HIST 390 - Great Cities in History - LONDON
Required Spring Recess phase of 2009 Spring semester course (4 credits)
Faculty Leader
Professor Jeffrey Meriwether
jmeriwether@rwu.edu
Department of History
Program Dates: Spring Break 2009
Program Fees: To be determined
Course Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
To Apply
Students who wish to enroll may contact Professor Jeffrey Meriwether.
Students can obtain an application at the Spiegel Center for Global and International Programs in NIKE HALL or download from our website.
Short Term Study Abroad Program Application
A Roger Williams University Scholarship is also available:
"Bridging the World" Scholarship Application
Program Description
This trip is the required laboratory equivalent for History 390, Great Cities in History.
The course is designed with a lecture/discussion component before and after spring break with a visit to the Great city during the spring recess in March. Participation in the spring recess phase of this course is required.
Course Description
This course will explore the origins and development of one the world's great cities, such as London, Paris, Dublin, Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, Tokyo, Quebec City, Boston, Chicago and New York. As circumstances warrant, other major cities may be added to the list. The course may be repeated for credit, but students may study a single city only once. When this course is offered in the spring semester it incorporates 1 week of intensive onsite study during the spring recess.
Program Itinerary : To be determined.