Berlin, Germany

COURSES

LANGUAGE COURSES

Undergraduate students must register for 8 points.

Intensive Elementary German
GERM-UA 9010 – Staff – 6 points
Identical with GERM-UA 10

Open to students with no previous training in German and to others on assignment by placement examination or with permission of the department. Completes the equivalent of a year's elementary work (GERM-UA 1 and GERM-UA 2) in one semester. Emphasizes spoken and written communication skills. Introduces students to the basic conventions, idioms, and structures of contemporary spoken German.

GERM-UA 9010 MUST BE TAKEN TOGETHER WITH GERM-UA 9990.

Independent Study
GERM-UA 9990 – Staff – 2 points

Provides students enrolled in Intensive Elementary German with an opportunity to practice their newly acquired language skills through individual or small group conversation with native speakers and everyday-life challenges like shopping.

Elementary German II
GERM-UA 9002 (Identical with GERM-UA 2) – Staff – 4 points

A continuation of Elementary German I.
Prerequisite: Elementary German I or equivalent.
Conducted in German.

Intermediate German I
GERM-UA 9003 – Staff – 4 points
Identical with GERM-UA 3

This first intermediate course stresses the acquisition and practice of more sophisticated written and spoken German. The focus is on expanding conversational skills, but the course also includes guided composition practice, vocabulary work, and grammar review. Open to students who have completed the equivalent of one year of elementary language instruction and to others on assignment by placement examination. Conducted in German.

Intermediate German II
GERM-UA 9004 – Staff – 4 points
Identical with GERM-UA 4

A continuation of Intermediate German I.
Prerequisite: Intermediate German I or equivalent.
Conducted in German.

German Conversation and Composition
GERM-UA 9111 (Identical with GERM-UA 111) – Staff – 4 points

Designed to permit post-Intermediate students to perfect their German while in Berlin.
Conducted in German.

Advanced Composition and Grammar
GERM-UA 9114 (Identical with GERM-UA 114) – Staff – 4 points

A continuation of German Conversation and Composition.
Conducted in German.

COURSES IN ENGLISH

Exploring Historical and Contemporary Berlin
GERM-UA 9293 – Jander – 4 points View Syllabus
Cross listed with SOC-UA 9460 and HIST-UA 9460.
Examines the legacy of post-war division (1945-1989) through visits to sites in both formerly communist East Berlin and non-communist West Berlin. Explores the cosmopolitan reality of contemporary Berlin through trips to diverse neighborhoods and discussions with community representatives and public officials.
Conducted in English.

Comparative Modern Societies: Holocaust and Third Reich in Berlin
SOC-UA 9133 – Ertman – 4 points View Syllabus
Cross listed with HIST-UA 9133 and POL-UA 9133.
Explores the remnants of Hitler’s capital and the crimes planned within it through visits to historical sites in contemporary Berlin including the former Luftwaffe and Propaganda ministries, the 1936 Olympics Complex, the Wannsee Conference villa, Plötzensee prison, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and several surviving bunker complexes. Readings will include diaries and memoirs of life in Berlin between 1933 and 1945.
Conducted in English.

COSTS

8 points are required for undergraduate students to participate in this program.

Undergraduate Tuition
$6744 (8 points)

Program & Activities Fee
$500

International Health Insurance
approximately $70

Housing
$2150 Single Room

PLEASE NOTE: All students participating in the program are required to live in NYU-provided housing. Students are billed a standard housing rate in the spring. Housing charges will be adjusted at the end of the program based on actual housing assignments, which may result in an additional charge or credit issued in the late summer.

There is an additional registration and services fee of:
$250 for students registered at NYU for spring 2012
$276 for students not registered at NYU for spring 2012