Program Overview

Program Overview

The German-Engineering FSP: Green City, Sustainable Engineering in Berlin is a joint foreign study program offered by the Department of German Studies and the Thayer School of Engineering. This program is designed to provide students with a unique opportunity to combine engineering coursework with a fast-track German course in a full-immersion setting and cultural environment in Berlin, Germany.

Program Details

• Terms Offered: Spring
• Language: German
• Classes In: English
• Lodging: Homestay
• Department: German Studies, Thayer School of Engineering

About the Program

The program was successfully launched in the spring term of 2022 and is scheduled to run again in the spring terms of 2024, 2026, and 2028. It invites students to combine engineering coursework that focuses on "green" and sustainable engineering with a fast-track German course (GERM 2.03) that combines GERM 2 and GERM 3 into one intensive course and satisfies Dartmouth's foreign language requirement.

Enrollment Information

About 18 students are selected for the program. For more information about applying for this program, see the webpage on How to Apply and the FAQs under section 2 (How to Apply: Application).

Academic Program

Faculty Director

• Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Professor of Engineering
• Yuliya Komska, Associate Professor of German

Curriculum

Students choose any three from the following four courses. Each course carries one course credit.

• ENGS 37.90: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
• ENGS 45.90: Sustainable Urban Systems (Berlin)
• GERM 2.03.90: Fast-Track German in Berlin
• GERM 44.07.90: Metropolis Berlin. Taught in English with optional German major/minor credit.

Prerequisites

• GERM 1 (Introductory German) or equivalent German language skills
• MATH 3 (Calculus)
• Additional prerequisites vary depending on the choice of courses:
  • For ENGS 37: CHEM 5 (General Chemistry)
  • For ENGS 45: ENGS 37 (Introduction to Environmental Engineering) or equivalent
  • For GERM 44.07 with German major/minor credit: one intermediate-level German class (GERM 5, GERM 6, or GERM 10)
  • For GERM 2-3.90: a final grade of A- or better in GERM 1 is strongly recommended

Student Life

Students live in a homestay for the full duration of the program. The homestay living arrangement is an integral and required component of this program. The cultural program includes numerous excursions, such as trips to Sanssouci Palace and the Filmpark Babelsberg in Potsdam, the memorial site Sachsenhausen, the Mauerpark and Checkpoint Charlie, and a historical tour of the Berlin subway.

Financing Your Program

The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges for a term at Dartmouth, service fees, as well as the specific costs established for each off-campus study locale. The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.

Financial Aid

In order that all qualified Dartmouth undergraduate students may have the opportunity to take part in off-campus programs, the College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid. Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term. All costs, including airfare and spending money, are considered when determining the cost of an off-campus program. Any costs more than a typical term in Hanover are met with additional Dartmouth Scholarship Funds. If you have a work expectation for the term, this will be replaced by scholarship funding for programs that span the entire term.