European Odyssey
2009
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( Check frequently for updates.) (Most recent update: 3/31/09) Program Introduction Overview: The 2009 European Odyssey study abroad program is providing 22 students the opportunity to spend an entire semester residing in Europe while progressing through five areas of academic study. Each class, taught by UW Oshkosh professors, is a balanced blend of classroom and on site lectures, discussions, site visitations, written assignments and exams. On occasional free days or weekends, students are exploring their environments on their own. The spring 2009 program is currently offering mini-residencies in Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Florence, Paris and London. From 1 to 3weeks each, these "short stays" are allowing students time to "settle in" and savor the sights and sounds of their various settings. Numerous day trips to selected locations and sites have been arranged to augment and enhance the program's academic emphasis. The Program Course Schedule: Our 2009 European Odyssey academic schedule consists of five courses, taught one at a time in short term formats (from 2 to 3 weeks each). Students will earn a total of 15-16 academic credits during their participation in the 2009 European Odyssey program. Program Narrative: Students currently participating in the spring 2009 European Odyssey program began their journey of learning and discovery in mid January by travelling to Amsterdam, where they commenced their study of "European Georgraphy" taught by Professor Heike Alberts. After one week in Amsterdam, the remaining week of this course was taught in the remarkably contrasting location of Berlin, Germany. Professor Monika Deegen then joined the Odyssey program in Berlin for an intensive, two-week interdisciplinary course entitled "Modern Germany: From Division to Reunification." Numerous sites were visited which included a day each to nearby Potsdam as well as one to the historical cities of Leipzig and Wittenberg. Our odysseythen moved on to Vienna, Austria for two weeks where students began their third course, "Culture and Values: an Introduction to the Humanities," taught by Professor John Minniear. A two-week residency in Rome, Italy is now in progress. Students have now completeed thier Culture and Values course and will begin their next course, "Encountering the Arts." during their final week in Rome. The second week of this course will be taught in Florence, Italy, the "birthplace" of the Renaissance. After leaving sunny Italy, the Odyssey will travel north for a two week stay in Paris, France, where Professor Simon Sibelman will begin the intensive, interdisciplinary course entitled "The Betrayal of the Western Liberal Tradition in France During the Second World War." This course concludes with a two day visit to the city of Caen and the Normandy coast. The 2009 European Odyssey comes to an end with a final week in London, England where the course "Encountering the Arts" will conclude. In early April, after 12 weeks of intensive study, travel and adventure in Europe, we will bid "Cherrio" to London and return to Oshkosh (via Chicago)...leaving the rest of our lives to savor the splendor, excitement and growth that was the UW Oshkosh 2009 European Odyssey. back to menu |
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| Departure: | Sat 10 | Leave Oshkosh for Chicago O’Hare (time ?) Overnight Flight / morning arrival |
| Amsterdam | Sun 11 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands Morning: Transfer to hostel: Stayokay Amsterdam Vondelpark (NB: evening meals included at hostel) Afternoon: Free Afternoon |
| Week 1 |
Mon 12 | Dr. Heike Alberts
- European Geography
Afternoon Activity: "Amsterdamazing Race" |
| Tues 13 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon Activity: Visit to the Rijksmuseum | |
| Wed 14 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon Activity: Visit to the Anne Frank Huis | |
| Thurs 15 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon Activity: Visit to the Coster Diamond Co. | |
| Fri 16 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon Activity: Canal Boat tour | |
| Sat 17 | Class visit: Zaanse Schans Open Air Museum (windmills and 17th century village) | |
| Sun 18 | Free Day to explore Amsterdam and environs | |
| Week 2 | Mon 19 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon: Free Afternoon / Amsterdam Historical Museum (optional) |
| Berlin | Tues 20 | Transfer to Berlin by train (10:58 - 17:15) (Amsterdam Zuid Station) |
| Wed 21 | Morning Class: 9-11 p.m.
Afternoon: Walking tour of Berlin and visit to the Pergamon Museum | |
| Thurs 22 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon: Visit to the BVG (U Bahn Museum) |
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| Fri 23 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Afternoon: Optional visit to the Transportation Museum |
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| Sat 24 | Morning Class: 9-11 a.m.
