Austria
Vienna, Austria

July 7 - 29, 2012

Total Program Fee: $4,720

Academics and Courses    Application, Cost, and Important Details 

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Program Location:

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, has long enchanted people from all over the world with images of snowcapped Alpine peaks, the intellectual and artistic ferment of Vienna's coffeehouses, and the musical and political dominance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Vienna is a unique blend of history and modernity with culture and tradition abound. It is a city that can cater to almost every taste with an excellent mix of art, music, architecture and entertainment. Imperial sights, art treasures overflowing in museums and art collections, a packed cultural calendar, a long tradition of music (Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, Schubert, and a lively youth music scene), along with excellent theatres and concerts that cater to a diverse and international audience.
 

Program Description:

In this program, students will have the option of taking an Intermediate German language course (taught in German), or Art: Drawing I or Drawing II.

Excursions: Individual instructors will arrange local excursions related to their classes. Together, we will take a boat cruise on the Danube and on a subterranean lake, follow the traces of “The Third Man” in the canal system, take a trip to Salzburg, see exhibitions, the second largest cemetery in the world, visit the Prater (an amusement park featuring the oldest Ferris Wheel in the world), attend music performances, visit the “Narrenturm” (Madhouse Tower), Sigmund Freud museum, learn about the Habsburgs and Babenbergers, and much more!

Please note: Prospective students should be aware that study abroad programs require an enormous deal of walking. You should be prepared to walk at least 5 miles each day. You may also walk over steep, uneven, possibly slippery or rocky terrain, even in cities. You have to be in very good shape to keep up with the program. Good walking shoes and a rain coat are essential for this program!

Classes: Classes will be held three hours per day during the week.  The classrooms are conveniently located in the same place as the dormitories.

Accommodations: Students will share fully equipped flats, with their own bathroom, toilet, kitchen, and internet connection in the rooms. There is also a washer and dryer. Students are responsible to wash their bed linens (provided). Towels are not provided. The program fee covers the cost of two meals per day. There are supermarkets, restaurants, a post office etc. nearby.

Academics:

All TnCIS programs are academic in nature and course work that takes advantage of the program location will be the central focus. TnCIS program courses are for credit only. In Austria, students will enroll in ONE of the following courses:

GERMAN: GERM 2010: Intermediate German Conversation (Prerequisite: German 1020)
This course will concentrate on conversation, writing, listening and reading in German. The emphasis will be on communicative proficiency. See course syllabus 

ART: Drawing I (No Prerequisites)
Drawing is a cornerstone of visual art and communication. This course is designed to jump-start and hone your nascent drawing and observation skills. This will be achieved through a travel journal, which will address certain techniques through specific assignments as well as more unstructured observational drawing and note taking. The visual organization skills learned herein will be abetted by critiques which will give you the chance to garner feedback and learn to talk about art in a cogent fashion. Overall you will be learning basic tools of visual organization, manifest in black and white drawings. See course syllabus

ART: Drawing II (No Prerequisites)
Drawing is a cornerstone of visual art and communication. This course is designed to jump-start and hone your nascent drawing and observation skills. This will be achieved through a travel journal, which will address certain techniques through specific assignments as well as more unstructured observational drawing and note taking. The visual organization skills learned herein will be abetted by critiques which will give you the chance to garner feedback and learn to talk about art in a cogent fashion. Overall you will be learning basic tools of visual organization, manifest in black and white drawings. Intermediate Drawing will focus on ideas within drawing and drawing as an idea. This will entail having a good working knowledge of drawing techniques and a willingness to explore beyond simply communicating likeness but using drawing to convey more complex ideas, questions and notions. Concept, synthesis and tremendous work ethic will be emphasized.   See course syllabus

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