A six-week, 6.0 credit hour study abroad course in Budapest, Hungary sponsored by Dr. Rebecca Chory. Trip dates are May 28 to June 17. Applications can be submitted: https://studyabroad.wvu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=913&Type=O
WVU COMM Studies 2013 Study Abroad: Budapest, Hungary
1. Comm. & Culture in Budapest, Hungary
WVU Faculty-led Summer 2013 Study Abroad
• 6 credits: 3 weeks online & 3 weeks on-site (May 28-June 17) in Budapest, Hungary
• Instructor: Dr. R.M. Chory, Professor of Comm. Studies, Fulbrighter to Budapest
• Cost
$2,000 scholarship (COMM majors & pre-majors, including grad students)
$500 scholarship (undergrad majors in Eberly College of Arts & Sciences)
+ $2,525 (can use scholarships, financial aid, etc.)
• $5,025 (includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts, TUITION, admissions to all museums
and historical sites, transportation in Budapest, excursions, a day trip to Gödöllő,
an overnight trip to Eger, some meals, books, etc.)
2. The Courses (6 credits)
• COMM 493: Construction & Comm. of Hungarian Cultural ID (3 credits)
• COMM 493: Hungary-USA: Comm & Cultural Connections (3 credits)
• Courses count toward Comm major and minor requirements
• Topics
– Hungarian history and the city of Budapest
– Americans’ and other Westerners’ perceptions of Hungary
– Hungarians’ perceptions of themselves, others (including USA), social groups
– Surviving Communism
– Women, families, friendships, social roles, and social life in Hungary
– The world of work in Hungary
– Historical Hungarian media vs. American media
– America through new eyes
• George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict, and Aggression
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7. Parliament
(Parlament in Hungarian)
The Holy Crown of Hungary and the
Coronation Regalia on display in Parliament
Bronze Statue of Poet Attila József
near Parliament
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9. Kossuth tér
Kossuth Lajos (1802-1894), Hungary’s
leader 1848-49, tried to re-gain Hungary’s
independence from the Habsburgs
Formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, today
the Museum of Ethnography
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10. Szabadság tér
(Freedom Square)
Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary
during failed 1956 revolution; executed
in 1958; today a symbol of freedom Soviet Monument
US Embassy
Lajos Batthány
Eternal Flame
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