Westmont College  Europe Semester 2002
Preparation Itinerary Academics Ask the Experts Tourism Links  Museum Links

NEWS AND SHORT CUTS 7-15-02: A nice plot summary for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (which we'll be seeing at the Globe Theatre). New tourism link. A few stragglers still need a Gallery Guide Assignment! E-mail Dr. Fisk with your requests. Sample Gallery Guide. 6-26-02: daily schedule for the Arts and Ideas is linked to the IS116/117E syllabus. Scroll down to "Course Procedures" and then "Class Time," or go here (for the IS116 schedule) and here (for the IS117 schedule). 6-10-02: A newly posted article about thieves and pickpockets in Europe is worth a read. Summer Reading Assignments: Go here for study questions. 2nd half due to Prof. Pointer on Aug.1st. City Reports: City Reports page.

Preparation (return to top)

• read this article about thieves and pickpockets in Europe
• start by reading the Off Campus Programs Study Abroad Handbook
• Orientation Notes from our April orientation session, including flight info, packing tips, important reminders.
• as you dream about your fall adventure, you might also want to think about what Europe Semester is NOT
• what is happening in the world out there? Spend some time this summer reading the news from a non-U.S. perspective. You might be surprised what you learn!
• check out our TOP TEN LIST of things you should do this summer

Itinerary (return to top)

DUBLIN, IRELAND YORK via Manchester, GREAT BRITAIN CAMBRIDGE, GB LONDON, GB GENEVA, SWITZERLAND STRASBOURG, FRANCE PARIS, FRANCE

NORMANDY, FRANCE ANTWERP, BELGIUM HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS GOSLAR, GERMANY BERLIN, GERMANY WITTENBERG, GERMANY PRAGUE, CZ REPUBLIC

VIENNA, AUSTRIA SCHLOSS MITTERSILL, AUSTRIA VENICE, ITALY FLORENCE, ITALY ROME, ITALY TOLO, GREECE ATHENS,GREECE

Academics (return to top)

Here are links to the syllabi for each course, as well as the required textbooks. Please note that all syllabi require pre-work during the summer,

IS116E & IS117E Arts and IdeasArts and Ideas of the Western Tradition I / II (Steve Pointer and Bruce Fisk)

Textbooks

Marvin Perry, Western Civilization: A Brief History, 4th ed., Houghton Miflin, 2001.

Marvin Perry, Joseph Peden, and Theodore Von Laue, Sources of the Western Tradition, 2 vols., 4th ed., Houghton Miflin, 1999.

John Walford, Great Themes in Art, Prentice Hall, 2002.

HIS 120E/ RS 120E Reformation Christianity: 1450-1650 (Steve Pointer)

Textbooks

Carter Lindberg, The European Reformations, Blackwell Publishers, 1996

Alister McGrath, Reformation Thought: An Introduction, 3rd ed., Blackwell Publishers, 1999

Hans Hillerbrand, ed., The Protestant Reformation, Harper, 1968

RS 150E Early Church in the Roman World (Bruce Fisk)

Textbooks

David A. deSilva, Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture. IVP, 2000.

K. C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman, Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts. Fortress, 1998.

James S. Jeffers, The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era. IVP, 1999.

Ask the Experts (return to top)

Have a question as you prepare for Europe?
Wondering about travel, packing, healthcare, shopping, spending money, etc.?
If you'd like to ask fellow students who have survived previous Europe Semesters, click here and ask away!
If the answer to your question might help all of us, we'll edit it and post it here.

Our distinguished panel of experts includes Erin Doyland, Stephanie Lind, Lindsay Harris, Kristen Thompson , Matt Rumsford, Jake Werley, Kevin Kreutz and Brooke Burris.

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Tourism Links (return to top)

If you find a helpful link, click here and pass it along.

Europe for Visitors	http://goeurope.about.com/
BUG - the Backpacker's Ultimate Guide to Europe	http://www.bugeurope.com/
Lonely Planet: SubWWWay to Europe (loaded with links to countries, cities and sites in Euorpe)	http://www.lonelyplanet.com/weblinks/wleur.htm
Athens Survival Guide	http://www.athensguide.com/
Roman Catacombs	http://www.catacombe.roma.it/

Museum Links (return to top)

More to come. If you find a helpful link, click here and pass it along.

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