History of Psychology: A
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The best way to understand the famous scientists and thinkers who created clinical and experimental psychology is to see where they lived, breathed, and worked and to understand the context within which their different viewpoints took shape. This exciting, hands-on course will immerse students in the history of psychology through a visit to Europe – the place where psychology originated – in the hopes of fostering a deep appreciation for the roots of this fascinating field.
Students will explore the vast beauty and rich cultural
heritage of modern-day Europe, while meeting other students from around the
globe. Psychology-related sites include
Freud’s museums (London and Vienna), Paris’ brain-in-a-jar, Jung’s and Piaget’s
institutes in Switzerland, and Germany’s varied History of Psychology artifacts
(such as an original phrenology teaching skull and other intriguing
instruments). Other breath-taking sites
include the majestic Prague Castle (near Freud’s birthplace), the art meccas of
Paris, the world-class theatre of London, and the vibrant city of Amsterdam.
Four upper division credits will be offered in The History of Psychology (Psych 383), with an additional 2 credits of independent study available upon prior arrangement with the professor. If you have already taken Psych 383, you may receive up to 6 independent study units instead.
MANDATORY TRIP MEETING:
Thursday, Feb.
10 at 4:30 PM in 210 EBH
Cost and Payment Schedule (see Innovative Month website for details)
Cost and Payment Schedule
The cost for the innovative month is
estimated at $2,740. Deposit of $1,750 is due by March 1, 2005 ($750 of
the deposit is non-refundable unless the course is cancelled), and the balance
is due no later than April 1, 2005.
Included in the cost above are ground transportation (rail and bus),
lodging, most museum and site entry fees, tuition, guidebook/map, and hostel
card. Not covered are airfare (around $800), meals, travel/health insurance
(required or waived), passport fee (you will need a current
For
more information contact:
For more information contact:
Dr. Brian Burke at
247-7088 or email me at burke_b@fortlewis.edu
– SEE BELOW FOR A MORE DETAILED ITINERARY!
HISTORY OF
PSYCHOLOGY: A EUROPEAN JOURNEY
May
9-12: London, England
Meet the trip in London, one of the finest cities in the world, where we will
enjoy strange accents, culture, theatre, and begin our historical journey…
Down House, Darwin’s Residence from 1842 to 1882 (16 miles
South of London).
Sigmund Freud museum – last
residence of Dr. Sigmund Freud.
Anna Freud Center – child psychology
clinic.
Bedlam – first “mental
hospital” in 1676 still has a site and plaque.
Freud’s Couch (London, England)
May
13-15:
Dr. Paul Broca, famous neuropsychologist, worked on Leborgne's Brain, which is displayed in the Dupuytren Museum in Paris.
Paris also features world-class museums with psychological-themed artwork such as the Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay.
Famous Brain in a Jar (
May 16-17:
Dr. Jean Piaget, famous
child psychologist: Archives
(library) and Gravesite in Geneva; Original work and birthplace in
Neuchatel.
Geneva also features the United Nations offices and museum.
United
Nations
May 18:
Carl Jung’s original Institute
is still active today in Zurich, Switzerland.
May 19 – overnight
train (www.raileurope.com) from
May 20, 21:
Freud museum in Vienna – the
long-time family residence of Sigmund Freud.
May 22,
23:
Freud’s birthplace in Pribor,
Czech Republic.
Prague features many excellent
sites to set the tone and context of Freud’s early life, including a majestic
castle and a vibrant cultural scene.
May 24,
25:
The hometown of the 2
forefathers/founders of modern experimental psychology: Gustav Fechner and
Wilhelm Wundt. Leipzig hosts Dr.
Fechner's residence
and a bust in the Zoological Garden, as well as the Wundt
Room at the University containing an
interesting exhibit of writings, personal effects, and original laboratory
equipment.
May 26,
27: Passau, Germany
The
Museum of the Institute for the History of Psychology in
Passau, Germany is a must-visit museum for
anyone interested in the history of psychology. For more than 20 years, the
Institute's Director, Professor Horst Gundlach, has been scouring the closets
and cellars of European institutions to locate old equipment, paperwork, films,
and other psychology-related artifacts.
Phi-Phenomenon Apparatus Original Phrenology
Teaching Skull
May 28 Passau-Amsterdam (Travel Day)
May
29
This world-class city features
two sites with psychological themes: Anne
Frank’s house, where her family hid from the Nazis during World War II, and
the Vincent Van Gogh
museum, boasting the world’s finest collection of the “crazy” artist’s
work.
May 30 Amsterdam-Durango (Travel Day)
Stay in Europe for longer or
return home to Durango, CO after a wonderful, action-packed psychological
journey!
Anne Frank House (Amsterdam)