Program provides out of country experience
Issue date: 4/15/09 Section: Campus
Between July 31 and August 11, 2009, the PfalzAkademie in Lambrecht, Germany will offer Francis Marion University students the opportunity to study in a two-week program entitled "This is Our Moment: History and Democracy in German-American Relations." In the summer of 2008, four FMU students participated in a similar program that led to three credit hours in political science. This year's topic is offering credit for History 318: The Historical Focus: History and Democracy in German-American Relations. This portion of the program will include students from the US and Germany.
The program will begin at the PfalzAkademie, a modern conference/hotel complex in Lambrecht, Germany, located in Rheinland-Pfalz, a sister state with South Carolina. The second week will be held in Berlin, Germany, the capital of modern Germany. In addition to American and German students, there will also be participants in a wider international program, which will constitute a portion of the seminar. These students will come from Poland, Hungary and Northern Ireland. Dr. George E. Harding, Professor of German and Coordinator of the German program, will personally lead the group and will serve as an active member of the on-site faculty in Germany for the entire program. Although the program is geared towards majors in history and political science, it is open to all FMU students, regardless of major, and anyone successfully completing the course will receive credit. This program has been approved by Provost Richard Chapman, Dr. Larry Nelson, Chair of the History Dept. and by Dr. Duane Myers, Director of International Programs. The conference language is English.
The participants will take part in discussions, workshops, activities, travel, excursions and social events. Speaking, writing, reading and coordinating scholarly activities will be required of all participants from all nations. The FMU students will write daily journals and will be monitored on participation by Dr. Harding while in Germany. Upon their return, a member of the FMU Department of History will also evaluate their experiences while in Germany. A compilation of the evaluations will determine the grade for the transfer credit.
The program will begin at the PfalzAkademie, a modern conference/hotel complex in Lambrecht, Germany, located in Rheinland-Pfalz, a sister state with South Carolina. The second week will be held in Berlin, Germany, the capital of modern Germany. In addition to American and German students, there will also be participants in a wider international program, which will constitute a portion of the seminar. These students will come from Poland, Hungary and Northern Ireland. Dr. George E. Harding, Professor of German and Coordinator of the German program, will personally lead the group and will serve as an active member of the on-site faculty in Germany for the entire program. Although the program is geared towards majors in history and political science, it is open to all FMU students, regardless of major, and anyone successfully completing the course will receive credit. This program has been approved by Provost Richard Chapman, Dr. Larry Nelson, Chair of the History Dept. and by Dr. Duane Myers, Director of International Programs. The conference language is English.
The participants will take part in discussions, workshops, activities, travel, excursions and social events. Speaking, writing, reading and coordinating scholarly activities will be required of all participants from all nations. The FMU students will write daily journals and will be monitored on participation by Dr. Harding while in Germany. Upon their return, a member of the FMU Department of History will also evaluate their experiences while in Germany. A compilation of the evaluations will determine the grade for the transfer credit.
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