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Program Dates
June 7 through July 11, 2008
Courses
German 1102 (prerequisite: German 1101)
German 2101 (prerequisite: German 1102)
German 2102 (Prerequisite: German 2101)
History 2022, Europe from 1848-present
German/History 2075, German Civilization
History 4029, Eastern Europe 1700-1914 (Prerequisite: 60 hours of coursework)
History 4130, World War II (Prerequisite: 60 hours of course work)
Under special circumstances one course may be replaced with an independent study project, subject to approval by the director and the respective department. All courses are designed to enhance your understanding and living experience in Germany. History will come to life during excursions to many historic sites and museums. You do not have to take German to participate in the Program.
You need to have a 2.5 GPA to participate.
Program Fee
Estimated at $3,950. LSU tuition and air fare are not included in this fee. The program fee includes accommodations in single or double occupancy rooms, all ground transportation and admission prices for all mandatory excursions, and three meals a day. Rooms and meals will be available on week-ends if you stay on location and want to eat in the hotels or take brown bag lunches.
Although the program fee includes all meals, you should plan for additional expenditures, such as snacks or refreshments. You will also need extra money for travel and meals if you plan to spend week-ends traveling, as well as some spending money for occasional outings with your friends and for souvenirs. At a minimum you should allocate about $100 per week for personal expenses. If you plan to travel, want to do shopping, or want to go out a lot, this amount will increase significantly.
Estimated tuition and university fees for six credit hours: Residents: $1017, non-residents: $3092.
Estimated Air fare: between $800 and $1100, depending on the development of oil prices. Students may use any carrier and and frequent flyer miles if that is available to them. They have to be in Frankfurt on June 7. We recommend that they fly back to the United States from Munich.
Financial Aid
Normally all scholarships and financial aid applicable for summer school in the United States can be used towards LSU in Germany. Contact the Office of Student Aid and Scholarships to check if your aid can be used for a study abroad program. After you submit your application, you also will be able to apply for special scholarships of up to $1,000 for the summer programs. The scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis and require a 3.0 GPA.
FacultyProfessor Karl Roider (Professor of History, LSU), Dr. Harald Leder (Ph.D. LSU, Instructor, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures), and Andrea Morshaeuser (Instructor, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, South Eastern Louisiana University), are well versed in their fields. All faculty members speak German and have teaching experience abroad and in the United States. They will be able to help you go beyond the ordinary study abroad experience.
Please contact Dr. Harald Leder (hleder@lsu.edu) for more information.
DeadlinesStudents will be accepted into the program on a first come, first serve basis. The official deadline for applications is March 1, but we expect the program to fill before that date. The maximum number of participants will be 22.
Itenerary and Excursions
This itinerary is subject to change!
June 6-7, 2007:
Travel from the US to Frankfurt. You will arrive at Frankfurt International Airport in the course of the morning. The program director will wait for all students. We will then take the bus to Nuremberg, about 100 miles away. (Tip: Travel lightly! There are no porters in Germany, so you will have to carry your own luggage up and down a few long stairs when we change trains going to Brannenburg later on!) We will arrive at Nürnberg early afternoon.
June 8:
Tour of the Nuremberg including the Palace of Justice, site of the Nuremberg Trials.
June 9:
Afternoon excursion: The Jewish community in Nuremberg.
June 10:
Rothenburg ob der Tauber. We will take the train in the morning, and spend the day in Rothenburg. Highlights: A completely preserved/restored medieval town, one of the most impressive Renaissance buildings in Germany, an old gothic Cathedral and a medieval criminal justice museum which will provide us with interesting insights into life in Rothenburg about 600 years ago.
June 12:
Excursion to Ansbach. We’ll talk about the rise of the Hohenzollerns and their move from Ansbach to Berlin. We’ll also talk about absolutism and society in the 18th century. Tour of the Rokoko residence there, several churches, and the old synagogue. We will have dinner at a typical Franconian restaurant.
June 14-15:
First free week-end. Optional Tour to Berlin.
June 17:
Nuremberg: We will visit the site of the Nazi party rallies. The site consists of a number of structures that survived World War II and an impressive documentation center.
June 20:
Journey from Nuremberg to our new location, Brannenburg in the Alps.
June 25:
Visit of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, the world’s largest museum of technology! We will look at the Industrial Revolution as well as World War I and II technology.
June 26:
Afternoon excursion to tow art museums in Munich: The Lenbach Haus (expressionism) and the Neue Pinakothek (mainly 19th century art).
June 27:
Dachau Concentration Camp.
June 28-29:
Free week-end. You have opportunities to visit many beautiful sites close to Brannenburg on day tours, rent bicycles, or take day tours by bus to sites such as Neuschwanstein or into Italy.
July 2-3:
Salzburg and Berchtesgaden with Hitler’s Eagles Nest. After a day tour of Salzburg, we will spend the night in Berchtesgaden. On July 3 we will tour Hitler’s famous retreat, slated to be Germany’s second capital in the Alps. The group will go up to Hitler’s teahouse, visit the site of the compound where he had his house and get a first hand glimpse at the Third Reich on the local, national, and international level in the Documentation center.
July 3:
Travel to Vienna from Berchtesgaden. This excursion is mandatory!
July 4:
Visit of Austria’s Museum of Military history: From the 17th Century to World War II, with special emphasis on World War I.
July 5:
A visit to the Royal Treasure Chamber or The Vienna Hofburg. The afternoon and evening are at the students’s disposal.
July 6:
Visit of the final resting place of Maria Theresia and the Habsburg family. In the afternoon: Train journey to Brannenburg.
July 10:
Last day of Program. In the afternoon our final excursion.
July 11:
Say good-bye to Brannenburg.
Accommodations
Nuremberg: We will stay at the Nuremberg Youth Hotel, located on the outskirts of the city, about 20 minutes away from the city center by bus and subway. Students will live in double rooms with private baths and showers. For more information, see http://www.jugendhotel-nuernberg.de/
Brannenburg: Haus Brannenburg offers single and double rooms with private baths and TVs. All rooms have their own balcony and most have spectacular views of the mountains. For more information see
www.Haus-Brannenburg.de
Vienna: We will stay at a three star hotel, usually the Hotel Ibis at close to Vienna’s Western train station.
Berchtesgaden: Hotel-Gasthof “Zur Post”, double or some triple accommodations, private baths and TV included.
Additional Information
Locations:
The program will take place in Bavaria, the southernmost state in Germany. We will spend two weeks in Nuremberg, the cultural and industrial center of Northern Bavaria, a long week-end in Vienna, and three weeks in Brannenburg, a scenic small town in the Alps, about one hour away from Munich and Salzburg.
All three locations offer a wealth of sites of cultural and historical significance. They range from galleries and art museums all the way to documentation centers about the Third Reich and the Concentration Camp in Dachau. Art collections cover everything from ancient to medieval and modern art. Many of the history classes will take place right where the events we talk about happened! Brannenburg and Nuremberg are located at major train junctions. This will make our excursions to all the different sites easy, but also enable students to explore the immediate vicinity, Germany, or the rest of Europe easily.
Safety:
Germany and Austria are among the safest travel destinations in the world. Violence and crime rates are far lower than in Baton Rouge, even in big cities like Munich, Vienna, and Nuremberg. Within Germany, Bavaria is considered to be a bastion of traditional values and a tough stance on crime. Austria traditionally has been known to be very accommodating to its international guests. Local and state authorities make every effort to make international guests feel welcome.
