Adventures
Abroad I Academics:
The
Adventures Abroad Tour is first and foremost an academic travel
program. Students are required to enroll in one three-hour course
for credit and to complete all course requirements. Because we
follow an extensive travel itinerary, instructional delivery is
very different from the pattern of fixed class time and standard
contact hours of campus courses. On the Adventures Abroad Tour,
class sessions are usually scheduled around or during the program
activities that take up most of the day: visits to museums, monuments,
cathedrals and temples, historic sites, governmental institutions,
etc. Thus, in a sense most of the waking hours of each day are
contact hours because students are actively engaged in some aspect
of their academic work. The faculty are very careful to balance
the program activities described in the itinerary with sufficient
time for students to reflect on and discuss the significance of
what they have seen and experienced. And because the faculty travel
with the group and are always available, meaningful discussions
often take place during routine activities such as meals, walking
from one site to the next, waiting for trains, etc. Course assignments
are also aimed at organizing students & experiences. The faculty
allow sufficient time for the completion of most course requirements
on the tour. Because of the full itinerary and the academic requirements,
there is relatively little free time on this program. The itinerary
and daily activities are carefully planned so that students have
opportunities to further explore for themselves the cultural environment
of these great cities.
Credit
Adventures
Abroad: Berlin and Prague
Beyond Kafka: Literature in Berlin and Prague
Earn three credits in Literature 100, 200 or 279 on this field study of Central European Literature in Berlin and Prague. Study various genres and authors in the heart of Europe as you stroll through famous art museums, explore opulent castles, and visit historical sites associated with World War II and the Cold War. The course will provide an opportunity to delve into the vibrant, diverse literature emerging from two major European metropolises while situating it in the context of German and Czech history and art. You’ll read an eclectic selection of literary texts, ranging from traditional to avant-garde to playfully experimental.
Berlin Wall, Germany
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