Arizona Summer Study in Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany

Program Facts

Program Type: UA Faculty-led

Credit Type: UA Direct Credit

Level of Study: Undergraduate

GPA: 2.5

Class Eligibility: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Program Open To: UA and Non-UA Students

Language of Instruction: German

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Leipzig, Germany

Tentative Summer 2023 Dates: June 1 - June 30| Please do not purchase plane tickets until you have received instructions from Study Abroad.

Spend the summer in a beautiful historic city in central Germany through Arizona Summer Study in Leipzig, all the while immersing yourself in German language and culture, making new friends, and earning 6 units of credit!

Participation in this program will fulfill UArizona’s second language requirement (taking a 200 level course) and/or help you earn valuable credit towards a major/minor in German Studies (taking a 300+ level course). Students will have the opportunity to engage in a language and cultural exchange with a local German university student and explore the region.

Priority Summer 2023 Application Deadline: December 1, 2022

Students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Students who apply after the priority application deadline will be considered as program capacity allows.

Academics

Partner university:
Founded in 1409, Leipzig University is Germany’s second oldest university. Famous students include Leibniz, Lessing, Goethe, Nietzsche, Wagner and Chancellor Angela Merkel. With over 29,000 German and international students, it is Saxony’s largest university.

Coursework:

GER 211 (6 credits): Intensive practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar. This course is equivalent to GER 201 and GER 202.
Prerequisite: Completion of 2 semesters of German study at college level or the equivalent. This course fulfills the UArizona second language requirement for BA students.

GER 202 (4 credits) and GER 392 (2 credits): Intensive practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar.
Prerequisite: Completion of GER 201 or 3 semesters of German study at college level or the equivalent. This course fulfills the UArizona second language requirement for BA students.

GER 392 (6 credits): Directed Research in German Studies: Daily class meetings, conversation, reading and writing, individual research and group projects on topics in German Studies (art, business, film, history, language, music, politics, and sports).
Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 4 semesters of German study at college level or the equivalent.

GER 492 (6 credits): Directed Research in German Studies: Same as GER 392, but a more extensive individual research project on a topic in German literature/culture.
Prerequisite: GER 392 taken during a previous Arizona Summer Study in Leipzig program.

Faculty:
Janice McGregor (jmcgregor@arizona.edu) is an Assistant Professor of German Studies and an affiliate faculty member in the Interdisciplinary PhD program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT). She will be accompanied by Teaching Assistants from the German Studies department.

Scholarships:

Arizona International scholarships:

Arizona International Study Abroad Scholarships
Study Abroad Scholarship Tracker

Departmental scholarships:

Check your department's and college's websites for scholarship opportunities, or ask your academic advisor!
College of Humanities Scholarships
SILLC Global Award Fund
Department of German Studies scholarships
Honors College study abroad scholarships

External scholarships:

Gilman Scholarship (for Pell Grant recipients)
Fund for Education Abroad
DAAD scholarships

Location & Housing

Location: Leipzig, Germany

The historic city of Leipzig is located in the central eastern part of Germany, and is only 1.5 hrs. away by train from Berlin; Leipzig airport (LEJ) is only 15 minutes away from the city center.

This compact and easy-to-get-around city has a population of about 545,000. More than two decades after Germany’s re-unification, Leipzig has once again become a major center of higher education, research, culture, nightlife and shopping, as well as a busy venue for trade fairs and conferences. The lovely Renaissance and Baroque buildings, churches, historical trading centers, malls with restaurants and cafes, numerous museums and art galleries provide a ideal home base for students discovering German history and culture. Leipzig is home to many world-class attractions for arts-lovers including the Gewandhaus concert hall, the Opera House, the St. Thomas Choir, cabarets, theaters, jazz cellars, the Drallewatsch pub district and the Moritzbastei, Europe’s biggest students’ club (an underground vault with various bars, cafes, and dance floors).

Learn more about Leipzig here!

Housing: Residence halls

Students will be accommodated in single rooms in university residence halls that house both German and international students year-round. All rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet connection. Kitchen and bathroom facilities are communal (shared with 1 or 2 other students). Residence halls feature amenities like laundry rooms, fitness rooms, rec rooms with table-tennis and pool tables, student clubs, cinema rooms, and bicycle cellars.

Participants will receive a monthly city ticket for unlimited public transportation use within Leipzig city limits.

Excursions

Arizona Summer Study in Leipzig includes a weekend excursion to the mountains and medieval town of Wernigerode, two day-trips to the cities of Dresden and Erfurt, a visit to either the Porsche or BMW factory, a brewery tour, various visits to local museums, and a concert experience. These planned activities are included in the program fees.

Participants may attend concerts during the Bach Festival, the Gothic festival, the Leipzig Stadtfest or the Händel festival in near-by Halle (all held in June) during their free time.

There will be 3 free weekends during the program which students may use for rest or individual travel.

Links of Interest

Click here to review the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Germany's COVID-19 information page.

German Studies Homepage
State of Saxony with Info. about Leipzig
U.S. Consulates in Germany
German Rail Information

Dates, Deadlines & Budgets

Term: Summer

Application Deadline: February 25

Start Date: early June

End Date: late June

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