Broad Curriculum

The Austria-Illinois Exchange Program offers you the opportunity to gain considerable fluency in German, a language expressive of a rich and complex culture, which provides access not only to one of the great literatures of Western civilization but also to the world of international business, science, politics,and the arts.

In addition to enrolling in the core courses taught by program staff, students may take courses at any of the participating institutions. The courses offered by the program focus on modern Austrian/German literature, the history of Austrian/German culture, and select topics in Austrian/German studies, such as German unification and the European Union.

Additional courses taught by the program staff include intermediate German and advanced conversation and composition. Participants also enroll in a wide variety of German language courses at the University of Vienna, in business German at the Economics University, and technical German at the Technical University.

The Austria-Illinois Exchange Program permits a course load of 34 credit hours per year (18 per semester). Students must register for a minimum of 24 hours. All core courses are taught in German, and the program strives for total immersion in the German language culture. Click here for a list of courses in Vienna (PDF document).

You may wish to consult the following resources for more information about curricular offerings:

• The Universität Wien Vorlesungsverzeichnis provides a lists courses offered in a given semester. In some cases, the links to the Institute provide access to kommentierte Vorlesungsverzeichnisse. Where available, these provide more detailed course descriptions.
• The Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Vorlesungsverzeichnisse provide information on courses offered there in current and past semesters. The kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis provides more detailed course descriptions.
• The Technische Universität Wien also offers a search system which includes descriptions of most departments and courses offered at that institution.
• The Universität für Bodenkultur Vorlesungsverzeichnis is also available.