Costa Rica: Food and Culture
Professor Carol Ruwe's nutrition class studied the food and culture of Costa Rica.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Why simply read about other nations and cultures when you can visit them? Here are Barton's upcoming travel opportunities.
The Pink Freud Mystery Tour
History of Psychology: A European JourneyJanuary 3-11, 2010
Explore the European roots of modern psychology and learn about the psychologists and thinkers who created clinical and experimental psychology. See where they lived and worked, and discover the context within which their different viewpoints took shape.
This exciting, hands-on course will immerse students in the history of early psychology through a visit to Europe — the place where psychology originated. Students will explore the vast beauty and rich cultural heritage of modern-day Europe. Visit Freud's museums (Vienna) and breath-taking sites such as the majestic Prague Castle near Freud's birthplace and the world-famous city of Dresden.
• Travel to Vienna, Imperial Vienna, Telc, Prague, and Dresden.
• Full itinerary is available here.
• Cost is $3,700 (subject to change).
• Contact Dr. Edward Fernandes at efernandes@barton.edu or at 252-399-6497 for more information.
Barton College Does Italy
Catholic History, Art, and ArchitectureJanuary 5-15, 2010
Visit the ancient city of Verona, the setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Take a vaporetto ride along the canals of Venice and discover this famous city's rich history. Explore Florence, Pisa, and Siena. Tour the excavations of Pompeii's ruins, and discover the world of the caesars and the domain of the popes in Rome.
• Visit Milan, Verona, Venice, Ravenna, Montecatini, Florence, Pisa, Siena, Tivoli, Sorrento, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome.
• Full itinerary is available here.
• Cost is $3,200 (subject to change).
• Contact Dr. Joe Jones at jjones@barton.edu or at 252-399-6448 for more information.
Remembering World War I and World War II
June 10-22, 2010
Relive the battles and remember those who sacrificed in the great wars as you travel from London to Normandy to Paris and to Brussels. With tours of battle and memorial sites, this excursion reminds us of the high price of freedom.
• Explore London, Aldbourne, Portsmouth, Normandy and the D-Day invasion beaches, Bayeux, Paris, Verdun, Luxembourg, Elsenborn Ridge, the Seigfried Line, and Brussels.
• Full itinerary is available here.
• Cost is $3,950 (subject to change).
• Contact Dr. Joe Jones at jjones@barton.edu or at 252-399-6448 for more information.
