Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) in Vienna

 

  • The IES Vienna Program is especially recommended for music performance majors and talented instrumentalists and vocalists who have taken at least two semesters of college-level German.
  • Music students may audition for master classes and individual instruction at the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, which offers concentrations in keyboard, strings, wood-wind, percussion, and voice. Auditions are also held for the conservatory orchestra as well as choral and recital groups. Selection for master classes and individual instruction is competitive, but for students not accepted at the conservatory, individual instruction is made available on a subsidized basis at the IES Performance Workshop.
  • In addition to courses in music, IES offers classes in intensive German language and an extensive curriculum in the anthropology, art history, literature, economics, political science, psychology and international relations with a special emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe. Most courses are taught in English, but German-taught courses are available in Austrian studies, history, literature and theater, and political science. Advanced level students may enroll in courses at the University of Vienna in a number of disciplines.
  • IES offers internships in non-profit organizations, political parties, businesses, and teaching in Viennese secondary schools. Major week-long field trips are provided to Cracow, Budapest and Breslau (fall) and Berlin, Dresden and Hamburg (spring) in addition to a number of shorter excursions within Austria. Each semester selected students studying the European Union may participate in the Model European Union, which has been held in both Freiburg and London. Spring semester students studying drama may participate in the International Drama Festival scheduled at one of the other IES Centers in Europe, such as Paris.
  • Housing is provided in private residences with IES roommates.
  • Eligibility: Minimum of two semesters of German. If music student: advanced performance classes.

 

International Education of Students (IES) | 800-995-2300 | Fax: 312-944-1448 | Susan Hansen: shansen@iesabroad.org