- Course location
- Kassel
- In cooperation with
- Hessian State Ministry for Higher Education, Research, and the Arts (HMWK)
- Teaching language
- • English
- Language level of course
- • English: B2, C1, C2
- Date(s)
- •
29 December 2025 - 18 January 2026
- Information on dates, prices and mode of study
- The tuition fee for the programme is 2,490 EUR. If you register by 1 October, we will grant an early bird discount of 200 EUR.
Students can opt to attend a four-day New Year's Eve trip to Berlin, which costs an additional 340 EUR.
• If you attend the optional Berlin trip: arrival in Berlin on 29 December 2025
• Arrival in Kassel: 1 January 2026
• Departure: 18 January 2026
- Target group
- IWU Kassel invites motivated and qualified students and graduates with an academic background in culture as well as a particular interest in German culture and language to participate in this programme.
- Description/content
- IWU students can participate in the following English-taught seminar, which is offered by experts from the respective departments at the University of Kassel:
German History, Literature and Art from Goethe to the Weimar Republic
(45 contact hours, 5 ECTS credits)
In this seminar, students take a closer look at the "Age of Goethe", the end of the 19th century (Nietzsche), and the revolutionary art movement (Bauhaus and Expressionism). Through excursions and group activities, students explore how contemporary German culture has been shaped by historical developments over the past 200 years.
German Language Course
(30 contact hours, 3 ECTS credits)
In addition to the academic seminars in the respective disciplines, all students attend intensive German language courses. These courses are offered at three different levels (from beginning to advanced levels). Participants will also have plenty of opportunities to practise their language skills while staying with a host family.