An Integrative Enrichment and Holocaust-themed Travel Course: This course will examine the relationship between the ideas, imagery, and personalities found within the social and life sciences with the concept of inherent human dignity. Focus will be placed on the historical conflict found in the eugenics movement and culminating in the atrocities committed in Europe during WWII. However, more contemporary issues will also be discussed. Each year the trip takes place near the beginning of the Summer Term. To view photos and summary descriptions of past trips, go here.
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Explore the itinerary for this travel course. Schedule is subject to change.
Walking tour of downtown Berlin in late afternoon/evening.Walking tour of downtown Berlin in late afternoon/evening.
Jewish museum tour
Brandenburg Euthanasia Center
We will travel by train to Brandenburg and tour the euthanasia center and explore the educational components the curator of the museum has created.
This day we will make our way north of Berlin via local train to visit this infamous camp.
This day we will make our way much farther north via regional train to visit this infamous women’s concentration camp, where Corrie and Betsy Ten Boom were held.
Students can use this day to tour a number of different sights in Berlin. They will use their Bahn pass to travel around the city with buddies. Recommendations include: Berliner Dom Cathedral, walk along the Unterden Linden, visit Humboldt University, Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, The Reichstag, Alexander Platz & Fernesehturm, take a day trip to Leipzig, or visit the Dietrich Bonhoeffer House.
Once we arrive in Krakow, we will take a walking tour of Old Town Krakow.
We will visit both Auschwitz I and II.
We will use the Schindler Factory Museum to better understand the life of Polish Jews during World War II.
Some options include Weiliczka Salt Mine (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and Wawel Castle.
Leave Krakow, fly out of Pope John Paul II Airport, and head home.
PSY 393 Travel Course Cost
Includes three credit hour of academic credit; PSY credit for Psychology majors; Enrichment Course or elective course for non-Psychology majors.
Does not include international airfare.
Reservations
Included in the Tour Price
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Cancellation
If it is necessary to cancel one’s reservation, please promptly do so in writing. Penalties may apply, depending on when cancellation occurs. After February 1, deposits and airfare may be non-refundable.