Austria

Location: Austria and Germany

Semester: Spring 2025

Course Information: International Studies – 3 Credit Core Course

Lead Faculty: Dr. Howard Kim

Travel Assistant: TBA

Course Title: All Roads lead to Vienna, the 18th and 19th Century’s Unofficial Capital of the European Music World

Course Code: IS 398 Austria

Course Description: Students will study the cultural, political, religious, and philosophical climate of the late 18th and early 19th century in an effort to understand why Vienna would become the choice destination for musicians. Students will see historical sites, museums and attend concerts to experience the musical culture of Germany and Austria. This class will retrace the career moves of two of history’s most celebrated composer’s, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, from their respective birth cities of Bonn, Germany and Salzburg, Austria to their arts destination of Vienna, Austria. This course will explore the culture of each country as well as their impact on music. (This course is a core-course and not departmental class. Therefore, international concepts and learning outcomes will be addressed such as historical, political and cultural impact of each country.)

Tentative Travel: Austria and Germany

Travel Dates: March 7th – March 16th

Cost: Course Fee: $3,950.00

Housing/Accommodations: Local Hotels

Contact: hkim@andersonuniversity.edu or studyabroad@andersonuniversity.edu for more information.

Eligibility Requirements: Anderson students are eligible to enroll in an international study course (AU Abroad) with their advisor’s approval. This includes freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. However, scholarship eligibility depends upon class rank, GPA and financial need.

AU Abroad Scholarship Eligibility: Scholarships are awarded to help reduce the cost of the travel fee, which is an additional charge as part of student’s registration for the program. The AU Abroad scholarship ranges up to $1,000.00 and is awarded upon eligibility, GPA and financial need.  To be eligible for the AU Abroad scholarship, students must be a junior or senior. However, students who are sophomores in the nursing and/or education major are eligible for the AU Abroad scholarship. (This exception is made because nursing and education majors have limited availability for classes in their junior and senior year.) First-year students are not eligible for the AU Abroad scholarship but can register and take any international studies course with academic approval. 

Registration: Students can register for the class during open registration for the Spring 2025 semester. Students should speak with their academic advisor regarding how the IS 398 (AU Abroad) course will be used for their academic plan before applying online for this class. (Students can only apply for one AU Abroad course during the semester.)

Payment Plan Details:

Passport: It is recommended that you expedite your passport application or renewal. Passports are not required at time of course registration. However, you need a valid passport which is a t least six months current to travel. Passports are taking longer to process by the US State Department. Please allow 6 months for renewals or initial passport applications.

Itinerary: Download the trip Itinerary.

Included: Round trip airfare, breakfast at the hotel each morning, accommodations, and entrance to tours as listed on the itinerary.

Exclusions: Transportation to the airport: Please note that we do not provide transportation to the airport. Flights are not determined at this time and are normally out of ATL. However, it can also be GSP or CLT. We do not provide transportation to the airport or cover the cost for this expense. It is up to you to get to the airport and back. Meals: Normally, only breakfast at the hotel is included. You are responsible for your meals, refreshments, and all food/snacks while abroad. Government Id: Passports and any required official documentation to enter the country are not covered and students are required to pay these charges. Baggage Fees: Normally on an international flight, one bag can be checked for free. Additional baggage fees whether for extra luggage or due to over luggage weight, will not be covered. Additional Tours/Sites: Entrance fees to places not listed on the official itinerary are not covered. Personal Expense: Students should bring additional funding to help cover personal expenses while abroad including funding for meals, personal expenses, gifts, etc…