This course gives a wide overview of the development of public and private architecture in Berlin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Following an introduction to the urban development and architectural history of the Modern era, the Neo-Classical period will be surveyed with special

Europe encompasses the world%E2%80%99s largest and most complicated market. Recent events, particularly those following the ongoing economic crisis on the continent, raise profound questions about the future of Europe. This course will focus on present and future business issues facing the entire

Almost fourteen years after the September 11 attacks, the issue whether there is or in fact has ever been a %E2%80%9Cclash of civilisations%E2%80%9D is still being highly debated among both scholars and politicians. In the meantime, a series of protests and demonstrations across the Middle East and

Dieser Kurs bietet einen %C3%9Cberblick %C3%BCber die Geschichte der deutschen Literatur vom 18. bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. Ausgehend von der Erkenntnis, dass sich in der Literatur die seelische Befindlichkeit einer Epoche spiegelt, und gest%C3%BCtzt auf die Lekt%C3%BCre und Diskussion

The univie: summer school %E2%80" European and International Studies takes place in the picturesque village of Strobl in the Salzkammergut region, one of Austria%E2%80%99s most attractive summer vacation areas. Students and faculty are accommodated in high standard single and double rooms at the

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