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January 1 - January 18, 2009
This exciting winter study tour will take you to the great cities of Central Europe–Prague, Vienna and Budapest. You will learn how fine arts and architecture, literature, politics, and culture at the crossroads of old and new Europe reflect both the promise and tension of a region in the midst of profound change. This course emphasizes learning on the spot, so most of the lectures and learning experiences will take place out and about in the cities.
The tour will begin in Prague, the dynamic and historic capital of the Czech Republic . You will have lectures on topics such as art, nationalism, and political and social change. As a group you will enjoy a tour of Prague including the famous Castle Hill area as well as a tour of the old Jewish Quarter, one of the best-preserved in Europe. Our tours will help us trace Prague's journey from a German city to a Czech city over the past 150 years. While in Prague, you will have the opportunity to partake of the city's vibrant culture—everything from evening concerts, to some of the finest museums in Central Europe, to a rich and varied nightlife.
From Prague the tour continues to Vienna, where you will be introduced to Austria's music, fine arts, architecture and social life through lectures, tours of major museums, concerts and assignments that take you around the city's famous Ringstrasse . The tour will include visits to Schonbrunn Palace and an afternoon at the ultra-modern and high tech House of Music museum. You will also have free time to explore the city's many art galleries, museums, cafes and sample Sacher Torte and Vienna's other world-famous desserts. While in Vienna, we will make a side trip to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, where you will have a chance to visit the city's many historic sites.
The tour concludes in Budapest, where you will attend lectures on recent Hungarian history and culture. In your free time you will also be able to visit the National Gallery and other key museums, tour the old headquarters of the Hungarian secret police and rub elbows with Budapest's elite while spending an afternoon at one of the city's famous thermal baths. We will also visit the Budapest “statue park”, the last resting place of the giant memorials of the old Communist regime.
Credit options include :
Students will be staying in double or triple occupancy hotels
Professor Brack Brown, George Mason University
The program is open to George Mason University and non-Mason students of all levels, staff, faculty, and alumni, as well as the general public. To obtain credit, you need at least a 2.25 GPA.
Program Fee: $TBD
The program fee includes:
The fee does NOT include:
Financial aid may apply, visit the financial aid office at your home university for details. Center for Global Education - Mason Abroad Scholarships available.
Center for Global Education - Mason Abroad reserves the right to make any necessary changes including adjustments in cost in the event that unforeseen circumstances arise.
CGE reserves the right to raise its program fees in light of currency fluctuations or any other unforeseen circumstances.
Deadline: October 3, 2008
Apply Early to Secure Your Space
To apply, first, consult the "How to Apply" section and, second, complete the online Center for Global Education - Mason Abroad application. You must pay the non-refundable $100 application fee for your application to be considered.
For more information contact:
Program Officer: Lamyaa ElFadaly