Description:
Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis is a high-quality educational center specializing in liberal arts.
The CHP course roster contains over twenty semester-long courses in psychology, economics, sociology, gender studies, religion, political science, political geography, history, ethnography, Jewish studies, history of art, Slavic studies, literature, film and Czech language. All CHP courses are listed below but not all of them are offered every semester. Please contact us for more information.
* Core course: Czech Culture and Civilization + Lets talk Czech
* Politics of the European Union
* Challenges to European Politics
* CEE Economics and the EU Enlargement
* Fragmentation and Reintegration of Europe
* Gender and Culture: Selected Current Topics
* European Mentality
* Czech History of the 20th century: An Oral History Project
* Jews in East Central Europe: Life of a Minority
* Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the European Context: Confrontation, or coexistence?
* Baroque-Classicism Polarity in the Art of Central Europe
* Crossroads of European Art
* Emblematic Reductions: Icons of American and Czech Popular Culture
* Readings in Central European Literature: Meeting Points, Diverging Lines
* Reading Prague: The City as a Metaphor of Human Existence
* Reading in 20th century Czech and American Literature
* Modern Czech Film: History on Screen
* European Space in Film: The Other Europe?
* Elementary Czech
* Intermediate Czech
* Topics of Clinical Psychology
Highlights:
* CHP is programmatically a small program, 38-40 students on average, the maximum number of students per semester is 45.
* CHP provides personal attention to students' academic and personal needs.
* CHP courses are taught in small classes, e.g. a 4-student class is not an exception.
* CHP faculty consists of top Czech specialists in their respective fields.
* CHP academic standards emulate the high academic standards of the sending schools and are supervised by Academic Advisory board.
* Program provides an extensive immersion program for its students.
* Program facilities are centrally located in Prague.
Minimum Education: High School
Languages:
Czech
and English
Languages Used As A Medium of Teaching:
English
Subject Areas:
Art History,
Culture,
Economics,
European Studies (includes Politics),
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies,
Film,
Foreign Language,
History,
Literature,
Philosophy,
Political Science/Politics,
Psychology
and Religious Studies
Cost in US$: Please inquire for more details.
Cost Includes: Tuition, housing, breakfast, airport meet, orientation, local excursions and field trips
Credit Available: yes
Experience Required: no
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Dormitory
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- Essay
- Letters of Reference
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Transcript
- Written Application
Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis's Mission Statement: Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis was founded in 1997 to provide a study abroad experience to students from leading American institution of higher learning and students of comparable academic standards. In nature, CHP is a European Studies program that focuses on humanities and social science. The core of the CHP student body has been students of Bowdoin College, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Columbia College, Haverford College, Claremont McKenna College, Northwestern University, Pomona College, Scripps College, Swarthmore College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as Yale University Colorado College, Wesleyan University, Vassar College, Carlton College, etc.
Year Founded: 1997