Study Abroad

CSU, Chico Study Abroad offers students interested in German and dozens of other fields of study the opportunity to pursue their interests in a German-speaking context. Estimated expenses for the CSU International Programs (IP) and direct exchange study abroad options in Germany are the same or even less than the cost of staying in Chico.

The following programs have significant course offerings in German that can apply toward the major or minor in German. Many programs offer courses in other disciplines so that students can pursue multiple academic goals concurrently. 

*Recommended for German majors and minors 

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• * CSU International Programs in Tübingen, Germany(year)

  CSUIP Tübingen: Language & Culture(opens in new window) program website

  Required: 1-3 semesters of German.

  Recommended for fulfilling General Education, German major/minor, and European Studies minor requirements. Excellent option for sophomore year (or later) study abroad.

  Students with intermediate or advanced German language skills at the end of their first semester in Tübingen can continue their study of German language solely or in combination with courses in another subject. Those students are also eligible to transfer to another institution in the CSU IP agreement with Universities in Baden-Württemberg (see below).

  Participants can apply for a Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM (scholarship) to help fund their year abroad.

• * CSU International Programs at Universities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (year)

  CSUIP Germany: Universities of Baden-Württemberg(opens in new window) program website

  Required: 4 semesters of German.

  Students from a wide range of academic backgrounds and disciplines can pursue courses in their major area of study at one of the many and varied institutions of higher education in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. There are excellent options for German majors and minors and especially for double majors in the following fields:

  accounting
  advertising
  agribusiness
  agriculture
  anthropology
  architecture
  automation technology
  aviation & aerospace engineering
  biology
  biotechnology
  business administration
  business information systems
  chemistry
  child development
  civil engineering
  classics
  communication design
  communications
  computer engineering
  computer science
  digital arts
  digital media
  economics
  electrical engineering
  English
  environmental science

  equipment management
  European business
  food science
  French studies
  gender studies
  geography
  geosciences
  German studies
  German teaching
  graphic design
  history
  humanities
  industrial design
  international relations
  Italian studies
  kinesiology
  landscape architecture
  liberal studies
  linguistics
  literature
  management
  manufacturing
  mechanical construction
  marketing
  mathematics
  mechanical engineering

  mechatronics
  media management
  media technology
  modern Jewish & Israel Studies
  multicultural & gender studies
  nutritional science
  philosophy
  physical science
  physics
  political science
  project management
  psychology
  publishing
  religious studies
  social science
  social work
  sociology
  studio art
  sustainability
  textile & fashion design
  transportation design
  urban planning
  visual communication
  water engineering &
        management
  women’s studies

  Participants can apply for a Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM (scholarship) to help fund their year abroad.

• * Direct Exchange: Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (year or spring semester)

  Direct Exchange: Johannes Gutenberg University Advanced German(opens in new window) program website

  Required: 4+ semesters of German

  Undergraduate coursework is offered in the German language in a variety of disciplines in humanities, arts, sciences, social sciences, and communications.
• * CSU International Programs in Business at Reutlingen University in Germany (year)

  CSUIP Germany: Business at Reutlingen University(opens in new window) program website

  Required: 1+ semester of German

  Recommended for Business major and German major/minor.

  Participants can apply for a Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM (scholarship) to help fund their year abroad.

• Direct Exchange: Pforzheim University, Germany (semester or year)

  Direct Exchange: Germany - Pforzheim University(opens in new window) program website

  Required: 1+ semester of German

  Recommended for Business (AACSB accredited) and Mechanical Engineering majors and German minors. Students participating for a year can earn a Certificate in International Management.

  Participants can apply for a Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM (scholarship) to help fund their year abroad.

• Direct Exchange: Luzern University, Switzerland (semester or year)

  Direct Exchange: Switzerland - Luzern University(opens in new window) program website

  Recommended: 1+ semester of German

  Recommended for business administration, accounting, finance, management, economics, German, international relations, recreation administration, tourism.

• * AIFS Salzburg, Austria (semester or year)

  AIFS Study Abroad in Salzburg(opens in new window) program website

  Recommended for German major/minor and European Studies minor.

  Courses in anthropology, art history, business, economics, German language, history, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, politics, and sociology.

• AIFS Salzburg, Austria (summer)

  AIFS Summer Study Abroad in Salzburg program website

  Courses in anthropology, art history, cultural studies, German language, history, music, and sociology.

• AIFS Berlin, Germany (semester or year)

  AIFS Study Abroad in Berlin(opens in new window) program website

  Recommended for advanced German major (GermanPLUS+ Program) or European Studies minor.

  Courses include architecture, art, business, cinema, economics, environmental studies, German language, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, sociology, statistics, transatlantic relations and women and gender studies at the Freie Universität in Berlin.

• AIFS Berlin, Germany (summer)

  AIFS Summer Study Abroad at Humboldt University, Berlin program website

  4-9-week summer program with courses in conservation, culture, ecology, geography, German language, history, law, literature, politics, religion, social science, and theater studies at the world-famous Humboldt University.

• * USAC Lüneburg, Germany (semester, summer, or year)

  USAC Germany: German Language & European Studies in Lüneburg(opens in new window) program website

  Recommended for beginning German learners and European Studies minors. Options for German majors are more limited than in other programs, but students can still make progress toward degree requirements.