Semester Program
Fall Semester 2025-2026
Oct. 1, 2025 to Jan. 29, 2026
(Arrival Sept. 26-28, 2025. Departure Jan. 15-31, 2026)
Spring Semester 2026
March 1 to June 30, 2026
(Arrival Feb. 26-27, 2026. Departure June 26, 2026)
Fall Semester 2026-2027
Oct. 1, 2026 to Jan. 29, 2027
(Arrival Sept. 29-30, 2026. Departure Jan. 17-31, 2027)
Spring Semester 2027
March 1 to June 30, 2027
(Arrival Feb. 25-26, 2027. Departure June 30, 2027)
Please note that the arrival and departure dates are not negotiable. Your dorm room will not be available before the arrival date or after your departure date, and the program cannot provide or arrange additional housing. Please plan to book a hostel, hotel or other accomodations if you intend to be in Salzburg outside of your arrival and departure dates.
Course Offerings
Our German language program courses are taught by instructors who are sensitive to the challenges students face when learning a variety of subjects in German for the first time.
Beyond German language studies, you may also study a wide array of subjects applicable to your major. Plus, many programs and courses are now available in English through the University of Salzburg!
Graduate assistants who are studying for a master’s degree in the BGSU in Salzburg program provide additional help in small-group tutorials. With the advice and approval of the director, you may enroll in regular University of Salzburg courses in addition to our program courses. You may also do an independent project of up to three semester hours under a professor at your home institution. Approval by both institutions should be sought well in advance.
Please contact us if you have any questions about the courses and programs.
Spring courses
- German Language Courses (DaF) in all levels (Link zu Daf), Great variety of choices in each level
- GERM 3130–German Literature in Context (Deutsche Romantik, Holocaust in Literatur und Film with trips to Auschwitz and Berlin)
- GERM 3200–Perfect German: Preparation for Zertifikat Deutsch B2 and C1
- HIST 3770–20th Century Europe
- GERM 4700 Intercultural Communication 2
- GERM Internationale Konfliktlösungen und Krisenmanagement
- GERM Internship and Service Learning
- POLS 3510–Western European Politics (Holocaust in literature and film with trips to Auschwitz and Berlin)
Fall courses
- German Language Courses (DaF) in all levels (Link zu Daf)
- GERM 3110–Intro to German Literature (Wien 1900: Literatur und Urbane Entwicklung)
- GERM 4160–Contemporary Austria and Europe in the Media (Österreich und Europa aktuell in den Medien)
- GERM 3200–Intercultural Communication 1
- Writing Workshop for all language levels
- GEOG 3000–Topics in Geography and Urban Development (Geographie und Urbane Entwicklung)
Updated: 02/16/2026 04:42PM