Studying Europe in Europe, Virtually: Digital Courses through the FU-BEST European Studies Program at Freie Universität

Online program for international students includes subject courses in English as well as German language and culture courses. No 243/2020 from Dec 08, 2020 In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Freie Universität Berlin European Studies Program (FU-BEST) is offering nine new online courses during the upcoming spring semester. The thirteen-week session for international students involves both German language and culture courses and courses in specific subject areas, which students can take for internationally accepted ECTS credits. Courses are being offered in various disciplines, including art history, history, political science, media studies, cultural studies, and German. The selection of courses ranges from topics such as "To Hell and Back: Germany and Europe in the 19th & 20th Century" and "Artistic Diversity" to "Understanding Pop Culture." Classes start on February 8 and end on May 14, 2021. In order to compensate for the new limits placed on student mobility, the short-term study program at Freie Universität is offering an online course program for the first time. Following the success of its interdisciplinary lecture series during the 2020 fall term, FU-BEST decided to put together a larger selection of courses for international students in the 2021 spring term.