Summer Programs
Prague
A group of students in Kutna Hora.
Available to graduate and undergraduate students, the summer Prague program focuses on law, crime and criminal justice in Eastern/Central Europe before and after the transition from communism to democracy.
The 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, Social Work, International Studies, Political Science, Economics, History, even Arts and Sciences.
Readings, guest lectures, field trips, documentaries, and Czech films address topics such 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, and organized crime.
Field trips provide students with an up-close look at a prison, a criminal court, police operations, a prostitution assistance center, ethnic neighborhoods, a drug rehabilitation center, and a juvenile delinquency prevention program.
Courses Available:
- CCJ 4938 Crime in Emerging Democracy
- CCJ 4933 War Crimes
- HUM 3930 Culture and Civilization of Czech Republic
- CCJ 4905 Qualitative Visual Research in Criminology
- SOW xxxx Qualitative Visual Research in Social Work
- SOW 4104 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- SOW 4658 International Mental Health and Child Welfare Practice
**Please note: All courses are also available for graduate school credit**
Two students (Jesse Witten and Mike Fisher) with Major Krassa at police academy in Hradec Karlove.
Course Credit
The program is available for 9 undergraduate or 6 graduate credits in Criminology, Social Work, and/or Humanities. (Additional credits may be earned through Directed Independent Studies arranged with the professors.) Students read course material, attend guest presentations, and participate in field trips, write reaction papers/journals, and complete projects.
Program Fees
Program fees cover housing, breakfast, entrance to all group events, transit system pass, and wireless Internet access; in addition to course credit hours. Program includes several side trips (Krakow [in Poland], Cesky Krumlov) plus day trips to towns such as Kutna Hora. Not covered are airfare to Prague or lunch and dinner. Entrance fees for course specific events may be paid by students.
Qualifications
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.
Registration
Apply for the program through the International Programs Office, http://www.international.fsu.edu/.
Contact the Prague program director (Professor Dan Maier-Katkin) dmaierkatkin@fsu.edu.
