HSS Study Abroad 2021
Summer 2021
About the Program
Berlin served as the capital of Hitler’s Nazi empire, became ground zero of the Cold War, and stands now as a bustling center for the exchange of ideas, arts, and cultures. A city that consciously preserves its tumultuous and often dark past while actively attempting to define a new, open present and future, Berlin is an ideal site to study histories of nationalism and fascism, ideological conflicts over democracy, capitalism, and communism, and debates over the promises and challenges of today’s multiculturalism. This program offers students the opportunity to participate in civic engagement and experiential learning while exploring global issues relating to diversity, migration, racism, and politics.
Program Highlights
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PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL MAJORS
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Earn 6 units of upper division CSUF course credit
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Travel pass for unlimited use on the buses, trams, S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains for zones A&B [and C as required for scheduled activities
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Many program fieldtrips and community engagement activities such as:
- Assist the non-profit organization Lange Tafel with its open-air oral history festival to inspire face-to-face community dialogue about immigration.
- Meet Berliners who lived through the city’s turbulent past, including the Third Reich, WWII, and the Cold War
- Take a boat cruise along the Spree River
- Visit to the Sachsenhausen Memorial, a former Nazi concentration camp near Berlin
- Visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe with a guided tour
- Visit the site where Nazi leaders met to plan to the Holocaust at the Wannsee Conference.
- Visit the headquarters of the East German secret police at the Stasi Museum
- Visit the Berlin Wall Memorial and the East Side Gallery
- Take a guided walking tour of Jewish Berlin
- Optional weekend excursion to Prague with tour of the historic city center and the Jewish Quarter
- A ticket for a jazz concert or opera/theater/ballet performance
- SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE
Why I Studied Abroad
"Studying abroad in Berlin has been the most enriching and life changing experience! I found myself emerged in a new culture and left with a new perspective on life - more educated about the world and myself. I made lifelong memories and lifelong friendships. I found tried and experienced things I would have never imagined. Trying new foods, traveling to different countries on weekends, visiting historical sites of the past, meeting people from all over the world and overall, discovering the different roads I want to follow in life."
-Amy Garzya, 2016
Photos from Abroad
Instagram Photos by Alumni
Courses
HUM 350: German Life and Culture [GE – C.3 & Z]
Humanities 350T German Life and Culture will introduce students to key aspects of German culture, politics, and society. We will explore what it means to be “German,” and take as our premise that “Germanness” is a contested and constructed concept. We will examine the importance of local and regional cultures, architecture, religion, theater, music, and popular culture like food and soccer. The course will also analyze the ways in which Germans have defined “the other” throughout history along religious, ethnic, and racial lines.
HIST 320: Modern Germany from the Third Reich to Contemporary Multiculturalism (3 units) [GE – D.5]
This class will draw on the rich cultural and historical resources of the city of Berlin to explore 20th Century German History. We will begin with the Weimar Republic, the progressive period after the First World War when Berlin was the center of avant-garde culture, a city that pushed accepted boundaries in art, culture, sexuality, and politics. We will then examine the rise of fascism and Third Reich, exploring the consequences of extreme nationalism and racism that culminated in the Holocaust.
Program Fee
$2700 - $3200
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Scholarships and financial aid opportunities are available to qualifying students. Follow these links to learn more!
Scholarships for HSS Majors and Minors
Exploration Events and Information Sessions
For more information please contact Jaycee Cover to schedule an appointment at jcover@fullerton.edu or stop by the Student Success Center in room H-112, 8am-5pm M-F.
Questions? Contact Jaycee Cover at (657) 278-2070 or jcover@fullerton.edu
Photo Credits: Schloss Charlottenburg by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0. Berlin Night by Thomas Quine, CC BY-SA 3.0. German Parade by Metropolico.org, CC BY-SA-2.0. Brandenburg Gate by Ricardo Gomez Angel, unsplash. All modified.
