Although most majors spend two semesters at Marburg, it is also possible to spend the second semester at the Philadelphia campus of Messiah College. Students complete GER 202 or the equivalent before they go to Marburg. Check the online catalog for more detailed information on course requirements. When students first arrive at Marburg in September or February they attend a BCA Sprachkurs taught by native German speakers for approximately five weeks.
Most German majors take coursework in German language, literature, history and political science.
The Wintersemester begins in October and ends in early February. The Sommersemester runs from early April to the middle of July. Philipps-Universit t was founded by the Landgraf Philipp in 1527 as the first protestant univeristy. The curriculum at Philipps has traditionally focused on the humanities and includes a particularly strong theology department. Since the 1950s programs in chemistry, biology and geology were begun.