CEECE in Prague at Anglo-American University

Schedule: Winter Intersession 2010

January 3rd- students arrive in Prague 

January 4th - first day of winter intersession 

January 4th - 5th - add/drop period 

January 15th - end of HIS 237 Central European History course 

January 16th - HIS 237 students may depart Prague (optional)

January 21st - end of winter intersession

January 22nd - students depart Prague

Program Objectives: 

The program has two main goals: to provide a rigorous academic program which gives students the opportunity to be immersed in regular courses with Czechs and other international students, and to build valuable cross-cultural skills by living in an international setting. 

Academic Program: 

The academic program earns students 3 semester hours of credit. (*equivalent to 4.5 quarter hours for those on a term schedule). The program is designed to give every student a brief taste of the Czech language and culture. This is our shortest program and it is intended for mature students who are able to adjust quickly to their new environment. Students who are attending the spring program may also add the winter intersession to extend their study abroad experience.

The CEECE Prague program includes: 

1. tuition and fees for one course

2. required textbooks 

3. an official transcript from Anglo-American University

4. accommodation in apartments or independent living 

5. airport pick-up and drop-off 

6. orientation 

7. a Resident Director in Prague 

8. scheduled CEECE events in Prague

9. a local transportation pass- allows unlimited transport on Prague city buses, trams, and subways. 

10. use of a prepaid cell phone.  Students are responsible for recharging the phone when they run out of credits. 

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. The comprehensive program fee for the Winter Intersession 2010 at Anglo-American University with course is $2,749 with the independent living option and $2,999 with the apartment option and includes everything listed above. The program fee with two courses is $3,349 with the independent living option and $3,599 with the apartment option. The application deadline for the Winter Intersession program November 13th, 2009.  Late applications may be accepted if space is available. The balance of the program fee is due by December 11th, 2009.

Attend the Prague winter intersession and any spring program together and save $600! 

You can save $600 if you add the Prague winter intersession at Anglo-American University to any Spring program.

FAQ

Courses:

HIS 237 CENTRAL EUROPEAN HISTORY - This course is an advanced survey of East Central Europe. It will trace political, social and cultural developments in this area from the early Middle Ages to the presence. Emphasis will be given to the comparative aspects of the various nationalities and regions of East Central Europe. The course will examine in greater detail the 20th century upheavals of the region with the climax of the events of 1989. Prerequisite: none. 

Time: 9:00 am—12:50 pm

Week One: Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th, Friday 8th.

Week Two: Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th, Friday 15th.   

ECO 250 FINANCIAL CRISIS & INSTABILITY—AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS - This is a course in economic history and theory with a special emphasis on the issue of financial instability and crises. The course will go back in history to the earliest financial crises and make its way up to the present day global financial crisis. We will start with some key economic theories on financial instability and crises (classical, neo-classical and critical finance theories) and proceed to apply this theory to the history of crises in the past 200 years. The method will be both historical and comparative. As such it will analyze the causes and consequences of the different types of financial crises by placing them in their respective socio-historical and political context and also by comparing major crises in history. The purpose of this will be to ascertain which policy approaches have proved useful in the past and what kind of policy implications does the current crisis hold and what are the ways to tackle it. The debate around the current financial turmoil, its causes and consequences, will be discussed at length with the purpose of providing the students with an in-depth understanding of these extraordinary times in economic history. Thus course requires no prior knowledge of economics.

Time: 17:00 pm-21:15pm

Week One: Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th, Thursday 7th.

Week Two: Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th, Thursday 14th. 

Week Three: Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th, Thursday 21st.     

Where will you be living in Prague?

Many programs won't tell you.  Students choosing the apartment option are housed in apartments in the center of of the city in Prague's Vinohrady district.  Vinohrady is an affluent residential area which borders the downtown shopping district.  The area begins just behind the national museum on Wenceslas square and continues to the east.  Click here for details.