Katholische Universität Eichstätt
This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

• Picturesque small town with a combination of Baroque and modern architecture.
• University provides students with personalized attention.
• Students have easy access to library, language lab and computer center.

Eichstätt (pop. 13,000)
Language of instruction: German
Academic year or semester exchanges
http://www.ku-eichstaett.de/
Course information

Profile: The university's faculties of philosophy and theology date back more than 400 years. Eichstätt became a state-recognized university in 1980, but retained its independent status as a Catholic university open to students of all faiths. An attractive feature is its personal atmosphere: students, professors and administration officials at Eichstãtt enjoy a closer relationship than is typical at many German universities. Total enrollment: 4,000 (350 international).

Locale: Eichstätt is situated in an area of rolling hills and valleys which has been designated a national park. It lies in the middle of Bavaria, 70 miles north of Munich. Eichstätt 's roots can be traced to the establishment of a bishop's seat in the year 741. The city was destroyed in 1634 during the Thirty Years War but then rebuilt under the direction of the bishop, who appointed outstanding architects such as Jakob Engel, Gabriel di Gabrieli and Maurizio Pedetti. Their creations in the baroque style survived both world wars intact, and have helped give the city a reputation as one of the most beautiful in Bavaria. The central university administration is housed in the former summer residence of the bishops. The newer buildings of the university are situated around the garden of the summer residence and on the bank of the river Altmühl.

Divisions: History and Society (history, including folklore, political science, sociology); Language and Literature (classical philology and archaeology, journalism, literature, linguistics and translation of English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German, including German as a foreign language and special German courses for foreign students); Mathematics and Geography (cultural, economic and physical geography, pure and applied mathematics, business mathematics and informatics); Philosophy and Education (pedagogics, psychology, science of art, science of music); Theology (biblical, historical, philosophical, practical, systematical theology).

Academic notes: The university considers its humanities programs especially appropriate for ISEP participants. Eichstätt is particularly strong in modern languages (including computer linguistics) and literature, combined with an interdisciplinary approach to the history, society and regions in which the languages are spoken.

Language notes: Students are expected to have a reasonable command of German. No pre-semester language courses are offered, but there is an intensive summer course in German language and literature (not included in ISEP benefits). Intensive German is also offered throughout the academic year, which ISEP participants may choose to take as part of the regular academic program.

Room and board: The university will arrange for single-occupancy rooms in university residences. A stipend will be provided for meals.

Exchange dates: Early October to late July, early October to February, or early April to late July. Preference is given to academic-year exchanges.

Special conditions: Students must have at least junior-year standing. The Faculty of Economic Science is closed to ISEP participants.

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

• Large university situated in a small, pleasant city which is centrally located in Germany and Europe.
• Wide range of departments offering theoretical and applied learning and research.
• German students are involved in planning and running orientation program.

Gießen (pop. 80,000)
Language of instruction: German
Academic year or semester exchanges
http://www.uni-giessen.de/
Course Listings

Profile: The University, which dates back to 1607, is one of the traditional universities of the German speaking countries. Today it offers a combination of theoretical and applied learning and research in natural, social and philological sciences unique in the country. Facilities are in mini-campuses throughout town. The name Justus-Liebig indicates Gießen 's former base in the biological sciences and chemistry. Justus von Liebig, the father of modern organic and agricultural chemistry, was one of many illustrious scientists (among them Konrad von Räntgen) associated with Gießen. Total enrollment: 21,000 (1,700 international students).

Locale: The university town of Gießen is located 60 km north of Frankfurt, in the midst of pleasant countryside, surrounded by rolling hills and forests. Historic buildings and modern construction are the center of this conference and retail center. The university administration building is situated in downtown Gießen, not far from the Liebig science museum, the city theater and the botanical gardens. The university also owns a 19th-century castle which is often used for meetings and special programs.

Divisions: Agriculture; Arts, Music and Sports (drawing, painting, sports education, physiology, psychology and training); Biology (botany, ecology, genetics, microbiology, plant physiology, zoology); Chemistry (inorganic, solid-state, organic, physical); Economics (business administration, econometrics, statistics); Education; English Language and Literature; Geology and Geography (paleontology, mineralogy, analytical geochemistry); German Literature and Philology; History (ancient and modern history, archaeology, art history, East European history); Home and Food Economics; Human and Veterinary Medicine; Law; Mathematics; Mediterranean and Eastern European Languages and Cultures (philology, modern Greek, Hebrew, Bulgarian, Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slavonian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, comparative linguistics, theater arts); Nutrition (human, animal and plant); Physics (atomic, nuclear and solid state, theoretical plasma and biophysics); Psychology (scientific and empirical methods); Religion; Social Sciences (anthropology, social studies, sociology); Computer Center; Radiation Center; Center for International Development and Environmental Studies; Center for Philosophy; Tropical Research; Regional Development.

