Study Abroad Opportunities

All Heidelberg German majors spend their junior year in Heidelberg, Germany with our American Junior Year Program at the prestigious Heidelberg University. This total immersion experience is the most effective way to become fluent in the language and to feel truly "at home" in the host culture. While abroad, students live the cultural experiences that others only read about. At a cost that is comparable to spending the year on Heidelberg’s home campus in Ohio, this study abroad experience is the cornerstone of the Berg German major.

In addition to the American Junior Year program, Heidelberg offers shorter study abroad options. The Heidelberg@Heidelberg program offers non-German majors and German minors a chance to study in Germany for 8 weeks in the Summer Program and to take German and German Studies courses at the intermediate or advanced level. Students live with host families and enjoy a number of cultural excursions, including a four-day trip to Berlin.

Photos: Top – World’s tallest Christmas tree in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; Left – New Year’s good luck charms in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; Right – Traditional Easter Fire in the Sauerland region of Germany.