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The History of Modern Germany and Early Modern Europe
DESCRIPTION
HISTORY (Modern Germany) UG#473 / G#521 or HISTORY (Early Modern Europe) #270 GE or Workshop (NFC) This course will explore the origins and development of Modern Germany (and Central Europe) to the present. Selected sites will be used to examine aspects of the First Reich, the Reformation, development of the early modern German State, 19th century Germany, the Third Reich and Germany since World War II. It will consider German History as a whole with emphasis on the Modern while Early Modern Europe will focus on Central Europe between 1500 and 1789, its role in the Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, the contribution of Johannes Kepler to the Scientific Revolution, and the Holy Roman Empire as "incubator" of polities. The approach will be nontraditional and use site as text. There will be several class field trips to different German cities. Students will read an assigned text before departure as preparation. Course work will involve maintenance of a journal, book review(s), and essays summing up the experience. Written assignments due after return.
THE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Marie Donaghay holds a doctorate in History from the University of Virginia where she specialized in modern European history (1500+). Her research interest, publications and papers have centered on the diplomatic origins of the French Revolution. She has taught a full range of European history courses from the Middle Ages to the present, including the Modern Germany course at East Stroudsburg University where she has been Associate Professor of History since 1992. Dr. Donaghay may be reached by e-mail at: mdonaghay@po-box.esu. edu, phone: (570) 422-3255 or post: c/o History Department; ESU; East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999.
REQUIREMENTS & ADDITIONAL FEES
The course is open to all students interested in development of Germany and Central Europe. Students should have some background in history (AP or freshman survey or other). Tuition fees for sem. hrs. are: $841 in-state UG; $1802 out-state UG; $1246 in-state G; $1868 outstate G. The Workshop (NFC) is $350. Academic fees are billed by and payable to East Stroudsburg University (ESU); workshop fees are billed by and payable to CSA (all fees due prior to departure). Additional fees: Participation in CSA’s Salzkammergut and Munich Day Trips required; all others highly recommended.
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation