Austria

Vienna Program 2013 Calendar: 

January 11  Arrival in Vienna

January 11/12 One night at Pension Baronesse

January 12 Depart for Dorfgastein

January 13-19 Intensive German in Dorfgastein

Students live in carefully chosen private homes. All have been visited by the Resident Director and provide a pleasant, supportive atmosphere. The enthusiastic host families help the students become more comfortable in Austrian/Vienese culture. All breakfasts, and two evening meals per week, are provided by the hosts. For all lunches, and for those evening meals not taken in the homes, the program provides a cash food allowance. These meals can be taken in student or low-budget restaurants near the Austro-American Institute or elsewhere in the city. The St.

There are mandatory orientation sessions on the St. Lawrence campus prior to departure.

Upon arrival in Vienna, students travel to the alpine village of Dorfgastein for a week of intensive language instruction and cultural orientation. The week is intended to ease the transition into Austrian culture and allows time for skiing and recreation as well.

There are various excursions in and around Vienna during the academic semester. Students will be reimbursed for attending cultural events of their own choosing, based on guidelines and limits established by the director at the beginning of the semester.

The focus of the Vienna Program is the New Europe: Promise and Perils. Students take five courses: a one-unit German course, a .5 unit German culture course, and three additional courses. Each course taught in the program makes use of Vienna's unique environment. All courses, except for the German language courses, are taught in English. In addition, all students will be required to meet periodically throughout the semester with their assigned German language conversation partners.

Applicants must have taken one semester of college German OR a course with European content (such as History 205 or History 206) prior to participation.*  

Students currently on disciplinary, social, or academic probation are not eligible to apply for, or participate in, this program or any other SLU program. In addition, students with outstanding disciplinary fines, service hours and/or education program requirements are not eligible to participate in the program.  Second-semester seniors must petition to participate.

Austria is a small country at the crossroads between Eastern and Western Europe in the heart of the European Union. Its rich cultural heritage and historical importance make it an ideal place for study.

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is the base of this program. The city is renowned for its incredible cultural offerings, and the program's courses in music, art, history, and psychology make use of Vienna's unique environment.