MSU offers many great opportunities to study abroad, including the following German programs:

• German Language and Culture in Mayen : Six weeks in the summer, including five weeks of home-stay and ten days of group travel.  Courses offered: GRM 325, 420, 491, and independent study.  Must have completed four semesters of German.
  
• Academic Year in Freiburg at the Albert-Ludwigs University: August-August; five semesters of German required.  Can take courses toward German or other majors.
• Friedrich Schiller University in Jena: April-August.  Take courses toward German or other majors. Five semesters of German required.
• Advanced Business German at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz: March-July.  Study and work in Germany!  You do not have to speak German.
• Electrical and Computer Engineering in Kaiserslautern: May-July. ENG, IAH courses available.  You do not have to know German before you go.
  
• Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH-Aachen

To see where in Germany these cities are, view them on an interactive map.

To search for the perfect MSU study abroad program for you, click here. 

You can find helpful tips about moving, studying abroad, and working with Germans at BBC: "German for Work".  Also visit Rick Steve's Europe Through the Back Door for some great travel tips that'll help you with planning and packing all the way to your safe and happy return.

A view of the Genovefaburg from the streets of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Legend has it that way back when, Lady Genovefa was locked in a tower by her husband Siegfried's jealous best friend Golo because she wouldn't sleep with him. Isn't Germany exciting?