Afternoon: Visit to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp |
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| Sun 25 | Free Day | |
| Week 3 | Mon 26 |
Dr. Monika Deegen - Germany: Separation to Reunification Morning Class: 9:00-12:00 a.m. Afternoon Class 1:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: Post WW II life in Berlin/Occupation of Berlin and Germany/Berlin Airlift/Foundation of two German States |
| Tues 27 | Morning Class: 8:00-8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Visit Allied Museum Berlin (Zehlendorf) Afternoon: 2:00-2:30 Visit to German-Russian Museum (Karlshorst) |
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| Wed 28 | Day trip to Potsdam with visits at Schloss Cecilienhof / Russische Kolonie / tour of San Souci Palace (Pick up at Hostel 8:00 a.m.) | |
| Thurs 29 | Morning Class: 8:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. Early afternoon: Visit Checkpoint Charlie Museum Late afternoon: Visit to the East Side Gallery (Wall) Early evening: Viewing of the movie The Tunnel |
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| Fri 30 | Morning: Visit the Mauer (Wall) Museum Afternoon Class: 1:30-2:30 p.m.Exam No. 1 |
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| Sat 31 | Free Day | |
| February | ||
| Sun 1 | Free Day | |
| Week 4 | Mon 2 | Morning Class: Late morning: View the movie The Lives of Others Afternoon: Visit the Hohenschonhausen Prison (former STASI prison) |
| Tues 3 | Morning Class:Visit the DDR Museum Early afternoon: Visit to the Egyptian Museum Late afternoon: View the movie Nicolai Church |
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| Wed 4 | Day trip to Leipzig Visits to the Zeitgeschichtliches Forum / St. Thomas Church / Nikolai Church Afternoon stop in Wittenberg: tour of Martin Luther's house and the Schlosskirche |
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| Thurs 5 | Morning Class: 8:00 a.m. Late Morning: Viisit the Bundestag (German Parliament) Early afternoon: Visit the Holocaust Memorial Late afternoon / evening: view movie Goodbye Lenin |
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| Vienna | Sat 7 | Transfer by train to Vienna (8:35 - 18:02) |
| Sun 8 | Afternoon: Walking tour of Vienna | |
| Week 5 | Mon 9 | Dr. John Minniear: Culture and Values Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00. Afternoon: Free |
| Tues 10 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00. Afternoon: Visit to the Kunsthistorisches Museum |
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| Wed 11 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00. Afternoon: Visit to the Leopold Museum and Secession Building |
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| Thurs 12 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00. Afternoon: Free |
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| Fri 13 | Morning: Exam no. 1 / class Afternoon: Free |
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| Sat 14 | Free Day | |
| Sun 15 | Free Day | |
| Week 6 | Mon 16 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00. Afternoon: Tour of the Staatsoper (Opera House) and walking tour of the Karlskirche and the Belvedere Palace Gardens |
| Tues 17 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Visit to the Prater Park and a ride on the "Big Wheel" |
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| Wed 18 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Visit to Schönbrunn Palace |
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| Thurs19 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Free |
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| Fri 20 | Morning: Exam no. 2 / class Afternoon: Visit to the Naturhistorisches Museum Transfer by night train to Rome (19:23 - 9:05 am) from Sudbohnhof (couchette) |
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| Rome | Sat 21 | Arrive Rome in the morning (9:05) Afternoon: Walking tour of Rome |
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Sun 22 | Free Day Morning: (Mass at St. Peter's Basilica? ) |
| Week 7 | Mon 23 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Visit to the Catacombes of Domatilla |
| Tues 24 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Visit the Roman Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum |
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| Wed 25 | Full day visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel | |
| Thurs 26 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Free |
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| Fri 27 | Morning: Exam no. 3 | |
| Sat 28 | Free Day | |
| March | ||
| Sun 1 | Free Day | |
| Week 8 | Mon 2 | Dr. John Minniear: Encountering the Arts Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: 1:30 Visit the Pantheon, Trajan's Column and Piazza Navona |
| Tues 3 | Full day visit to the ruins of Pompeii | |
| Wed 4 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: 1:30 Visit the Ara Pacis Monument and/or Castle of San Angelo |
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| Thurs 5 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Free |
