For our graduates the question may be more often: “What company will make me the best offer?” There is industry demand for EUROBIZ graduates, especially given transferable intercultural skills that are key to making multi-national teams work in addition to hands-on experience with an internship that is tailored towards each student’s career goals.

• There are more than 1000 US companies with subsidiaries in Germany, more than 1100 German companies with subsidiaries in the US, and 50+ companies with ties to Connecticut alone
• Outside NAFTA, Germany rankes third (after China and Japan) among the countries with which the US trades (fifth, including NAFTA countries Mexico and Canada)
• For the expanding Eastern European market, German is the language of commerce
• German ranks ninth among world languages, with approximately 100 million people for whom it is their first language
• German industry is export-oriented; therefore, business experts are needed who can facilitate expansion in foreign markets

• UConn's School of Business currently offers a dozen undergraduate business majors
• From the outset of your academic program, the study of German is linked to your interests in business
• Starting in your third semester, you will learn how to present and discuss business projects in German
• The German Studies major gives you in-depth knowledge of the language, culture and history of Germany
• You participate in a four to six-month internship in Germany during your studies
• Internships, guest lectures by industry representatives, company visits and study trips to Germany will afford many opportunities to establish personal contacts with future employers

EUROBIZ is a challenging program; however, if at any point it becomes too difficult to continue with both degree programs concurrently, the German Studies program offers a number of strategies for catching up. For example:

• Summer programs, such as the German summer school at the University of Rhode Island through which you may take two or more full courses within six weeks
• German courses offered by the Goethe Institute in all major US cities and in Germany
• Select study abroad programs offered at UConn that allow you to take German language, literature, and culture courses at a German university

EUROBIZ students form a tight knit group that offers support in the sometimes anonymous atmosphere of a big state university. You will have plenty of direct interaction with the faculty, as all German Studies courses are small.

You are eligible for all scholarships and other forms of financial assistance offered by the School of Business and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

In addition, EUROBIZ students:

• Receive a salary during internships
• Are eligible for scholarships through the Baden-Württemberg Exchange Program (part of the Connecticut Baden-Württemberg sister-state agreement)
• In most cases, studying abroad actually saves you money!

Apply to the School of Business and enroll in the first semester German course. Submit an additional degree form .pdf during the first two full years of German Studies.

No, you can start with the first-semester German course, which assumes no prior knowledge of German. However, if you have had German before, we can place you at a higher level that will save you some course work.