Welcome to Summer 2012 in Budapest, Hungary

Why Study in Hungary?


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Often overlooked by tourists, Budapest is an enchanting city rich in history and full of life. The home of Roman ruins, Turkish baths, imperial palaces, and socialist-realist architecture, Budapest is regarded by some as "the Paris of the east," and is one of the true hidden treasures of Central Europe. Also, as a nation situated between “east” and “west”, Hungary provides a perfect case study for an exploration of the way in which the interconnected forces of Europeanization and globalization have shaped national histories and identities.

Here are some of the distances from Budapest to other European cities of interest by train:

3 hours to Vienna
4 hours to Zagreb
6 hours to Prague
6 hours to Cracow
7 hours to Munich
8 hours to Venice
10 hours to Berlin
10 hours to Warsaw
12 hours to Rome
15 hours to Paris

Dates of the 2012 Program

June 29 - August 10, 2012
(5-week program)
Application Due March 2, 2012

Cost

Program fee:

Approximate Fee: $3500*

Program fee includes housing, orientation, field trips, round-trip transfers overseas between the airport and the housing in Budapest at a predetermined time (TBA) and insurance. Fee does not include: CSUF tuition, round trip airfare, passport or visa fees, or food other than meals indicated.

Plus:

CSUF Summer 2012 tuition.
Airfare.
Passport or visa fees.

• Itinerary including departure dates from U.S and arrival back in the U.S.

Please note: Transportation from the airport in Budapest to accommodations will only occur once on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at a predetermined time (TBA). Students are highly encouraged to coordinate their flight arrival times in Hungary.

Financial Aid is limited for Summer Session. For information, please contact Financial aid at (657) 278-3125, University Hall 146.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Summer 2012 Study Abroad Scholarships

H&SS Summer 2012 Study Abroad Scholarships application (pdf file)

* Program Fee is subject to change and is based on a minimum student enrollment. If enrollment is below this minimum, CSUF reserves the right to adjust the program fee to accommodate a smaller number of students.

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Room & Board

The students are housed in dormitories or apartments with wireless internet access and laundry facilities.

Hungarian Parliament

Eligibility and How to Enroll

You must be a CSU student in good standing with an accumulated 2.5 GPA or better and have accumulated at least 30 units of college credit. All majors are welcome.

You must have a valid US passport. If you do not have a passport, apply early. This process usually takes about 4-6 weeks, so plan early to apply for one. A passport application can be picked up at any post office or downloaded at http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html – start the process now

Application Packet

Application Packet and Instructions

Up to March 2, 2012	to H-211 (Humanities & Social Sciences Dean's office)
	• One Faculty recommendation
	• One Emergency contact form
	• CSUF- Release of Liability
	• Personal Conduct Agreement
	• A photo copy of the picture page of your passport
	• One page (500 word) essay: “Why I want to go to Hungary and how this will contribute to my education and personal growth”
	• Personal Conduct Agreement
	• CSUF-Class Registration Form
March 9, 2012	To API after email confirmation from tvandenburg@fullerton.edu
	• Complete online program enrollment and submit your $550 deposit. The link to this portion of the application will be provided in the email confirmation.
April 6, 2012	To Humanities and Social Sciences dean’s office – Tarrigon VanDenburg, tvandenburg@fullerton.edu
	• Itinerary including departure dates from U.S and arrival back in the U.S.
	* You will be notified via email if additional CSUF forms are required based on your Study Plan and/or scholarship acceptance.

Hungary application packet (pdf file)

If you have any questions during the application and enrollment process, please contact
Tarrigon VanDenburg, H&SS Dean’s office at tvandenburg@fullerton.edu or visit H-211.

Field Trips

Field trips include a full day guided excursion to Eger and a 3-day, 2-night trip to Romania with a full day visit to Cluj-Napoca, and en route stops at Nagy Templom, Banffy Castle, Turda Gorge, Oradea and Szolnok.

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Information Meetings

Dates	Time	Place
February 2	1:00 - 2:00 P.M.	SAC H-112
February 8	12:00 - 1:00 P.M.	SAC H-112
February 14	1:00 - 2:00 P.M.	SAC H-112
February 24	12:00 - 1:00 P.M.	SAC H-112
February 29	12:00 - 1:00 P.M.	SAC H-112
Mandatory Pre-departure Meeting Date, Time and Location TBA

For other Study Abroad Programs, contact Center for International Education and Exchange, UH-244,
657-278-4594.

Hungary Study Abroad Student Statement

Hungary Study Abroad Students are expected to attend the class for which they register, unless there is a medical reason which prevents them from doing so, and to adhere to all behavioral norms established on their respective campuses. Additionally, they are expected to adhere to the laws and regulations, and respect the cultural mores, national traditions and customs of the host country.

Faculty and Courses

Dr. Steven Jobbitt

Steven Jobbitt is Assistant Professor of Modern European History at California State University, Fullerton, where he teaches courses on fascism, genocide and ethnic cleansing, environmental history, world history, and twentieth-century Europe. He received his PhD in modern east central European history from the University of Toronto in 2008. His current research includes projects on radical right-wing identity formation in Hungary; representations of death and martyrdom in Salazar’s Portugal; and globalization and the reinvention of the left in post-Cold War Europe and Africa. Dr. Jobbitt has traveled extensively in Europe, and has lived a total of four years in Hungary (1992-1995, 2003-2004). He is fluent in Hungarian.

Dr. Steven Jobbitt
Office: H- 825E
Office Telephone: (657) 278-8284
Email address: sjobbitt@fullerton.edu

REQUIRED COURSES

HUM 350T – Eastern European Life and Culture [GE C.3.A & Z]
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the introduction of Eastern Europe and other contemporary European cultures and civilizations. Students will be introduced to social, historical & cultural highlights of contemporary Europe, to principles and methods useful for analyzing cultures and their own interactions with them. This course includes guest faculty lectures and related field trips.

HIST 411B - Genocide and Political Extremism in East Central Europe*
Using Hungary as a backdrop, this course explores the interconnected histories of genocide and political extremism in east central Europe in the twentieth century. The first part of the course explores the rise of nationalist hatred and genocidal violence in the region from the First and Second Balkan Wars to World War II, culminating in a close study of the Holocaust and the widespread practices of retribution and expulsion which followed in its wake. The second part of the course focuses on the communist period, and on the violent (and sometimes genocidal) practices associated with the building of socialist states. The course concludes with a careful examination of the post-communist period, looking not only at the return of genocide and ethnic cleansing to the Balkans and parts of the former Soviet Union in the 1990s, but also at the recent resurgence of the radical right, and the consequences that this has had for minorities throughout the region.

*for official catalog description visit http://www.fullerton.edu/catalog/

Contact Information

For more information, contact:
Tarrigon Van Denburg
H & SS Dean’s Office, H-211;
(657) 278-3528, tvandenburg@fullerton.edu

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