SUMMER 2012 TENTATIVE DATES: June 17 to July 7
(This program is offered every other year. It will not be offered in 2011.)
By touring major sites associated with the Nazi State and the Holocaust, this program provides an opportunity to study not only the facts of this epoch but examine and reflect on their meaning and memorialization today. Tours and lectures will highlight the rise of the Nazi Party in the Weimar Period (1919-1933), the consolidation of power and system of terror under the Nazi regime, and the state-sponsored genocide known as the Holocaust. Special attention will also be given to Jewish life in Central Europe before the Holocaust, the history of anti-Semitism, and the challenge to civil and human rights of the post-Holocaust world.
Museums and memorial sites play a key role in this tour, examining Germany’s social and cultural world from the end of World War I to the end of World War II. The program also includes camp museums such as Auschwitz and Theresienstadt, tours of Jewish cultural and historical museums in Berlin and Prague as well the old Jewish quarter in Krakow.
Application Deadline: February 15th! Contact the International Programs Office available space. Application requires a $250 deposit to secure a spot.
Go to the Applications page to find out how to get an application.
Most programs are open to all majors and minors, not simply those whose field matches the department granting credit. For continuing UWSP students, a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA is required.
Priority is given to regularly registered UWSP students, but students from other universities and community members are welcome to apply. All participants will be registered in a college course for credit or audit at the same cost, and all participants will be expected to participate fully in all program requirements.
We do work on a first come, first serve basis, so early registration is strongly advised. All participants, whether students or auditors and regardless of age, must be able to participate in the program at the college level and stand up to the considerable physical rigors of this course (carrying your luggage on public transit systems and extensive walking are common).
HISTORY 396/596* - Regional History through Study Abroad: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.3 credits, Writing Emphasis
*For teachers: graduate level course work and credit is available upon prior arrangement and at an extra cost.
Dr. Eric Yonke 108CCC Building eyonke@uwsp.edu 715-346-2717
Dr. Yonke is a Professor of European History. He also serves as the International Programs Director. His area of specialization is modern German History, and he teaches courses in International Studies and Peace Studies.
Approximately $4,750-$5,250 Estimation for the three weeks based on 20 participants
Cost Includes:
* Dates and schedule subject to changes.
Students wishing to stay in Europe after the program is completed may do so with an extra charge for airfare, although they will have to arrange and pay for their own room, board, travel and other expenses during the extra days.
Up to ten weeks before the start of the program, all fees except the initial $250 deposit will be refunded. After the time, tuition, airline, tour costs and housing charges are assessed. If the program would be cancelled, all fees will be refunded. Because exchange rates and airline prices fluctuate, International Programs reserves the right to cancel, surcharge, or to alter the program.
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