Studies Abroad: Salzburg Year - Academics

The academic program coordinates with excursions to create a holistic and engaging educational opportunity. Distinguished faculty will teach and prepare students for sights they will see later in the semester, adding to their cultural and intellectual experience of Europe. Program participants can also satisfy some of their core requirements while they are studying in Salzburg.

Classes are held at the University of Portland Center in Salzburg. The facility consists of a spacious classroom, library (with English texts), and computer lab with printers and internet access. Textbooks are supplied to students upon their arrival in Salzburg. Classes are held between Monday and Thursday. Students are required to take courses in German, fine arts, and music both semesters. Two or three additional courses can be chosen from the following (students take between 13 and 16 credits each semester):

Fall:

• ENG 112-Intro to Literature (3 credits)
• FA 203-Developmental Arts in Europe (3 credits)
• GRM 101-Elementary German (3 credits)
• GRM 201-Intermediate German (3 credits)
• GRM 311- Adv. Conversation/Composition (3 credits)
• GRM 355 - Advanced Composition and Conversation and Austrian Images
  
• MUS 203-Developmental Music in Europe (1 credit)
• PHL 220-Ethics (3 credits)
• POL 270-European Political Systems (3 credits)
• THE 205-Biblical Tradition and Culture (3 credits)

Spring:

• FA 304-Developmental Arts in Europe (3 credits)
• GRM 102- Elementary German (3 credits)
• GRM 202-Intermediate German (3 credits)
• GRM 312- Advanced Conversation and Composition (3 credits)
• GRM 356 - Advanced Composition and Conversation and Austrian Images
• HST 370-Early Modern Europe: 1600-1800 (3 credits)
• MTH 161-Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MUS 304-Developmental Music in Europe (1 credit)
• PHL 330-Metaphysics(3 credits)
• THE 491-Christian Thought in Modern Europe (3 credits)

Prerequisites: THE 101, PHL 150