• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program on metropolitan studies with IES Abroad
• IES Abroad Center in Mitte
• Typical enrollment: 25 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• IES Abroad "Metropolitan & Urban Studies" and "Security Studies & International Affairs" programs*
• Area studies courses taught in English by local faculty at the IES Abroad Center for IES Abroad students only
• Elementary and intermediate German language courses
• Week-long field study trip to Vienna, Austria (Fall) or Warsaw, Poland (Spring) (trip destination is subject to change)

Course Load

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Berlin-IES course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors IES Abroad program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all IES Abroad tracks/offerings. Please contact Overseas Study for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Homestays with local Berlin residents in apartments throughout city
• Shared rooms in student apartments
• Meals are not included in program costs for either housing option. Students usually prepare their own meals at home or dine in affordable student cafeterias or restaurants

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your third full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2021

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• IES portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $16,350 (IES academic fees, selected field trips, housing, health insurance)
• Meals: $2,200
• International Airfare: IES estimates $600 - $1,050
• See IU Fee Sheet for an additional cost and payment details.

*Program fee reflects discounted fee for IU students after benefit of the $2,000 IES Public University Grant. Based on published IES materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by IES and is not responsible for any price increase or change.

Airfare, personal expenses, and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due April 19, 2021.

Spring 2022

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• IES Abroad portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $16,717 (IES academic fees, selected field trips, housing, health insurance)
• Meals: $2,200
• International Airfare: IES Abroad estimates $600-$1,050
• See IU Fee Sheet for an additional cost and payment details.

*Program fee reflects discounted fee for IU students after benefit of the $2,000 IES Abroad Public University Grant. Airfare, personal expenses, and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due October 12, 2021.

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• IES Abroad Merit-based, Diversity Scholarships, Legacy Scholarships and Disability Grants available.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.