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| Fri 6 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Exam no. 1 / class Afternoon: Free |
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| Florence | Sat 7 | Transfer by train to Florence (9:55 am - 11 :30 am) Afternoon: Walking tour of Florence (rain date: on Sunday afternoon) |
| Sun 8 | Morning: Free (Mass at Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral ?) Afternoon: Free |
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| Week 9 | Mon 9 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Visit Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Baptistry |
| Tues 10 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon: Visit the Piazza della Signoria, Loggia dei Lanzi and Uffizi Gallery |
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| Wed 11 | Morning: (Venice for the Day - optional event) |
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| Thurs 12 | Morning Class: 9 a.m.-12:00 Afternoon Class: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 / visit to the Galleria dell' Accademia |
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| Fri 13 | Morning: Exam no. 2 / class / visit to Capellee Medicee and San Lorenzo | |
| Paris |
Sat 14 | Morning visits: The Bargello and Church of Santa Croce Transfer by night train to Paris (21:09 - 9:16) |
| Sun 15 | Afternoon: Walking tour of Paris Visit to the Panthéon |
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| Week 10 | Mon 16 | Dr. Simon Sibelman: Betrayal of Western Liberal Tradition in France Morning: class (10:30 - 12:00) Afternoon: Visit to Drancy Transit Camp (Concentration Camp) |
| Tues 17 | Morning: class 10:30 - 12:30 ?) Afternoon: Visit to (?) |
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| Wed 18 | Morning: class (10:30 - 12:30 ?) Afternoon: Visit to (?) |
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| Thurs 19 | Morning: class (10:30 - 11:30) Afternoon: Visit to the Mémorial de la Déportation |
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| Fri 20 | Morning: class (10:30 - 12:30) Afternoon: Visit to Père Lachaise Cemetery |
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| Sat 21 | Free Day (optional visits to Rodin Museum / Les Invalides / St. Denis Cathedral / Versailles) | |
| Sun 22 | Free Day (optional visits to Orsay Museum / Notre Dame Cathedral / Sainte Chapelle) | |
Week 11 |
Mon 23 | Afternoon: class (2:00 - 5:00) Afternoon: Visit to Musée du Judaisme and the Mémorial de la Shoah |
| Tues 24 | Morning: class (9:30 - 12:30) Afternoon: Visit to ? |
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| Wed 25 | Morning: class (9:30 - 12:30) Afternoon: Visit to the Musée du Louvre |
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| Thurs 26 | Board coach for Normandy about 7:30 AM Walking and bus tour of major / monuments in Caen Visit to Mémorial de Caen Overnight at the Family Home in Bayeux | |
| Fri 27 | Morning: Visit to the Bayeux Tapestry Afternoon: Visit the Normandy Beaches (stops at the German Cemetery, Point du Hoc, Omaha Beach with American Cemetery) Afternoon: Return to Paris |
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| London | Sat 28 | Transfer by EuroStar train to London (9:13 - 10:36) (gain one hour) Leave Hostel: (between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. ?) Afternoon: Walking tour of London (rain date: Sunday) |
| Sun 29 | Morning: (Service at St. Paul's Cathedral ?) Free Day | |
| Week 12 | Mon 30 | Dr. John Minniear: Culture and Values (concluding week) Morning: class 9:00 a.m. -12:00 Afternoon: Visit the National Gallery of Art |
| Tues 31 | Morning: class 9:00 a.m .- 12:00 Afternoon: Visit the British Library and British Museum |
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| April | ||
| Wed 1 | Day trip to Greenwich (via Thames River boat) Tour of Royal Naval College (guide) Visits: Royal Observatory / National Maritime Museum / Queen's House |
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| Thurs 2 | Morning: class 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Afternoon: Tour of the Globe Theatre and visit to the Tate Modern Art Gallery |
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| Fri 3 | Morning: Exam no. 3 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Evening: Final dinner (TBA) |
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| Chicago | Sat 4 | Transfer via to Heathrow Airport (coach pick up at hostel to Heathrow) Departure: London to Chicago (O'Hare) Transportation provided to Oshkosh
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| European Odyssey 2009 Concludes | ||
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Program Costs: Program fees for the 2009 European Odyssey semester abroad program are currently estimated at $9,830 based on a minimum of 20 students + airfare (estimated at $930). There are no additional tuition costs...only personal expenses. The program costs will include all transportation, student accommodations (breakfast included), some additional meals, museum and performance admission fees and general program fees. By comparison to similar, full-semester programs at other private and state colleges and universities throughout the US, this program ranks high in educational value, quality of instruction and program diversity. Many students are assisted by the Office of International Education and the university's Financial Aid Office in realizing their desires to participate in a study abroad program. Scholarships, grants and loans are available to qualified students. back to menu |
