DID
YOU KNOW that The University of Marburg,
officially called Philipps-Universität Marburg
after its founder, the Landgrave Philipp I of Hesse
(usually called the Magnanimous), was founded in
1527 and is the world's first and oldest Protestant
university.
Picturesque university town of Marburg seen from
Castle..
UTD has a regular student exchange program with one
of Germany's oldest universities, the Philipps University
in Marburg, a beautiful middle-sized city about an hour's
ride north of Frankfurt in the state of Hesse. A fine
medieval castle overlooks the historic city center as
well as Germany's first purely Gothic church (St. Elisabeth's)
to give Marburg a picturesque quality, while the modern
city is very much a university town, enjoying a reputation
for its high academic tone and active student life
UTD students have three different possibilities
for studying in Marburg, and all offer financial advantages,
either free tuition for the regular academic curriculum
(conducted largely in German) or competitive tuition
scholarships for participation in two special programs
for international students (conducted in English
and German). As with most international programs, students
pay their own travel and living expenses.
Regular Curriculum Studies
At its general Web site, www.uni-marburg.de/
, you can find information in German and English about
the university's setting, organization, and regular
curriculum. Almost all courses are offered in German,
and special refresher language courses help to prepare
international students for course work. (Graduate students
emphasizing lab work in the sciences can often get along
in English with only rudimentary German these days.)
Under our exchange agreement, Marburg sends a few students
to UTD each year, and up to five UTD students may work
there tuition free. They pay only a registration fee
and their travel and living expenses. If students want
course credit here for their Marburg work, however,
they pay tuition here and seek prior approval from their
UTD advisers.
1. German language courses (all mornings). Students
may start German language study or continue at their
appropriate intermediate or advanced levels, but all
participants must take a language course.
2a. Seminars and lecture courses (in English
or German) on current
European and German political, economic, and cultural
topics. Special emphasis is placed on the European Union.
Undergraduate credits for these courses may be transferred
into some UTD degree plans (with prior approval of advisers
here).
OR
2b. In lieu of such undergraduate courses, the
program also offers graduate students a special course
focusing on reading competence for academic purposes.
3. An extensive cultural program, with weekend
excursions, special evening lectures, etc.
Two scholarships for UTD students are available
for this summer's program. They cover tuition, course
materials, and a dormitory room for the four-week stay
in Marburg. Students pay their own travel, meals, and
miscellaneous living expenses. Contact the Office of
International Education about applications (due March
1) for these special scholarships.
Remember that UTD's own scholarships for international
study can be used for this program. Applications are
due at the Financial Aid Office on April 6 for the summer
of 2007.
This new program offers undergraduate courses during
the two regular semesters in English or in German with
special English tutorials, assignments, and tests. Initial
emphasis has been on German language and culture as
well as political science, economics, and psychology.
More subjects will be added, with special care to keep
international perspectives in the developing curriculum.
Students may register for one or both semesters, with
courses offering transfer credit in many degree plans
(with prior approval of advisers here).
One scholarship is available for a UTD student
participating in this program. The grant covers tuition,
a dormitory room, and meal subsidy. Contact the Office
of International Education about applying for the scholarship.
Remember that UTD’s own scholarship for international
study can be used for this program. Applications are
due at the Financial Aid Office on June 4, 2007 for
Fall, 2007, and on October 29, 2007, for Spring 2008.
