German Study Abroad Programs in Austria

Spend a semester or academic year in the charming, peaceful city of Salzburg, Austria, with AIFS Abroad! You’ll earn up to 15 credits per semester through a variety of courses offered by Fairfield University. Courses are taught in English and German, with no previous German language study required. Salzburg is the ideal location for students who love the outdoors, with its easy access to mountains, meadows, and lakes of the Austrian Alps. Live in a university residence hall or an Austrian homestay. All students live in a single or double room shared with another AIFS Abroad student and have access to the kitchen for meal prep. You’ll enjoy cultural and social activities including: • Guided tours of the city and its many sites • A Mozart dinner concert • Horse-drawn sleigh rides • Visits to Austrian Christmas Markets • Austrian cooking classes • Tours of the Werfen Castle and Hellbrunn Palace • A 3-day trip to Vienna and a day trip to Innsbruck Optional excursions include a 3-day trip to Prague, Czech Republic, and a day trip to Munich, Germany. A 2-night tour of London, England is included for students on the AIFS Abroad Flight Package.

For more than 60 years, IES has been building quality study abroad programs. IES offers a unique opportunity to music students to study in Vienna and explore the performance culture of Austria and Central Europe as a whole. Located in the heart of Europe, Vienna is a city of almost 2 million inhabitants that has served as a bridge between a myriad of cultures. Home to an astounding number of legendary composers - from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Brahms, Mahler, and Schoenberg - Vienna also maintains an incredible richness of musical culture to this day. Students can take courses in Music History, Music Theory, and Performance Studies, among others. They also have the chance to learn about Vienna culture and language. Advanced proficiency in the German language is required to apply for this program. Interested in seeing our Center through a Virtual Tour? Check out our website to learn more!

Sign up for this low-cost, non-profit study abroad program and enroll directly in courses at the University of Vienna. They play an important role in the internationalization of Austria’s tertiary sector, with the University’s active pursuit to globalize their educational system. Enroll directly in courses specializing in the German language and culture as well as other fields. In your free time, enjoy a broad range of leisure and cultural activities. Museums, theaters, and other institutions in Vienna offer discounts to students—mostly those under 27 years old. This program is open to all students from around the globe and awards credit transferable to your home university upon successful completion. At Non-Profit Study Abroad (NPSA), we help you enroll directly at an international university. We also provide a range of resources, from finding affordable housing to making the most of your study abroad experience. Please feel free to contact us for more information about how we can help you.

The University of New Orleans, Division of International Education, organizes the International Summer School in Innsbruck, Austria, for 250 American college or university students and faculty. The summer school is a six-week program wherein participants earn credit hours in Anthropology, Business, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics, English, Finance, Fine Arts, Film, Theater and Communication Arts, German, History, Humanities, Italian, Management, Marketing, Music, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology from the University of New Orleans.

The summer school of the Sommerhochschule of the University of Vienna offers high-level European Studies courses, the Austrian Arbitration Academy, and German language courses. The European Studies courses are taught in English and focus on Europe and the European Union, covering political, economic, legal, historical, and cultural aspects of the multiple transformations the continent is undergoing. The Austrian Arbitrary Academy focuses on international dispute settlement by tribunals. Academic courses are taught by distinguished scholars with international teaching experience.