This program will expose students to a culture influenced by Eastern and Western traditions that is reconstructing is cultural identity, along with establishing democratic, market-driven societal systems. It will also teach students to recognize how a culture communicates its identity through language, art, architecture, historical sites, museums and more.

1. Comm. & Culture in Budapest, Hungary
WVU Faculty-led Summer 2013 Study Abroad
• 6 credits: 3 weeks online & 3 weeks on-site (May 28-June 17) in Budapest, Hungary
• Instructor: Dr. R.M. Chory, Professor of Comm. Studies, Fulbrighter to Budapest
• Cost
$2,000 scholarship (COMM majors & pre-majors, including grad students*)
$500 scholarship (undergrad majors in Eberly College of Arts & Sciences)
+~$2,700 (can use scholarships, financial aid, etc.)
• ~$5,200 (includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts, TUITION, admissions to all museums
and historical sites, transportation in Budapest, excursions, a day trip to Gödöllő,
an overnight trip to Eger, some meals, books, etc.)
• *Comm grad students will also receive $354 towards tuition

2. The Courses (6 credits)
• COMM 493: Construction & Comm. of Hungarian Cultural ID (3 credits)
• COMM 493: Hungary-USA: Comm & Cultural Connections (3 credits)
• Courses count toward Comm major and minor requirements
• Topics
– Hungarian history and the city of Budapest
– Americans’ and other Westerners’ perceptions of Hungary
– Hungarians’ perceptions of themselves, others (including USA), social groups
– Surviving Communism
– Women, families, friendships, social roles, and social life in Hungary
– The world of work in Hungary
– Media & politics in Hungary: Adopting American campaign strategies
– Historical Hungarian media vs. American media
– America through new eyes
• George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict, and Aggression
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Summer 2012 Students

4. Accommodations in Budapest
• Gold Hotel Buda (or similar)
• Twin-bedded rooms w/private bath or shower
• Breakfast included
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5. What Will We Do?
• Communication and Culture in Budapest, Hungary
will expose students to a culture influenced by
Eastern and Western traditions that is
reconstructing its cultural identity, along with
establishing democratic, market-driven societal
systems. It will also teach students to recognize how
a culture communicates its identity through
language, art, architecture, historical sites,
museums, and more.
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Where is Hungary?
At the geographic center of Europe

7. Where is Budapest?
In north central Hungary
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8. Parliament
(Parlament in Hungarian)
The Holy Crown of Hungary and the
Coronation Regalia on display in Parliament
Bronze Statue of Poet Attila József
near Parliament
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Inside Parliament

10. Kossuth tér
Kossuth Lajos (1802-1894), Hungary’s
leader 1848-49, tried to re-gain Hungary’s
independence from the Habsburgs
Formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, today
the Museum of Ethnography
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11. Soviet Monument
US Embassy
Lajos Batthány
Eternal Flame
Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary
during failed 1956 revolution; executed
in 1958; today a symbol of freedom
Szabadság tér
(Freedom Square)
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12. Summer 2012 US Embassy Visit
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13. Szent István tér
(Saint Stephen Square)
Szent István Bazilika
Streets around the square
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2012 Students inside
Szent István Bazilika

15. Hungarian National Museum
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16. Memento Park
Communism’s Statues
(1949–1989)
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17. Memento Park (we are here)
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18. Terror Ház
former headquarters
of the Nazi and
Communist
secret police
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19. Dohány St. Synagogue
2nd largest synagogue in world
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Dohány St. Synagogue

21. Around the Dohány St. Synagogue
Tree of Life : Memorial of the
Hungarian Jewish Martyrs
Memorial Garden
Holocaust Memorial
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Hungarian Jewish Museum

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24. Holocaust Memorial Museum
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25. Heroes’ Square
Monument commemorating the 7
Magyar (Hungarian) tribes' chieftains,
lead by Árpád, who settled their
people in Hungary ~ 896 AD
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27. Around Heroes’ Square
Museum of Fine Arts
Műcsarnok
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28. Museum of Fine Arts
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29. Széchenyi Baths
hot springs, thermal baths
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30. Vajdahunyad Castle
replicas of historic Hungarian buildings; 1896
Bust of Béla Lugosi, Dracula
in 1931 film, on a corner of
Vajdahunyad Castle
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31. Around Andrássy út
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Visiting Hungarian Fulbright Office

33. Magyar Állami Operaház
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34. Margitsziget
[Saint] Margaret Island
Saint Michael’s Church
13th C Dominican Convent Ruins
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35. Széchenyi (Chain) Bridge
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36. View from Gellért Hill
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Gate to Royal Palace Courtyard

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39. Altarpieces
Sculptures
Paintings
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40. Dates to 13th century;
named after
King Mátyás Corvinus
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44. Royal Palace Courtyard
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45. Budapest History Museum
in the Royal Palace
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47. Buda Castle
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Summer 2012 students
exploring the Buda Castle walls

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Summer 2012 Final Exam
(in our breakfast room)

50. Danube Bend Boat Trip
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51. Esztergom Cathedral
Hungary’s Largest Church
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52. Esztergom Cathedral Crypt
Cardinal József Mindszenty’s Tomb
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53. Around Esztergom
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Esztergom, Hungary
(Slovakia in background)

55. "The City of Artists"
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56. Szentendre
Serbian Influences
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3 students presented papers at the
International Gerbner Conference

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Summer 2012 Farewell Dinner

59. New this year…Eger!
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Minorite Church

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Eger Castle

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Eger Castle

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Around Eger

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The Valley of the Beautiful Women
vineyard and wine cellars in Eger

64. Tavern and Hotel
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The Valley of the Beautiful Women
vineyard and wine cellars in Eger
Interior of Wine Cellar

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Summer residence of Queen Elisabeth,
Empress of Austria & Queen of Hungary,
1854-1898

67. The Royal Park at Gödöllő
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Hungarian Cuisine
Cucumber salad, galuska, fries,
and lots of meat!

69. Hungarian Cuisine
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Hot Paprika Gulyás Leves

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Hungarian Cuisine

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Viszontlátásra!