English

Electives - Media Studies

Subject	Number	Title
Film Studies	300 level	Documentary: Theoretical Dimensions and Practical Aspects
Film Studies	300 level	Contemporary Canadian Cinema
Film Studies	300 level	British Film Comedy
Media Studies	300 Level	British Film and Television Since 1945
Media Studies	300/400 Level	Perspectives on Mobile Media

Electives - Peace and Conflict Studies

Subject	Number	Title
Peace and Conflict Studies	200/300 level	Introduction to Social Theories of Conflict
Peace and Conflict Studies	300 level	Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts in Post-Socialist Europe
Peace and Conflict Studies	300 level	Introduction to Conflict Resolution
Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science	300 level	Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science	300/400 level	The African World War: The Conflict in the Great Lakes Region
Peace and Conflict Studies	300/400 Level	Participation and Positive Peace
Peace and Conflict Studies	300/400 Level	Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict

Electives - Political Science

Subject	Number	Title
Political Science	200/300 level	Introduction to International Relations
Political Science	200/300 level	A Simulation-based Approach to the United Nations
Political Science	300 level	Analyzing Post-Conflict Environments – The Example of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Political Science	300 level	South African Politics
Political Science	300 level	Introduction to European Integration
Political Science	300 level	Introduction to the Political System of Germany
Political Science	300 Level	The Basics of the European Union
Political Science	300 Level	Germany in Europe
Political Science	300/400 Level	South African Power Structures
Political Science, Law	300/400 Level	Law of Nations: General and Particular Parts
Political Science, Media Studies	300/400 Level	South Africa as Mirrored in Motion Pictures
Political Science	300/400 Level	European Identity and National Discourses (and Votes) on Europe

Electives - Psychology

Subject	Number	Title
Psychology	300 level	Social Development
Psychology	300 level	Prosocial Psychology (Social Psychology)
Psychology	300 level	National Character
Psychology	300 level	Aggression and Violence
Psychology	300 level	Interpersonal behavior: Evolutionary aspects
Psychology	300 level	Conflict and Conflict Resolution: Recent Theoretical and Empirical Advances
Psychology	300 level	Attachment Throughout the Life Course
Psychology	300/400 level	Psychological aspects of war and terrorism (Social Psychology)
Psychology	300/400 Level	Culture, Cognition, and Behavior
Psychology	300/400 Level	Close Relationships
Psychology	300/400 Level	Evolutionary Aspects of Social Behavior
Psychology	300/400 Level	Attachment: From Infancy to Adulthood

Electives - Theology and Philosophy

Subject	Number	Title
Philosophy, Theology	300/400 Level	Justice as a Key Concept in Ethics and Political Philosophy
Theology	300 level	Handling Norm Conflicts (Presentation, Moderation, Mediation)
Theology	300/400 Level	African Christian Theology: Its History and Basic Themese
Theology, Anthropology	300/400 Level	Theological Anthropology: Images and Roles of Humans in Christian Perspective

Electives - Sociology

Subject	Number	Title
Sociology	300 Level	Jewish Life in Eastern Europe
Sociology	300/400 Level	Transnationalism from Below: Transmigration in Europe and North America

Electives - Web Technologies and the New Media

Subject	Number	Title
Web Technologies and the New Media	200 Level	Presenting Content
Web Technologies and the New Media	200 Level	Web Publishing
Web Technologies and the New Media, Education	200/300 Level	E-Learning
Web Technologies and the New Media, Education	300 Level	The New Media in Education