Prague Spring Study-Tour Program

A 10- to 17-day introductory cultural and historical study-tour of Prague is offered every May.  The tour takes place immediately following the end of spring semester examinations.  Participants will be based in Prague, and will have the benefit of receiving historical, political, and cultural background on the country/Central European region during walking tours of Prague and visits to important cultural sites in and around the city.   Academic credit may be earned in connection with this study-tour by arranging directed study upon return with program director  Dr. David Robbins.

Summer Semester in Prague Program

A six-week long study abroad program in Prague, offered each summer.  This program offers most features of the academic year Semester in Prague Program, including orientation, a survival Czech course, and cultural excursions. The curriculum consists of two courses: 1) History 418: Czechoslovakia and Central Europe; and 2) History 417: Czech Cultural and Intellectual History through Literature.

Summer American Studies Program for Czech, Slovak, and American Students

A two-week American Studies seminar in Boston, followed by a two-week tour of the
western United States. Offered every July. Students from the Department of English and American Studies at Charles University (Prague) participate in this program
along with comparably-advanced American students from Suffolk University. The first half of the program entails classwork on the American Renaissance and
its relation to the American canon, modernism and postmodernism; tours of Boston and vicinity; and a New York City excursion. The second part of the program
involves a tour of selected national parks and historical and cultural sites in the western U.S.

Summer Research Program for Czech Students

Suffolk University provides free room and board in its Boston dormitories throughout each July and August for two students designated by the Philosophical Faculty, Charles University, who are engaged in master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation research.

For participants in these four programs, a GPA of 3.3 or higher is required.

If interested in any of these programs, students should contact Dr. David Robbins at drobbins@suffolk.edu.  After consulting with Dr. Robbins, they may apply online or submit an application at the Study Abroad Office.

Deadlines:
Prague Spring Study-Tour: February 1
Summer American Studies Program for Czech, Slovak, and American Students: March 15
Summer Research Program for Czech Students: March 15
Summer Semester in Prague: April 1