This document describes a study abroad program in Budapest, Hungary led by Dr. Rebecca Chory of West Virginia University. Students will take two communication courses worth 6 credits and spend three weeks studying online and three weeks in Budapest from May 29th to June 18th. The estimated total cost of $4,800 covers airfare, hotel, meals, tuition, museum admissions, transportation and excursions. Students will learn about Hungarian history, culture and communication styles through visits around Budapest and a boat trip along the Danube River.

1. Comm. & Culture in Budapest, Hungary
WVU Faculty-led Summer 2012 Study Abroad
• 6 credits: 3 weeks online & 3 weeks on-site (May 29-June 18) in Budapest, Hungary
• Instructor: Dr. R.M. Chory, Assoc. Prof. of Comm. Studies, Fulbrighter to Budapest
• Cost
$2,000 scholarship (COMM majors & pre-majors, COMM 200 & 201)
$500 scholarship (majors in Eberly College of Arts & Sciences)
+~$2,300 (can use scholarships, financial aid, etc.)
• ~$4,800 (includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts, TUITION, admissions to all museums
and historical sites, transportation in Budapest, excursions, a boat trip to the
Danube Bend, some meals, books, etc.)
• Cost of 6 credits of Summer School at WVU in Morgantown
– In state tuition: $1,428
– Out of state tuition: $4,464
• http://comm.wvu.edu/undergrad/abroad#BUDAPEST

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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3. Accommodations in Budapest
• Gold Hotel Buda (or similar)
• twin-bedded rooms w/private bath or shower
• Breakfast included
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4. 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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5. Where is Hungary?
At the geographic center of Europe 5

6. Where is Budapest?
In north central Hungary
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7. 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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8. 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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9. Szabadság tér
(Freedom Square)
Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary
during failed 1956 revolution; executed
in 1958; today a symbol of freedom Soviet Monument
US Embassy
Lajos Batthány
Eternal Flame
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10. Szent István tér
(Saint Stephen Square)
Szent István Bazilika
Streets around the square
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11. Szent István Bazilika
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12. Hungarian National Museum
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13. Memento Park
Communism’s Statues
(1949–1989)
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14. Terror Ház
former headquarters
of the Nazi and
Communist
secret police
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15. Dohány St. Synagogue
2nd largest synagogue in world
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16. Around the Dohány St. Synagogue
Tree of Life : Memorial of the
Hungarian Jewish Museum
Hungarian Jewish Martyrs
Memorial Garden Holocaust Memorial 16

17. Holocaust Memorial Museum
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18. 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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19. Around Heroes’ Square
Museum of Fine Arts
Műcsarnok
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20. Museum of Fine Arts
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21. Széchenyi Baths
hot springs, thermal baths
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22. 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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23. Around Andrássy út
Liszt Ferenc tér
Virag at Easter
Hungarian House of
Szondi György (?- Photography
1552), hero against
Ottoman invasion, on
Kodály Körönd
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24. Magyar Állami Operaház
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25. Margitsziget
[Saint] Margaret Island
13th C Dominican Convent Ruins
Saint Michael’s Church 25

26. Széchenyi (Chain) Bridge
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27. Views from Gellért Hill
North Buda
Elizabeth Bridge and Pest
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28. Royal Palace
(including Hungarian National Gallery)
Gate to main palace courtyard w/turul
(Hungarian mythical bird)
Palace courtyard w/equestrian statue
of Prince Jenő Savoyai
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29. Paintings
Sculptures
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Altarpieces

30. Dates to 13th century;
named after
King Mátyás Corvinus
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31. Fishermen’s Bastion
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32. Royal Palace Courtyard
King Mátyás Fountain
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33. Budapest History Museum
in the Royal Palace
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34. Budapest History Museum
original castle walls
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35. Buda Castle
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36. Danube Bend Boat Trip
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37. Esztergom Cathedral
Hungary’s Largest Church
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38. Esztergom Cathedral Crypt
Cardinal József Mindszenty’s Tomb
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39. Around Esztergom
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40. "The City of Artists"
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41. Szentendre
Serbian Influences
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42. Comm. & Culture in Budapest, Hungary
• 6 credits, May 29-June 18 in Budapest, Hungary
• Dr. RebeccaM. Chory, Rebecca.Chory@mail.wvu.edu
• Cost
$2,000 scholarship (COMM majors & pre-majors, COMM 200 & 201)
$500 scholarship (majors in Eberly College of Arts & Sciences)
+~$2,300 (can use scholarships, financial aid, etc.)
• ~$4,800 (includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts, TUITION, admissions to all museums
and historical sites, transportation in Budapest, excursions, a boat trip to the
Danube Bend, some meals, books, etc.)
• http://comm.wvu.edu/undergrad/abroad#BUDAPEST