This course explores theoretical and historical perspectives on the intersection of law, society and politics, and aims to foster discussion of contemporary issues among students from different cultures and disciplines. After an introduction to comparative law and legal culture, we read some

Over the past twenty years Berlin has become a thriving crossroads at the intersection of music and technology. It serves as the hub of techno/electronic music and dance culture, and as the home of leading music software developers such as Abelton. Berlin sets the trends in the fast-changing

Global environmental issues are some of the most pressing scientific and political challenges we face today. In the context of climate change, we have witnessed a paradoxical process of ever increasing scientific certainty about the causes and consequences of global warming, while at the same time

The course will introduce the basics of the European Union and describe and explain the processes of widening and deepening of this unique political entity. This will cover an overview of European Union history, its evolution in economic and political terms as well as of its institutional structure

The %E2%80%98thousand year Reich%E2%80%99 that Hitler promised when he became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933 lasted but 12 years. During this time, however, Hitler and his Nazi Party came to dominate European and even world affairs, terrorizing vast numbers of Germans, launching a

Every year portions of more than 100 films are shot in the German capital city of Berlin. More recent films include parts of Quentin Tarantino%E2%80%99s Inglorious Basterds, Brian Singer%E2%80%99s Valkyrie and multiple scenes in the Bourne Identity series. This is no coincidence, as the local

The course aims to deepen your competence in speaking and writing and to expand and refine your vocabulary usage, so that you are able to express and discuss ideas, opinions and information at the academic level. Special attention is given to the consistent use of self-correction. Furthermore, the

Within four weeks, this course will help you to expand your competences in speaking and writing while emphasizing self-correction. Furthermore, it will help you to increase your vocabulary, to deepen grammar usage, and develop effective reading and listening strategies.In addition, you will analyze

Within four weeks, this course will help you to expand your competences in listening, speaking, reading and writing, strengthen your knowledge of grammar, while emphasizing self-correction, as well as deepen your knowledge of the German culture. Furthermore, you will analyze and interpret cultural,

This course will help you to expand your competences in listening, speaking, reading and writing within four weeks, deepen your knowledge of grammar as well as your knowledge of the German culture. By the end of the four-week course you will be able to deal with everyday situations in a