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CIP Summer 2010 Programs Leipzig, Germany — Faith, Culture & Human Rights in Germany May 14-June 22, 2010 Highlights Leipzig with its rich musical heritage is a unique location for an integrated examination of human rights, faith, and culture. This program culminates with the annual International Bach Festival. Leipzig is located in the State of Saxony, one of six German provinces comprising the territory of the former Germany Democratic Republic, known in the U.S. as “East Germany.” The city of 500,000 and its surrounding areas have a rich heritage in Christian faith as represented in Reformation history and culture, including a long tradition of collaboration between music and the church. The program will focus on the intersection of and interplay among faith issues, cultural understanding and expressions, and human rights in the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and in the mid-and late 20th and early 21st centuries with a focus on the states of the former German Democratic Republic. Students will examine aspects of the complex social patterns of life in contemporary eastern Germany that arose as a legacy of National Socialism, Communism and the traumatic introduction of capitalism in the East, and the unification of the two former German states. Academic program All students enroll in UDI 310 (1 credit) and select two or three classes for a total of 7 or 10 credits. Students are required to participate in UDI 220 (1 credit) during the spring 2010 semester, with two follow-up sessions in the fall 2010 semester. Students are encouraged to register for a German language course during the spring 2010 semester. Combining three of the following courses creates a self-defined cluster. MUS 203 Sights and Sounds of Music: Central Europe (3 credits) An introduction to music and its literature, with emphasis on the way music has been shaped by its cultural, geographic and historical contexts. Fulfills Arts Studies general education requirement and an Arts and Human Experience cluster requirement. MUS 360 Special Topics in Music (3 credits) Special topics in specialized areas of music. Permission, restricted to music majors only. PHL 371 Philosophy and Human Rights (3 credits) Examination of the nature and philosophical foundations of universal moral (human) rights; and application of human rights theory to issues and cases from Germany and Central Europe. Prerequisite: PHL 103 or ASI 111-112. Fulfills Philosophy and Religious Studies general education requirement and a Social Justice cluster requirement. REL 363 Faith and Justice (3 credits) The course explores the relationship between faith and justice in the works of religious visionaries such as Bonhoeffer, Jaeggerstaetter, and John Paul II. The life and works of religious activists living in Germany and the former Soviet bloc during WWII, the Cold War and present times will be highlighted, with the principles of Catholic social teaching providing a framework for the course. Prerequisite: REL 103 or ASI 111-112. Fulfills Philosophy and Religious Studies general education requirement and a Social Justice cluster requirement. MAXIE: Prepare (UDI 220) All students in the program will participate in this one credit-hour mini-course orientation during the spring 2010 term. Two post-trip sessions during the fall 2010 term will be required to complete the course.
This is a required class for your education abroad experience. Please check this schedule before registering for spring semester classes. Do not schedule another class at the same time. Graduate students GRADUATE STUDENTS may take MUS 560 for 3 credits of graduate course work. A directed study/topics course on the graduate level in Philosophy or Religious Studies can be completed in the context of PHL 371 or REL 363, respectively. |
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