Course: HIST 317J
Class and Credits: Heidelberg Through the Ages (3 credits)
Location: Heidelberg, Germany April 11-14
When: 3-30 April 2024
Registration Extended : 31 March 2024
Status: Open
Highlights:
Heidelberg Castle
Heidelberg University's Student Prison
Neckar Valley and Castles
Medieval Night Watchman Tour
Jewish Life in Heidelberg
Tuition and Fees:
$750.00 Undergraduate 3-credit hour tuition cost
$300.00 Field Study Additional Fee (Museum/ticket fees, excursions)
Not included: Meals, transportation to and from the location, and hotel accommodations.
Visit the famous city of Heidelberg and learn about its fascinating history, from the early origins to the present. Explore Heidelberg's role as a political and religious center and a focal point of the German romantic and post-romantic movements. You will study German history, the history of Heidelberg, and the rise and fall of powers through lectures and visits to well-known landmarks in this charming city.
Topics include:
Faculty member: Dr. Heike Raphael-Hernandez, e-mail heike.raphael-hernandez@faculty.umgc.edu
May apply toward upper-level credit for the history major and minor, arts, humanities, general education requirements, and electives.
You will access the online LEO classroom about 1 week before the course starts. The official course start date is April 3, 2024. Once you gain access to the classroom, take a virtual walk-through of the course and begin reading assignments.
Saturday, 6 April from 0900-1700 (lunch break 12:00 to 13:00) CET
Saturday, 20 April from 0900-1700 (lunch break 12:00 to 13:00) CET
Meeting point: Poststraße 42, 2. Stock, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany 11-14 April
Location: Poststraße 42, 2. Stock, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Times: 10:00 am lecture
Tour of the Old city center and old bridge
Historical mountain railway
Heidelberg castle tour (possible guided tour)
Königsstuhl
Night Watchman tour
Heidelberg and America Part I: Mennonites and Germantown in Philadelphia, 17th century
Location: Poststraße 42, 2. Stock, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Times: 10:00 am lecture
Tour of university (important historical buildings, i.e. the Witch Tower)
Marstall
Historical university library
University’s old ceremonial hall and museum
Heiliggeist Church
Heidelberg and America Part 2: Mark Twain and his Heidelberg: A boat ride to Neckarsteinach and castles along the river
Location: Poststraße 42, 2. Stock, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Times: 10:00 am lecture
Heidelberg and the Third Reich
Heiligenberg: Celtic and Roman sites; St. Michael monastery; Third Reich amphitheater
The Other Holocaust: Sinti and Roma Museum (Entrance free)
Jewish history in Heidelberg
Location: Meeting point provided by Dr. Heike Raphael-Hernandez
Times: 10:00 am lecture
Philosopher’s Path
Heidelberg and America Part 3: WWII and US Military Presence
Mark Twain Center (Museum for U.S. Military Presence in Heidelberg)
Please refer to the current course syllabus found on the online web schedule of classes for details about course materials.
You may register for the 3 credit field study course with your local program coordinator or online at MyUMGC. Tuition assistance or financial aid can be applied toward tuition costs. For more information, contact the UMGC Field Study Office at CIV +49-(0)631-534-800, or e-mail fieldstudies-europe@umgc.edu.
Before completing your travel plans, please verify with your local program coordinator or the Field Study Office at UMGC Europe Headquarters that the course will be held as scheduled. If you drop/withdraw from a field study course after the registration deadline, you will be charged a fee of $100.