Czech Study Abroad Program

Spend six weeks in beautiful Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, studying politics, social/economic change, racial/ethnic problems, crime and criminal justice. Students learn about life in Eastern/Central Europe before and after the transition from communism to democracy, with a particular emphasis on law, crime and criminal justice.

Course Highlights

• (CCJ 4938)  Crime in Emerging Democracy
• (CCJ 4933)  War Crimes
• (HUM 3930)  Culture and Civilization of Czech Republic
• (CCJ 4905)  Visual Criminology

 

Course Content and Credit

The program is available for 9 undergraduate or 6 graduate credits in Criminology. (Additional credits may be earned through Directed Independent Studies arranged with the professors.)  Students will read course material, attend guest presentations and participate in field trips.

Readings and Lectures will address such topics as the history of the Czech Republic, living under communism, social problems, nature and extent of crime, comparative criminal justice, developing a democratic criminal justice system, ethnic minorities and crime, organized crime, and so forth.

Field Trips take the students to a prison, a criminal court, police operations, a prostitution assistance center, ethnic neighborhoods, a drug rehabilitation center, a juvenile delinquency prevention program, and so forth.

 

Gaining an International Perspective

This program allows students to gain an international and comparative perspective on a wide array of social problems and issues. It should be of interest to many majors including Criminology, International Studies, Political Science, Economics, History, even Arts and Sciences.

 

Who Should Attend?

Participants can be undergraduate or graduate students of any major and need not have any background in criminology or criminal justice. Students from universities other than FSU are welcome. Participants will need a passport.

 

Housing Facilities

Participants will stay two/three to a room in comfortable accommodations centrally located in Prague. Breakfast was served every morning in the restaurant of the hotel.

 

Expenses

Costs: The cost for the six week course is $4,795 for both undergraduate and graduate Florida residents. (Out of state students may pay higher fees.) This covers housing, breakfasts, tuition for nine undergraduate or six graduate credit hours, all course related activities including field trips, a six week pass on public transportation, and several sight-seeing trips. Student loans are available from financial aid.

Additional Expenses: The program fee listed above does not include airfare. Students will purchase their own tickets and should expect to pay $700-$800. Students should budget $20 per day for lunches and dinners, and $50-200 per week for spending money, depending on personal spending habits and weekend travel plans. The program costs listed above do not include expenses for the required reading material.

Payments: A $500 refundable deposit is required to hold a place in the program. All fees must be paid before the beginning of the program. Financial aid must be arranged by the student. Check with FSU's International Programs for fee schedules.

 

Dates

The 2005 trip is scheduled for June 23 - August 4.

 

About Prague

Prague rivals Paris and Venice in stunning physical beauty, and since the opening of the borders in 1989, tourists from all over the world have traveled there to see the fabulous Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, and Prague Castle, as well as the simple historic residences and cobblestone streets.

Prague has become an international meeting place for students and provides a vast array of entertainment ranging from jazz and blues to opera and string quartets. Concerts are held daily throughout the city at affordable prices. The Czech republic also brews some of the finest beer in the world.

Traveling to Other Countries

The Czech Republic is located in the center of Central Europe, adjacent to Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. Class activities will be scheduled for Monday through Thursday of each week, so students wishing to travel to other countries or to other areas of the Czech Republic will have 3-day weekends to do so. Participants last year traveled to Germany (Berlin, Dresden, Munich), Poland (Krakow, Auschwitz), Austria (Vienna), Italy (Florence), Slovakia (Bratislava), and Hungary (Budapest). Fares on trains are quite reasonable.

Links of Interest

• View the Prague 2005 Slide Show (Requires MS PowerPoint - 14.5 MB).
• Look at a Map of the city.
• To read more about Traveling in Prague.
• The Prague Post is an English newspaper that is published every Wednesday.

 

If you would like to receive more information on the Prague trip please feel free to contact us using the form below or email

Dr. Laura Bedard, Program Director - lbedard@mailer.fsu.edu, 644-7367

Kerensa N. Pate, Assistant to the Program Director - kpendtable@aol.com, 644-7367

Joan Cassels, International Program Office - jcassels@admin.fsu.edu, 644-3272

International Program Office - www.international.fsu.edu, 644-3272

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