McDaniel Budapest: Crossroads of Europe, Crossroads of the World
Where "global" becomes "local."
Discover Where East Meets West
Through the Crossroads program, you'll experience a special set of classes and experiential learning opportunities.
Highlights include:
Internships and volunteer opportunities at organizations, such as Migrants' Help
Study tours, including Austria, Croatia, and the Czech Republic
Class field-trips, to places like the acclaimed wine region of Hungary
World-class faculty from around the world
Highly engaged peer mentors
Students may take two or three of the Crossroads classes offered each semester, and pick additional classes to round out their study experience.
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Fall Crossroads
Illusory Frontiers: Changing Political, Cultural, and Mental Borders in the Heart of Europe in the Modern Era. Study the shifting political, cultural, and mental borders in all of the lands that lie between Germany and Russia, where East meets West, North meets South, and global history has been transformed for hundreds of years – right up to present day.
Garden to Table: Food, History, and Culture in Central Europe. Central Europe's unique food and beverage offerings are experiencing renewed interest locally and globally, as discerning locals and rising numbers of visitors seek out one-of-a-kind products and experiences
On the Move: Migration and Security in Europe. This course explores possibly the most pressing issue in Europe and in many parts of the world today, with a multi-disciplinary approach that focuses on the economic, social, cultural, ethical, security, and policy ramifications of the international movements of people.
Spring Crossroads
Scar Tissue: The Literature of Historical Trauma. This course explores the intersections of history and literature, focusing on the literary representations of traumatic, repressed or controversial historical events.
Paths of Innovation: Freud, Kafka, Bartok, and Central Europe. You will examine the worlds and works of intellectual and artistic giants inside and outside of the classroom through visits to local spaces like art galleries, a folk dance house, and concerts, and a five-day travel experience to Vienna and Prague.
Garden to Table: Food, History, and Culture in Central Europe
Special Cultural Activities
As part of the Crossroad's classes, students go beyond the classroom to experience subjects firsthand. Locations vary by class, but include the following destinations:
Sopron, Hungary to explore the historical connection between Austria and Hungary