Description

The Business and Economics program at the Berlin School of Economics and Law helps prepare students for a career in business through balanced exposure to core concepts, important theories, case studies, and important communication and management techniques. In compliance with the CIEE Community Language Commitment a strong emphasis is placed on learning and use of the German language.

What You'll Learn:

The goal of the CIEE Business and Culture program in Berlin is to enhance students' knowledge of fundamental business and economic concepts within a German, European, and international context. Students will increase their management and administrative expertise by focusing on problem solving and strategy through the case method of instruction. A strong emphasis is placed on learning and use of the German language with the first two weeks of each semester spent intensively studying German and engaging in cultural programming including an overnight field trip.

Academic Program:

All students begin their semester with an intensive study of the German Language at any level of aptitude determined by placement test. These classes take place over two weeks and are organized by BSEL at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (University of Applied Sciences Berlin).

Students continue their study of the German language throughout the semester by taking classes at all levels offered by the BSEL.

At the Berlin School of Economics and Law CIEE students are provided the opportunity to rigorously study the fundamentals of business practice, administration and law at one of the best and most innovative business schools in Germany. Students will study side- by-side with their German and international peers. CIEE students have the opportunity to take a full range of courses in English and for those with appropriate ability in German, courses in German are also be available. Students interested in taking business and law courses in German are tested upon arrival. Students with a high level of German language proficiency also have access to additional legal studies courses in the Department of Public Administration and/or the Department of Policing and Security Management. These courses, taught in German, are offered on the Berlin-Lichtenberg Campus which is a 25-minute subway ride from the main Berlin- Schöneberg Campus.

Highlights

- Use the case-study method to unpack and analyze important and instructive international business scenarios
- Study the distinctive features of the Berlin, German and EU economies
- Compare and contrast characteristic differences in German and U.S. business cultures
- Begin or continue your German language while you live and study in Germany's dynamic capital city, Berlin

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

Please check the CIEE website for current pricing.

Program Fees Include:

The CIEE program fee includes an optional on-site airport meet and greet, tuition, housing, orientation, full-time program leadership and support,
cultural activities, local excursions, field trips, pre-departure advertising, visa fees, and a CIEE iNext travel card which provides insurance and other travel benefits.

*Students placed in homestays will receive breakfast and dinner during the week and most weekends.

Experience Required

yes

• Overall GPA 3.0
• 3 semesters of college-level micro- or macroeconomics, accounting, finance, management, marketing, or statistics

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

CIEE's Mission Statement

Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever.

Year Founded

1947