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Liberal Arts Program - Courses

There are three different types of courses in the Liberal Arts program.

  1. Core courses (12 weeks in length, 42 lecture hours, 3 credits)
  2. Elective courses (6 weeks in length, 28 lecture hours, 2 credits)
  3. Elective courses (3 weeks in length, 14 lecture hours, 1 credit)

Core courses

All 12-week core courses meet twice a week for 90 minutes. Additional course hours are spent outside of the classroom at conferences and other public events.

  1. Religion, Culture, and Politics of Central Europe (Required for all Students)
  2. 19th & 20th Century History of Central Europe (Required for all Students)
  3. Central European Economic Transformation - The Road To Capitalism
  4. European Integration - Past, Present, and Future of the EU
  5. The Central European City as a Work of Art
  6. Central European Journal - Experiences, Thoughts, and Feelings

6-week elective courses

All 6-week elective courses meet twice a week for 2 hours.  Additional course hours are spent outside of the classroom at conferences and other public events.

  1. Post-Cold War Politics of Central Europe - A Move to the West
  2. Visual Culture of Central Europe
  3. Contemporary Short Stories and Short Novels of Central Europe
  4. Masterpieces of Central European Classical Music

3-week elective courses

All 3-week elective courses meet twice a week for 2 hours.  Additional course hours are spent outside of the classroom at conferences and other public events.

  1. Central European Jewish History - Modern Period
  2. Central European Film - A Visual Journey Around Central Europe
  3. Popular Culture, Mass-Media, & Globalization - Their Effects on Central European Societies
  4. Women and Nation - Central and Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective