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The Foreign Study Program in Prague
DATES:
Orientation begins March 26, 2009
Class officially begins March 30, 2009
Final day of class is June 3, 2009
The geography foreign study is situated at Charles University in Prague.
Prague emerged relatively unscathed from World War II and the Cold War
and still offers an array of stunning architecture from many periods
including Romanesque, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque. This culturally
rich city of about 1.3 million people, with relatively inexpensive concerts,
opera and theater, is re-emerging as the cosmopolitan hub of Central
Europe. Situated in the heart of Europe, Prague is only a few hours
away from other cultural centers such as Vienna, Warsaw, Berlin, and
Budapest. Founded in 1348, Charles University is one of the oldest universities
in the world and has a 35-member Department of Social Geography.
Prague was selected to ensure that the foreign study program increases
the involvement of Dartmouth students and faculty in understanding the
ongoing economic, political, and social transformations occuring throughout
post-communist Central and Eastern Europe.
Curriculum
Geography 47: The Geography of the Czech Republic in the
New Europe (in English, by Charles University faculty).
Geography 81: Field Research in the Czech Republic (jointly
taught by the Dartmouth professor and Charles University faculty).
Geography 82: Advanced Reading in Geography (independent
study guided by the Dartmouth professor).
The program will be preceded by an orientation period that includes
an intensive program in basic conversational Czech.
Structured field trips will be central to the research in both Geography
81 and Geography 82.
Prerequisites:
Geography 1: Introduction to Human Geography or
Geography 3: The Natural Environment and one course numbered between
12 and 41 or permission of the instructor.
A minimum of one methods course (Geography 10, 11, 52, 55, 58 or 59)
is strongly encouraged.
Photos from Prague:
FSP 2008
FSP 2005
Photos of Prague
Some Links to Prague
Prague Blogspot
Trial and Terror in a By-gone Prague
Suddenly,
The Old World Looks Younger
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Hours in Prague (NY Times)
Czech
Republic- Frequently Asked Questions
Charles University
Mother
Jones: Springtime in Prague
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Prague
was selected to ensure that the foreign study program increases the
involvement of Dartmouth students and faculty in understanding the ongoing
economic, political, and social transformations occuring throughout
post-communist Central and Eastern Europe.
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