Course Details

This preparation seminar is required of all students enrolled in the Honors Study Abroad to Berlin Program, summer 2008. The seminar will provide an interdisciplinary introduction to German culture, history and politics, arts, and urban development. Experts from various departments will speak on topics relevant to the Berlin Program. Students will also be introduced to the theatre-creation method of Viewpoints training and begin working within small groups.

This spring preparation seminar will provide background to begin exploring city as text–city as art–city as performance. Similar to the summer component, the spring seminar will include classroom instruction, theatre and music performances, city walks, and possibly museum tours.

Students will learn about the city of Berlin as an object of study and will choose research groups (approximately 5 students per group), decide on the focus of their research projects, and create a proposal which they will then use as a guide during their time in Berlin.