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Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
(pop. 100,000)
Student Enrollment: 14,000
Language of instruction: German, English
www.uni-trier.de/
Course Overview
PROGRAM TYPE
Academic year or semester exchanges
ISEP-Exchange for International students.
ISEP-Exchange for US students.
Chance of Placement
ISEP-Exchange chance of placement for US and International students is Excellent.
Courses
Education; Philosophy; Psychology (psychobiological & psychosomatic research, clinical & health psychology, cognition & communication, educational & life-span developmental psychology, personality research & psychophysiology, work, industrial & organizational psychology); Language and Literature (Chinese, classics, English, French, German literature and linguistics [includes Yiddish], Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Slavonik studies, Spanish); Linguistic Data Processing, Media Studies, Phonetics; Art History Classical Archaeology, Egyptology, History (ancient, medieval, recent & modern; economic history, Jewish history), Papyrology; Political Science; Business Administration, Economics, and Sociology (accounting & auditing, cash/credit/currency, finance/taxation, human resources management/organizations, international relations/developing countries, management, services administration & management, strategic management/tourism); Ethnology; Mathematics (applied, business & finance mathematics); Law (environmental law, European & international law, German & international tax law, comparative law); Geography and Geosciences (tourism, spatial planning, applied physical geography, applied environmental sciences); Catholic Theology.
Courses for Graduate (Masters) Level
The Law Department offers a one-year LL.M. program for international graduate students who have completed a law degree in their home countries (which is comparable to the first law degree in Germany and lasted at least four years). It is available to ISEP students, who are required to apply directly to the university (July 15 deadline) and pass the German Language Test for Foreign Applicants (DSH).
Academic Notes
The liberal arts and social sciences are predominant at Trier, with particularly strong offerings in business administration, economics, geography/geosciences, history, languages, linguistics, applied mathematics, political science, law, and psychology. Interdisciplinary focal points of teaching and research are European studies, East Asian studies, environmental studies, information and communication, women and gender studies, public health.
Special ISEP Application Instructions
Junior-year standing is not required of participants staying for a year or less.
Language Notes
• An optional three-week orientation, including intensive language classes, is offered in fall and spring (program fee and accommodation costs during the program are included in ISEP benefits).
German Language courses are offered during the academic year for all levels (included in ISEP benefits).
I-to-I applicants who are not native English or German speakers are expected to self-assess whether or not they will be able to get along at the university and in daily life - preferably in German but also in English.
For more information on courses and language options, see the:
ISEP German Options-at-a-Glance for US Students
ISEP German Options-at-a-Glance for I-to-I Students
ISEP German Language Advising Chart
Program Dates
Academic year: late September to late July; Semester 1: late September to late February; Semester 2: late March to late July.
Housing and Meals
In most cases, ISEP students are housed in single-occupancy rooms in the student residence hall Cusanushaus on the Mosel River, or in the Martinskloster, a 13th-century cloister on the Mosel River that has been renovated into a student residence. (Housing for couples is available - whereas non-ISEP-participants have to bear the costs for their dormitory rooms -, however, not for families.) Students receive a stipend to cover food cost. Residents of the Cusanushaus and of the Martinskloster commute between downtown Trier and the university campus (five miles away) by bus.
Student Activities
Students have the opportunity to take advantage of a wide range of cultural and other activities. The International Center, a student initiative, offers international students a varied and intercultural mentoring program each semester as well as advice and guidance. It organizes international country-themed evenings and film nights, relaxed language practice evenings and language tandems as well. The extensive program is rounded off by several day excursions and one short-break excursion per semester to German and European destinations both in the local area and beyond. Another student initiative, the CineAStA, offers a lively and varied film program during the lecture period. It includes original versions with subtitles, experimental and mainstream films as well as the classics. (Interested students may join these student initiatives and contribute their services.) Furthermore, the university’s sport federation offers students a wide-ranging sports program each semester. Last but not least interested and talented students may participate in the university choir and orchestra.
Profile
Universitat Trier is a modern campus university in Germany's oldest city. Teaching and research focus on European issues, practical application of academic concepts as well as interdisciplinary subjects. Total enrollment: 14,000.
Location
Founded in 1473 and closed in the Napoleonic era, the university was re-established in 1970. The campus has been situated on the outskirts of Trier (near the village of Tarforst) since 1975. Its innovative design contrasts with the Roman ruins of the town. The town of Trier dates back to 16 BC, when the Romans established a political and religious center in the area. Among many surviving landmarks of the city's past are a Roman city gate, throne room, baths and arena; Romanesque churches; and a Renaissance palace. The town is on the Mosel River in the Rhineland Palatinate, near the country's western border, close to the borders of Luxemburg, France and Belgium.
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