Half-timbered houses in the medieval city of Quedlinburg, Germany
Study Abroad in Quedlinburg
a Texas Tech University
semester program abroad
Half-timbered houses in the medieval city of Quedlinburg, Germany
Students from Texas Tech, and any other universities in Texas and from around the nation, can live
and learn German in the UNESCO world heritage cultural site of Quedlinburg, Germany, in the
Eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. To view this beautiful city of half-timbered houses and to
see maps, go to Dr McClain's website listed at the bottom. [Click on Quedlinburg link, then "Wirtschaft,""Wohnungswirtschaft," "Wir über uns" and then finally "Über Quedlinburg."
Texas students will be housed with families in a city within a Federal German State
which truly welcomes this program and these students.
Curriculum (Prerequisite: completion of 15 university credit hours, or one semester. No previous German required)
Students can complete the first four semesters of German OR take a range of upper division German courses, and independent study courses in their other major/minor fields via distance. This location is ideal for studying history, architecture, art, music, political science, international relations - just to name a few!
The class time, discussion sections, class projects and activities will focus on language, culture and community.
The 15 week semesters:
The Fall semester will begin August 29, 2005 and end December 11, 2005.
The Spring semester will begin January 30, 2006 and end May 14, 2006.
The total credit hours will be 12-16
For the beginning language sequence option:
4 weeks each 1501, 1502 (506 and 507 at UT Austin)
3.5 weeks 2301 (312K at UT Austin)
3.5 weeks 2302 (312L at UT Austin)
3 long weekend cultural trips every 4 weeks (North & South Germany+ Berlin)
Dr. Meredith McClain, Texas Tech faculty member and director of the program, has
final authority on all academic issues.
Contact me with any questions! meredithmcclain@cs.com
Other activities and parental visits
There will be regularly scheduled outings to surrounding cities & areas of Germany.
Students will have daily contact with their Quedlinburg "host families"and some
evenings or afternoon with Senior citizen volunteer conversation circle leaders.
Further interaction with the community will occur through group/individual
research projects and through a meal ticket program with local restaurants. Students
will be able to take public transportation around Quedlinburg and to neighboring towns
and areas. Classrooms will have high-speed Internet access, TV and DVD/VCR.
Visiting parents are welcome, especially after mid-term. There are many nice and some
excellent hotels in the heart of Quedlinburg and parents can count on my help in planning
their visit. Especially interesting for them would be the last weekend of the
entire program which is free for visiting the many courtyards turned into numerous
Christmas markets throughout the inner city. Please consider avoiding the 3 weekends
(every fourth throughout the semester) when we do our class tours. All other weekends
are free with only optional group activities offered.
Administration
Administration of the program will be solely the responsibility of Texas Tech
University, and the placement of instructors in Quedlinburg will reside with the
Texas Tech Department of CMLL.
Photos of Quedlinburg with Drs. McClain and Suppe
TTU Departmental Address
Dr. Meredith McClainCMLL mailstop 2071
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-2071
Departmental phone: (806) 742-3145
Email: meredithmcclain@cs.com
Quedlinburg Program Address
Dr. Meredith McClain, Director
Hohe Str. 8, 06484
Quedlinburg, Germany.
Tel.: +49 (03946) 90 70 32.Director's Cell: 0160-262-1577mailing: Postfach 14 0206472 QuedlinburgGermanyFor more information about this and other study abroad opportunities at TTU, contact: Elizabeth McDaniel
Study Abroad Recruiter
Office of International Affairs
Texas Tech University
Phone: (806) 742-3667
Email: elizabeth.mcdaniel@ttu.edu
Weblink to OIA Quedlinburg
OR on campus: Dr Stefanie Borst stefanie.borst@ttu.edu