Intensive German emphasizes how to converse in German as well as how to read and write in German. Students in the intensive German program practice their speaking skills on one another and immerse themselves in classic German literature in order to better grasp the language.

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the western most point of Eurasia, Europe is usually divided from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas.

A course is the study of a particular topic within a wider subject area and is the foundation of a qualification. A typical course includes lectures, assessments and tutorials.