Multidisciplinary Program
Course Planning
The Multidisciplinary Program is open for students across all disciplines. We are more than happy to help with course planning individually.
Required:
GER 101 (4 credit hours): Beginning German I (or placement into a higher-level course like GER 102 or GER 211)
All participants who have completed two years of college-level German or the equivalent are invited to enroll in our German in Austria Core Courses.
Recommended:
GER 205 (3 credit hours): Austria and Europe (this course meets the general education requirement for humanities - Hist & Phil, Cultural Studies - Western)
Additional Courses: Many relevant advanced courses (3-- and 4--) available.
Selected when the course catalogue is available for the specific institution.
Students are able to find courses offered in a variety of other subjects (business, technology, international relations, engineering, etc.).
Spring-semester participants also may receive 1-hour KIN credit for successful participation in the IiVP Ski Week.
To view courses students have taken in the past, consult the course data base below.
Students must have all courses pre-approved for Illinois credit
Optional internship credit for students participating in Vienna Plus
The Illinois in Vienna Programs permits a course load of 34 credit hours/academic year (maximum of 18 credit hours/semester). Many participants complete 15 credit hours per semester. Participants must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours/semester to maintain full-time status.
To view courses previously taken by Illinois students in Vienna, search the course approval database:
Vienna Universities - Course Catalogues
Participants enroll in a wide variety of courses at the University of Vienna, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna University of Technology, and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. These include courses in many disciplines for which they may receive Illinois credit, also for specific Illinois courses, including General Education courses. The language of instruction usually is German. The number of courses offered with English as the language of instruction is increasing rapidly.
Course catalogues are published in June-July for the fall semester (Wintersemester=WS) and in December-January for the spring semester (Sommersemester=SS).
The Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU, University of Economics and Business) course search. Please consult the WU International Office website for information on courses offered in English.
The Universität Wien (UW, University of Vienna) course search. When searching for courses offered in English with key words, add "lang:en" to the keyword you enter in the search field. When searching for courses from spring 2021 add "2021S“. (for example: “European Union lang:en 2021S”)
The Technische Universität (TU, Vienna University of Technology) Wien course search. Use "extended search" to access information on courses offered in various languages of instruction.
The Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences) course search. You can use the filter "Language of instruction" to access information on courses offered in various languages of instruction. Click here for more information on BOKU courses.
BOKU Semester Packages: Courses in English (sorted by subject area as PDF)
