The BMW Factory, Munich.
Germany is Europe’s economic powerhouse. Learn what has made Germany great over 2000 years, how
World War brought disaster to Germany, and how the country has recovered to become the democratic leader of Europe.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria
Become an informed world traveler by visiting Munich and Berlin in May 2014.
The Sony Center, Berlin
Munich’s Town Hall with its famous Glockenspiel
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
UCO Instructors:
Dr. Michael Springer (History)
Dr. Mary Brodnax (Humanities)
Dr. Rudi Nollert (German)
Earn 3 UCO credits

Discover traces of the Romans in Germany and how Medieval Christianity developed
Our tentative itinerary for Germany: Kaisers, Crackpots and Captains of Industry
17.5 Departure from OKC
18.5 Dublin—One day sightseeing and overnight stay
19.5 Flight to Munich. City orientation (Town square and Hofbräuhaus)
20.5 Germany Today—BMW automobile plant and Alte Pinakothek art museum
21.5 Germany under the Nazis—excursion to Dachau concentration camp
22.5 Romantic Germany-- excursion to Neuschwanstein, Ludwig II’s fairy tale castle
23.5 Directed Learning Day Munich—Student free choice (examples: art museum, technical museum, brewery tour, city history, church architecture, Olympic park, concert or performance)
24.5 Medieval Germany—from Roman Empire to Holy Roman Empire
25.5 Train to Berlin. City orientation (Brandenburg Gate, Jewish Museum, Parliament)
26.5 Renaissance Germany—excursion to Wittenberg
27.5 Royal Germany: Frederick the Great’s Sanssouci Palace
28.5 Berlin!—Countdown Day: Ten Things that Make Berlin Europe’s Coolest City!
29.5 Consumer Germany: KaDeWe (the German Shopping Paradise), Berlin Wall
30.5 Directed Learning Day Berlin: Student free choice (see examples above)
31.5 Dublin--overnight
1.6 Flight from Dublin to OKC
For more information or to sign up contact mspringer@uco.edu
, mbrodnax@uco.edu
, or hnollert@uco.edu
.
Estimated travel fees: $ 3000 plus tuition (includes airfare, ground transportation, hotel with breakfasts, museum and site admissions).
Climb the glass dome of the German
Parliament, Berlin
Guinness Museum, Ireland. Dublin is our overnight stopover on the way to Germany.
Drs Springer, Brodnax, and Nollert each speak German fluently. Course participants do not need to speak German. Students earn 3 UCO credits in History, Humanities, or German.