HERZEN STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER COURSE IN RUSSIAN STUDIES IN SAINT PETERSBURG

SHSU SUMMER STUDY TOUR IN RUSSIA

June 2-June 28 2002

INCLUDES:

• Optional 3-Unit Mini-Session Course--History 365: An Orientation in Russian History to 1917. Taught by Professor Nicholas Pappas of Sam Houston State University.
• 3-Unit Summer Course in Russian Studies at the Herzen State Pedagogical University in Saint Petersburg---History 475: The Post-Soviet World: Origins and Development. Taught by faculty of the Herzen State Pedagogical University and Professor Nicholas Pappas of Sam Houston State University.
• Daily Tours of major historical, cultural and tourist sites in the St. Petersburg Area, including the Hermitage, St. Isaacs Cathedral, the Russian State Museum of Art, the Tavrichesky Palace, the Museum of Wax Persons, the Siege Museum, the Smolny Institute, the Museum of Political History of Russia, Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress, and the Dostoevsky Museum.
• Weekend Field trips to the Royal Village of Pushkin, the Medieval City of Novgorod, and Petrodvoretz Palace.
• A Five Day Field Trip to Moscow, including tours of the following historical cultural and tourist sites: Danilov Monastery, Red Square, the Kremlin, the Armory, Kolomenskoe, Novodevichny Convent, the Russian Duma (Parliament), the Andrei Rublev Museum, the Tretiakov Gallery, the Pushkin Museum, and the Oriental Museum.
• Opportunities to attend the cultural events such as the St. Petersburg State Philharmonic, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Moscow Circus.
• Opportunities to experience the entertainment and social life of St. Petersburg's White Nights, since during the Month of June, it is daylight 24-hours a day.

COSTS:

• Room/Board at the Herzen Pedagogical State University Hotel--Instruction by the Faculty of the Herzen Pedagogical State University ---Transportation and Tours in and around St. Petersburg.__ $1459.00
• Five day excursion to Moscow, including hotels, meals, transportation and tours. $498.00
• Air Fare from Houston to Saint Petersburg and Return. About $600.00
• SHSU Tuition and fees for the Course in Russia. $354.00
• SHSU Tuition and fees for the Optional Minisession Orientation Course. $354.00
• TOTAL COSTS
  • With summer session fees only (3 units credit)---About $2911.00
  • With both mini/summer session fees(6 units credit)---about $3265.00

For further information see the following links:

 

Itinerary of the Study Tour of Russia, June 2-28, 2002

 

History 365: An Orientation in Russian History to 1917 (a recommended minisession course, May 10-30, 2002)

 

History 475/Political Science 481: The Post-Soviet World: Origins and Development (course in Russia to be taught by the faculty of Herzen State Pedagogical University)