The Resident Director will offer three courses. In addition to these,
there are others designed especially for foreign students in Freiburg. We
would suggest that students "get their feet wet" with these courses before
they attempt to handle the more difficult ones in which the German
students are enrolled. Certainly, by the second semester, once students
have improved their fluency in German, they should have little difficulty
in following regular courses in the University of Freiburg programme.
Important: Students who wish to follow other areas of study should first make sure that the courses they choose abroad are acceptable to their own universities and departments if they wish to receive credit for work they complete in Germany.
Courses in these areas will be difficult at first,
but students in the past have succeeded and there is no reason why others
cannot do so as well, provided they are prepared to work hard.
Interesting excursions to museums and architectural sites in Germany,
France and Switzerland are made available to foreign students of the
university at very low cost. You are invited, and indeed, encouraged to
participate in as many of these as possible.
The Christmas break is usually relatively short, lasting less than two
weeks in most years. Students should plan to return home during this
period, nor later during the two-month break between winter and summer
semesters. Those who insist on doing so will not receive their subsidies
for any part of the month(s) during which they are in Canada. The funds
normally allotted to them will be distributed equally among their
colleagues. This period is for work or travel in Europe and we actively
discourage those who would return to Canada during the year.