CEECE at Corvinus University

Schedule: Summer 2008

June 7th-8th - students arrive in Budapest 

June 9th - first day of Summer program 

July 27th - end of Summer program 

June 28th-29th - students depart Budapest    

Program Objectives:   

The program has two main goals: to provide a rigorous academic program which gives students the opportunity to be immersed in the historic environment of their studies, and to build valuable cross-cultural skills by living in an international setting.

Academic Program: 

The academic program earns students up to 3-6 semester hours of credit. (*equivalent to 4.5-9 quarter hours for those on a term schedule). The program is designed to give every student a basic understanding of the Hungarian culture, while at the same time allowing for the program to be personalized to each students individualized needs. Students can choose one course of their choice. Students earn 3 semester hours of credit for each class. 300-399 numbered courses are Intermediate courses, primarily for sophomores and juniors. 400-499 numbered courses are specialized courses, primarily for juniors and seniors. 500-699 numbered courses are advanced courses, primarily for seniors and graduate students.

Courses: 

ART 497 – 19th and 20th Century Hungarian Art- The 19th and 20th centuries witnessed the rapid development of painting and architecture in Hungary. Initially art centers such as Vienna, Munich, Berlin and Paris played an important role in the formation of Hungarian art and architecture, which continued to follow major international trends. Yet conscious efforts were also made to make Hungarian art and architecture distinct: artists turned to the national past and even folk art in order to reform. Thus art and architecture were rejuvenated and something uniquely Hungarian emerged, remarkable even in the international context. After the shock of World War I conservative trends gained the upper hand, slowly giving way to modern and avant-garde impulses. After World War II the Communist regime imposed its tastes, and Socialist Realism remained artistic dogma until the late 1950s.  PREREQUISITES: Some knowledge of art history is useful, but not indispensable.

HIS 352 – Film and History- This course is designed as a general survey of history of Central Europe in the 20th century to enable students to understand current events and their historical background. The focus will be primarily on Central Europe and special attention will be paid to events and trends in Hungarian history in the 20th century, from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy to the fall of the Soviet block. Special attention will be paid to visual representation and to understanding historical events, trends and personalities through film-analysis. The course is based partly on lectures and partly on film-analysis. The students have an opportunity to watch documentary and feature films on historical topics and they are encouraged to participate in discussions on films and their historical background. PREREQUISITES: None. 

HIS 445 – History of Modern Europe-  The focus will be laid on Central Europe and on the way major West European states and the superpowers influenced and shaped political and economic developments in Central and East Central Europe. We shall cover some fundamental issues like political representation and legitimacy, nation and nationalism, economic thought, industrialization and capitalism, social structure, education and literacy, and social and spatial mobility. Later these issues will be applied to European history in two time spans. The first time span covers the period 1890 to 1945. Topics will be the Wilsonian concept of self-determination creating nation-states after the Great War and the end of democratic rule coinciding with revisionism, the rise of authoritarian rule and political extremism. The second time span covers the period 1945 to present. It starts with the decisive role of the United States and the Soviet Union in establishing a distinct political and economic order in post-war and Cold War Europe. It introduces major political forces in Western Europe and questions the legitimacy of one-party rule in East Central Europe. It deals with the economic policies and integration of Western Europe pre-1989, the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe, and the political integration efforts of a continent that is no longer divided within the framework of the European Union. PREREQUISITES: None.

IEC 201 Introduction to the EU- the course offers to raise and explain the basic issues of the operation, the institutional composition and the policy instruments of the European Union. As the result of half a century of gradual progress and expansion, the EU has emerged as the defining framework for the understanding of European politics and economic integration. The directions and meaning of European politics, business conditions and social transformation can not be easily and property grasped without the identification of the rules and organizational machinery, the policy tools and political division of responsibilities within the European system of multilevel governance.

SOC 667 The New East-European Underclass- the course is designed to deal with the main characteristics of East  and West-European and American urban development. It discusses the spatial structures of cities and the regularities of the spatial arrangement of social groups. Its main target is to reveal the spatial appearance of social inequalities. Hungarian and East-European and North American cities. The course will not only be a theoretical one, but the students will also have the chance to participate in "ecologic tours" in Hungarian "historic", "industrial" and "socialist" cities and in some Central European cities (e.g. Vienna, Prague or Krakow).

LNG 105 Hungarian for Beginners- the course is offered for students who wish to acquire a basic command of the Hungarian language which would help them to obtain simple information and to express their requests and/or messages in a simple form. The course is also ecommended for students who need only so-called "survival Hungarian". The course is based on the everyday vocabulary of spoken Hungarian with basic phenomena of Hungarian grammar. The course also gives an opportunity to achieve the skills necessary for futher deepending of the students' knowledge.

The course acquaints students with the Hungarian vowels and cinsinants and the rules of Hungarian pronunciation. Students are also taught as quickly as possible, simple colloquial patterns: introduction, understanding slow and simple answers, expressing short opinion, expressions of polite behavior, etc.

The CEECE Budapest summer program includes: 

1. tuition and fees for one course. 

2. an official transcript from Corvinus University of Budapest

3. accommodation for the duration of the program. 

4. resident director in Budapest  

Application, Program Fee, and Deadline: 

The first step to admission is submitting your application. After your application has been approved and we have received your $300 deposit, we will reserve your place in the program and register you for the course you have chosen. The comprehensive program fee for Summer 2008 is $3499 with one class and $4499 with two classes and includes everything listed above. The application deadline for the summer program is April 11th, 2008. Late applications may be accepted if space is available. The balance of the program fee is due by May 9th, 2008.