SPRING BREAK 2003:
Budapest and Vienna

HUM 3385-10, Special Topics in History:
Spring Break in Budapest and Vienna: History, Politics, Art, and Architecture

View of Heroes' Square in Budapest

During Spring Break 2003 (Feb. 27–March 9), Professors Jones and Ruane will take approximately 30 students to Budapest and Vienna to attend lectures and discussions in some of the world’s greatest museums and historical sites. This three-credit course (an HU/SS elective) introduces students to the history, politics, art, and architecture of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (c. 1700–1918) and 20th-century Hungary.

This study-abroad trip gives you the opportunity to explore first hand the world detailed in the textbooks and primary source materials discussed before the trip. In Budapest, students will attend lectures by Professors Jones and Ruane in the Museum of Fine Arts, the Hungarian National Gallery, Parliament, St. Stephen’s Basilica, St. Mary’s Church, the Military History Museum, the Terror Museum, and many other important sites. In Vienna, students will attend lectures by Jones and Ruane in Schönbrunn Palace, Hofburg Palace and its treasuries, the Vienna Secession Building, the Leopold Gallery of Modern Art, the Upper Belvedere Palace and Museum, St. Stephan’s Cathedral, and the Military History Museum, and other important sites. Students will also have time to explore these exciting cities on their own. In Budapest, students will have plenty of opportunities to socialize with Hungarian students from our host university and to attend a guest lecture about “Life under Communism.”

Bronze sarcophagus of Hapsburg Emperor Karl VI, Capuchin Church, Vienna

Course fees are $1,650. This includes round-trip airfare from Miami, all airport transfers and other transportation, nine nights’ accommodations in superior-class hotels in Budapest and Vienna, breakfasts, museum admissions, plus all taxes, fees, and gratuities. The course fees include a non-refundable deposit of $500 that is required to register for this class. The balance ($1150) will be billed and is due with your Spring tuition and fees. Since space is limited, student deposits will be accepted on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

 Financial Aid through Florida Tech may be available for qualified students.

 You can learn more about this year’s adventure by contacting either Professor Jones (ljones@fit.edu / x8089 / Crawford S624) or Professor Ruane mruane@fit.edu / x8797 / Crawford S625) for more information. Watch this website details!

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