Academic notes: Gießen 's interdisciplinary program groups the departments of classical and modern languages with art history, education, history, musicology, political science, religion, physical education and sociology. An interdisciplinary theater arts program stresses Anglo-American-style professional theater training. Agricultural science, in combination with genetics, is a traditional and unique center of excellence at Gießen; strong programs in biological and ecological sciences are also featured. The physics, chemistry and math departments have outstanding study and research facilities. The mineralogy division features advanced research in analytical geochemistry and a continental deep-drilling project in the Black Forest. The new interdisciplinary research center promotes and supports research activities in the dynamic field of life sciences.

Language notes: An adequate working knowledge of German is essential for studies at Gießen. The department 'Deutsch als Fremdsprache' does not offer German language courses at elementary levels but only at a higher intermediate level (Mittelstufe). ISEP participants can choose these courses as part of their regular program. A pre-exchange intensive German Language course is offered in September.

Room and board: Students will be housed in single occupancy rooms in residence halls. A stipend will be provided for ISEP students that covers costs for housing, meals, studying and general living.

Exchange dates: Early October to July, early October to February, or early April to July.

Special conditions: Students must have at least junior-year standing. Graduate students are encouraged to apply for ISEP placement.

Philipps-Universität Marburg
This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

• Renowned traditional university and the first Protestant university in the world.
• Stong programs especially in sciences and medicine.

Marburg (pop. 74,000)
Language of instruction: German
Academic year or semester exchanges
http://www.uni-marburg.de/

Profile: Philipps-Universität was founded in 1527 as the first Protestant university in the world. University buildings and departments and student residence halls are located in various parts of the city. Total enrollment: 18,000.

Locale: The city of Marburg, on the river Lahn in western Germany, is surrounded by forests and is situated about 45 miles north of Frankfurt-am-Main. It is one of the few early medieval cities of almost unchanged character.

Divisions: Antiquities (archaeology, classical literature and philology, Greek, Latin, prehistory and early history); Biology; Business Administration (banking, corporations, economic theory and policy, economics of developing countries, finance, marketing, statistics); Economics; Education (adult, elementary, extracurricular, secondary, special, speech therapy); European Languages; Geology (earth science, crystallography, geology, mineralogy, paleontology); Geography (cultural and physical); Germanic and General Linguistics and Philology; German Literature and Art History; History; Law; Mathematics; Non-European Languages and Cultures (East Asian, Indian, Egyptology, comparative religion, Japanese studies); Pharmacy and Food Science; Physical Chemistry; Physics; Psychology; Sociology and Philosophy (sociology, philosophy, European ethnology, political science); Theology.

Academic notes: German majors should note that Marburg is a research center for the German Dialect Atlas. Enrollment in certain studies, namely biology, business administration, economics and law is subject to prior approval by the university.

Language notes: Exchange students are not required to pass a language examination, but are expected to have studied German for at least 3 semesters.

Students may take up to 8 hours per week of intermediate-level German language courses through the Deutsch als Fremdsprache Department of the University throughout the academic year.

Fee-paid intensive language courses are also available for four weeks before the start of the fall and spring semesters. Fee-paid intensive language courses (15 hrs/wk) are also available during the academic year.

Marburg also offers a fee-paid summer program. The program combines German language study (beginners, advanced 1 and 2) with courses (available in English or German) in economics, politics, literature and intercultural communication for a total of 10 ECTS credits (5-6 US credits).

Room and board: Students will normally be housed in single- occupancy rooms in residence halls run by the Studentenwerk, the official student organization. Rooms may be occupied from October 1 to July 31. A monthly stipend covers meals, housing and university fees.

Exchange dates: Early October to late July, early October to February, and early April to late July.

Special conditions: Students must have at least junior-year standing at the beginning of their exchange.

Universität Trier
This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

• Some 10 percent of the student population is international.
• Young and modern university in the oldest town in Germany.

Trier (pop. 95,000)
Language of instruction: German
Academic year or semester exchanges
http://www.uni-trier.de/
From the eyes of an ISEP student

Profile: Modern Campus University is Germany's oldest city. Located close to the borders of Luxemburg, France and Belgium, teaching and research focus on European issues, practical application of academic concepts as well as interdisciplinary subjects. Total enrollment: 11,500.