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Students applying for financial aid are advised to apply for the program and secure a place even if they are waiting to learn about their financial aid awards (usually October, 2008). If you withdraw from the program, your "seat" will be made available to a student on the "waiting list." back to menu |
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Application Process for 2009 European Odyssey Program All applicants must submit their application to the Office of International Education (OIE), Dempsey 146 by the deadline: October 3, 2008 (First Friday in October) Application: Applications are available on line
at: http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/abroad/odyssey.php#apply Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for the European Odyssey program will meet with faculty leaders for a personal interview. Interview dates/times will be arranged with applicants once their study abroad application has been completed and reviewed by the OIE staff and the European Odyssey 2009 faculty. "Wait list": On the application, students are asked to indicate "Hold" or "Process." If "process" is indicated and the student is accepted to participate in the program, then a seat is assigned by the Office of International Education. If "hold" is indicated on the application, then the student is placed on the "wait list" pending the removal of the hold. When the "hold" has been removed and if seats in the program are still available, the student is assigned a place based on the date their completed application was received in the OIE. If no places are available, the student will remain on the "wait list" until their is a cancellation by someone holding a seat or until additional seats have been added (Please Note: As of 8/07/08, the European Odyssey 2009 Program has enrolled or accepted applications for approximately three-fourths of the desired 20 student limit.) back to menu |
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For questions related to this program not covered in this web site, contact the faculty leaders for this program: Faculty Leaders: Dr. John Minniear, Polk Library 50, 233-4142 Dr. Heike Alberts, Halsey Science 312, 424-7109 Dr. Monika Hohbein-Deegen, Radford Hall 304, 424-7278 Dr. Simon Sibelman, Radford Hall 318, 424-2375 For questions related to program administration and logistics, contact the Office of International Education (Dempsey 146; tele: 920-424-0775; oie@uwosh.edu ). back to menu |
| Students: Program participants are housed in hostels, youth hotels and bed and breakfast facilities to keep program costs low. Faculty leaders are housed in 2-3 star accommodations nearby (when possible). 1) Amsterdam
2) Berlin
3) Vienna
4) Rome
5) Florence
(Firenze)
6) Paris
7) Normandy
8) London
Faculty Accommodations: 1) Amsterdam
2) Berlin
3) Vienna
4) Rome
5) Florence (Firenza)
6) Paris
7) London
(Additional Information regarding accommodations will be forthcoming) back to menu |
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Resources for 2009 European Odyssey Program City Maps (Information for the 2009 European Odyssey Program will be forthcoming) back to menu |
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Pre-travel Orientation and Classes 1. European Odyssey Orientation
Meeting :
Nov. 15th / 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. / Swart Rm 217 Following the OIE morning meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and a lunch break, the European Odyssey staff will hold an information meeting for all participating students and their parents, starting at 2:00 p.m. At this important meeting, information on a variety of topics will be shared. If you and / or your parents have questions, consider sending them to me in an email and we will make certain they are included in our discussion (minniear@uwosh.edu) IMPORTANT...at
this meeting, your picture will be taken and will be placed on the "student
page" of the EO website. This picture will be sized and printed
for placement on your travel passes for the Paris Metro. You are required
to have a photo to place on the pass itself (one for each week). You
will be using this pass in March so keep that in mind when you have
your picture taken in November.
2. European Odyssey Pizza Party : Dec. 7th / 6:00 p.m. / 1128 Washington Ave. (Oshkosh) Join the European Odyssey staff at the Minniears' home for a supper of pizza and other international foods. This will be our last opportunity to get together before the end of the fall semester and our January departure for Europe. We are hoping that some students from the previous Odyssey programs can join us to share their travel and study tips. Come hungry and stay as long as your evening schedule allows.
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