Berlin: Capital of New Germany - application due date extended to 11/23/09
Berlin: Capital of New Germany - Spring Break 2010
Study in Berlin over Spring Break.
For information, please contact Ginny Pellam-Montalbano at 443-9417 or gapellam@syr.edu
Applications are available online. New students should apply online under the "To Apply" section of our website. For program please select “SU world partners” and state that you are interested in the Berlin program in the essay section along with answering the essay questions. Students who have participated on an SU Abroad program may complete a returning SU Abroad applicant application.
Course
"GER 300- Berlin: Capital of the New Germany (1 credits)" – Spring Break
Berlin is one of the most vibrant and interesting cities of Europe. This program will provide you with an opportunity to experience contemporary Berlin, discover politically, culturally and historically important places, visit multicultural Kreuzberg, take trips to museums displaying the history of divided Berlin, gain an understanding of the two different systems and German states, show them everyday life and oppression in the GDR, persecution and resistance in Berlin during the Nazi era. The trip will also focus on the question how history is preserved (or erased), how for example the memory of the Holocaust is publicly displayed today. Most importantly, you will gain an understanding of the ongoing process of change in Berlin, to a unified and at the same time increasingly diverse city in the heart of Europe and the EU.
Class size is limited to 15 students and is open to students who are taking GER 102 in the spring of 2010 or are enrolled in higher division courses (e.g., GER 200 and up). Students not enrolled in a German course but have knowledge of Germany may also apply.
Faculty
Karina von Trippelskirch is Assistant Professor of German and a native of both German states. She grew up in the GDR and studied German Language and Literature and Cultural Anthropology in Marburg, then West Germany. She received among other fellowships a Postdoc Fellowship of the DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service. She maintains close ties with the DAAD and hopes that the trip, if approved, will be supported with a travel grant for participating students. Prof. von Tippelskirch has been to Berlin many times. Recently, she visited SU’s World Partner Program at the FU and the places to be visited on the proposed trip. She is currently teaching a new course for the German Program at the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: “Berlin: City, Literature, History.”
Tentative Itinerary
Friday, March 12 -Depart Syracuse
Saturday, March 13 - Arrival in Berlin and bus transfer to hotel; group lunch. Afternoon: Walking Tour to Gendarmenmarkt and visit of old Berlin.
Sunday, March 14 - Checkpoint Charlie Museum (The Berlin Wall)Walk from there to Brandenburg Gate Monument for the Murdered Jews of Europe Walk to DDR-Museum. Evening free or: Concert at Berliner Dom.
Monday, March 15 - Morning: Visit Reichstag (German Parliament) and climb Glass Dome; group lunch at cafeteria of the Reichstag Walk to Pergamon Museum – Visit Museum.
Tuesday, March 16 - Morning: Potsdamer Platz and Film Museum. Late Afternoon: Kulturfabrik – Visit and Group Dinner. Evening: Movie Theater or Performance @ Kulturfabrik.
Wednesday, March 17 - Visit FU-BEST and FU Berlin. Lunch at Cafeteria (“Mensa”) of FU. Afternoon: Guided Tour of Multi-cultural Kreuzberg.
Thursday, March 18 -Stasi Museum Hohenschönhausen. Group Lunch at Hackesche Höfe. Visit “Stolpersteine” and Museum “Silent Heroes”. Group Dinner at Fernsehturm
Friday, March 19 -Day Trip to Potsdam: Sanssouci Castle. Lunch at Cafeteria of Potsdam University. Evening at Café Berger (“Russendisco”).
Saturday, March 20 -Morning: Museum of the History of Berlin. KaDeWe and afternoon free - visit Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, go shopping at KaDeWe, or take a stroll along Kurfürstendamm. Evening: Final Banquet
Sunday, March 21 -Return to Syracuse
Costs
Tuition for the course is covered as part of regular spring semester tuition as long as you do not exceed 19 total credits. The cost for the spring break portion of the course is approximately $2435, and includes round trip transportation from Syracuse to Berlin, housing, some group meals, ground transportation, and entrance fees. It also includes all activities and services for which a separate fee is not charged. The final fee will be set once airfare and other expenses have been confirmed.
Application, Selection, & Payment Procedures
Students will be expected to submit the special application and a $60 non-refundable application fee to SU Abroad by October 12, 2009. All applications will be reviewed by an admissions committee made up of Professor von Tippelskirch and a SU Abroad representative. Students will be notified of their acceptance by October 26. Upon acceptance, a $450 non-refundable deposit is required to confirm your participation in the program. This is due within 10 days. Final payment will be due December 11, 2009.