Locale: Founded in 1473 and closed in the Napoleonic era, the university was reestablished in 1970. The university 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.

Divisions: Education; History and Geography; Philosophy; Psychology (psychobiological and psychosomatic research, clinical and health psychology, cognition and communication, educational and life-span developmental psychology, personality research and psychophysiology, work, industrial and organizational psychology); Language and Literature (Chinese, classics, English, French, German literature and linguistics including Yiddish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Slavonik Studies, Spanish); Linguistic Data Processing, Media Studies, Phonetics; Art History Classical Archaeology, Egyptology, History (ancient, medieval, recent and modern; economic history, Jewish history), Papyrology, Political Science; Business Administration, Economics, and Sociology (accounting and auditing, cash/credit/currency, finance/taxation, human resources management/organizations, international relations/developing countries, management, services administration and management, strategic management/tourism); Ethnology; Mathematics (applied, business and finance mathematics); Law (including environmental law, European and international law, German and international tax law, comparative law); Geography and Geosciences (including tourism, spatial planning, applied physical geography, applied environmental sciences); Catholic Theology. Supplemental certificates can be obtained in Teaching German as a Foreign Language, Adult Foreign Language Education, Canadian Studies, and Urban History.

Academic notes: The liberal arts and social sciences are predominant at Trier, with particularly strong offerings in business administration, economics, geography/geosciences, history, international relations, 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.

The Law Department offers a one-year LL.M. program for international graduate students who have completed a law degree in their home countries. It is available to ISEP participants, who are required to apply directly to the university (July 15 deadline) and pass the German Language Test for Foreign Applicants (DSH).

Language notes: An optional three-week orientation, including intensive language classes, is offered in fall and spring. (The program fee and accommodation costs during the program are included in ISEP benefits.) Language courses are offered during the academic year (included in ISEP benefits).

Room and board: In most cases, ISEP students will be housed in single-occupancy rooms in the student residence hall Tarforster Hshe or in the Martinskloster, a 13th-century cloister on the Mosel River that has been renovated into a student residence. Students will receive a stipend to cover food costs. The university social fee is covered under ISEP benefits. Residents of the Martinskloster commute between downtown Trier and the Tarforst campus (five miles away) by bus. Married student housing can be arranged; the additional cost is the student's responsibility.

Exchange dates: Early October to July, early October to February or late March to July.

Special conditions: Junior-year standing is not required of participants staying for a year or less.

UNIVERSITÄT BIELEFELD
This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.

• Bielefeld (pop. 320,000)
  Language of instruction: German
  Academic year or semester exchanges
  http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/

  Profile: Founded in 1969, Universität Bielefeld combines the best of German university tradition with innovative research and teaching structures. Total enrollment: approximately 19, 300 students from more than 90 countries in 2002.

  All 14 faculties and the different institutes are housed under one roof and are located within a short distance of each other. This provides an ideal framework for successful study and research, supported by one of the best libraries in Germany. The central hall of the main building is a lively meeting place - with its shops and cafés, it forms an inviting center in which to chat, relax, and meet people. For recreation, the university offers an indoor pool, a gymnasium, tennis courts and a football (soccer) field.

  Locale: Situated in the heart of Germany, Bielefeld is the cultural, academic and economic center of Eastern Westphalia (Ostwestfalen-Lippe), a region of two million people. The inhabitants of Bielefeld live on the edge of the Teutoburg Forest (a unique range of low mountains) and benefit from the advantages of a modern industrial center that has the parks and open spaces of a garden city (4,800 hectares of forest). The older part of the city with its medieval castle Sparrenburg, reminds visitors of the city's history, while the new shopping district is designed in a contemporary style. Bielefeld offers a wide variety of cultural life with two theatres, well-known art galleries, and excellent sport and recreation facilities.

  Divisions: Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Economics, Health Sciences, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Sport Science, Technology (biotechnology, computer science), Theology.

  Academic notes: ISEP Participants are welcome in any of the courses listed above.

  Language notes: Pre-exchanges language courses available upon request (not included in ISEP benefits). There are currently no intensive German language courses available to ISEP students during the academic year. Students applying to Bielefeld should be at the advanced level and ready to take immersion courses.

  Room and board: Participants are housed in residence hall rooms or shared apartments and receive a stipend for meals.

  Exchange dates: Academic year: October to September; Semester 1: October to February; Semester 2: April to July.

  Special conditions: ISEP students with at least junior-year standing are preferred.