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Department of Foreign Languages, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Fulda, Germany
Dates: June 14 - August 9, 2008
Program Status: No longer accepting applications

The Fulda Business & German Study Internship is an intensive work and study program designed to help students develop increased proficiently in German and enable them to gain crucial work experience in the German business world.

Students will begin the summer program by taking a two-week intensive Business German course at Fulda University with a WVU Faculty member. This course will prepare students for an internship course and either a German Capstone or Independent Study credit. Ultimately, students will spend two weeks working with a local business in Fulda, arranged according to their individual interests.

At the end of the internship portion, students will continue their language study and take advanced seminars in Business, Sociology, Anthropology, Engineering, or Culture. Also included in this program are excursions to Berlin, Munich, and Vienna as well as extracurricular and cultural activities including dancing, cooking, technology programs and other activities

Program Director

• Professor Cynthia Chalupa, Department of Foreign Languages

Course Information

• GER 493: Intensive German for the Professions & German Field Experience (3 cr) - Syllabus
• GER 491: German Internship Course
• GER 496: German Capstone (3 cr) - Syllabus, Presentation Rubric
• GER 293: German Independent Study
• Upon completion of the program, students will receive a total of nine WVU credits - 3 German, 3 Field Experience/Internship, and 3 GEC.
• Prerequisites: German 204

Cost: $4,575

• Price includes: WVU credits, housing, extended learning fee, international health insurance
• Not included: international flight, excursions, meals, local transportation, passport fees, personal expenses

Program Resources

• Itinerary
• Program Application
• Acceptance Packet - Due: April 4, 2008
• Pre-Departure Orientation - Registration Form
• Pre-Departure Guide

Travel Resources

• U.S. Passport Application Instructions
• WVU International Travel Clinic
• Consular Information Sheet for Germany - U.S. State Department
• Embassy of Germany in the United States
• Health Information for Travelers to Germany - U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)