Courses
BCA Signature Courses
With the exception of GER 202 at IKI Vienna, where our students are placed in classes among students from all around the world, the following courses are exclusively for BCA students. These courses are taught in German by local instructors hired by BCA and require a minimum enrollment to be offered. Download pdf of course descriptions here.
- GER 202 IKI Wien
- LIT 332 Deutsche Kurzprosa des 20. Jahrhunderts
- LIT 335 Deutsche Romane und Novellen
- HIS 205 Vienna: Crossroads of Europe (History and Culture)-
Check out a student's multi-media project for HIS 205
- GER 312 Deutsche Sprache und Grammatik I
- GER 315 Deutsche Sprache und Grammatik II
- GER 310 Übersetzen aus dem Deutschen ins Englische I (taught primarily in English)
- SOC 370 Lahn Model United Nations Conference (Spring semester only). Learn more about this opportunity through a student's experience at the Conference.
New!
- Photography 160:
Going beyond a standard introductory level photography course, BCA's course will feature both an experiential learning process (drawing from Aristotle the importance of learning by doing) and traditional learning in the sense that it will include technical and historical information about photography and accomplished photographers. Furthermore, the course will repeatedly encourage and demand the students to explore the philosophical purpose of photography (Why am I creating this photograph? What makes one photograph good or successful and another photo not good or unsuccessful? What are the ethical issues involved in photography and retouching photos? Is photography art? At what point is a photographer an artist?)
Download Syllabus here
Philipps University Courses
Taught primarily for German students by University faculty, BCA students with proficient German can enroll in Philipps University courses, most of which are taught in German. Areas of coursework include:
German as a Foreign Language
Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a Foreign Language) courses are available through the University of Marburg Language Center (Sprachenzentrum der Uni Marburg) or the German Department of the Uni Marburg (09. Fachbereich). Intended for foreign students and taught by native German speakers.
- Practice in Pronunciation
- Practice in Writing German
- Practice in Holding Academic Public Presentations in German
BCA Marburg students enrolled only for the fall semester are also eligible to take one course offered through the Uni Marburg's IUSP. Subject areas vary by semester but generally cover:
- American Studies
- Political Science
- Religion
- Business Administration and Economics
- Sociology