Study Abroad handbook: Studying in Germany and Austria
The study abroad co-ordinator for the Department of German is from September 2011:
Dr Colette Lawson
Phone +44 - 1334 - 46 - 2953
Email: ll38@st-andrews.ac.uk
Studying in Germany/Austria: The university sector in both countries has recently undergone massive changes and now matches the European Union’s BA/MA structure. The old Magister and Diploma curricula are being phased out. This makes studying there much more straightforward for exchange students from the US, UK and Ireland, as our students now slot right in where they would be in the British system. Generally speaking things are larger at many Austrian and German universities than they are at St Andrews: class sizes, number of contact hours and responsibilities. Students are often expected to write dissertations for their continuous assessment. Academic standards regarding referencing and bibliographies are held in high esteem throughout the sector in the German-speaking countries. Overall studying in Germany or Austria is a great experience for students who are intellectually curious, self-reliant, pro-active and ambitious.
The School of Modern Languages has one University-Placement partner in Germany which is:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Postal address: Universität Bonn
D-53012 Bonn
Tel: +49 (0)228-73-0 Fax: +49 (0)228-73-5579
Web address: http://www.uni-bonn.de
N° of places available: 5
Subjects available: Most subjects. EC and MN students should consult the German co-ordinator. Some Arts subjects may employ Latin language requirements for a number of modules.
Description: Bonn University is a prestigious institution popular with students from Germany and abroad. Famous alumni and professors include Pope Benedict XVI, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche. Bonn – the former capital of West Germany - is an old, rather wealthy cathedral city situated in the picturesque Rhine river valley only 30 minutes by tram from the more metropolitan city of Cologne. By train Cologne is two hours from Brussels and four hours from both Paris and Berlin. The climate is relatively mild with hot summers and not-so-cold winters.
The School of Modern Languages has one University-Placement partner in Austria which is:
Universität Wien
Postal address:
Universität Wien
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1
A-1010 Wien
phone +43-1-4277-0
Web address: http://www.univie.ac.at/
N° of places available: 2
Subjects available: Most subjects. EC and MN students should consult the German co-ordinator. Some Arts subjects may employ Latin language requirements for a number of modules.
Description: The University of Vienna is the oldest in the German-speaking world and is amongst the largest in the whole of Europe. Fifteen Nobel Prize laureates are associated with this university. The list of alumni reads like a Who-Is-Who of Austrian politics, science and cultural life. Vienna is the capital of Austria and boasts unrivalled architecture, arts and a very lively musical heritage. About 2.5 million people live in the metropolitan area of Vienna which is set in a basin at the easternmost foothills of the Alps. The climate is continental with hot summers and cold winters.