This course focuses mainly on the peoples, histories and cultures of Slavic Europe with special emphasis on the Soviet and German occupations. The class combines traditional class activities with excursions to relevant places of interest in Eastern Europe and the surrounding countryside. Students are asked to critically examine their encounters with Slavic society. Includes an…
Students will explore the development of Western Music in western civilization from the earliest sources to the eighteenth century (ca. 1750). The course will use readings, discussions, videos, podcasts, and musical analysis to address such important trends as the development of music notation, the formulation of tonality, the emergence of polyphony, the development of harmony,…
This course surveys Late Romantic through contemporary music. While immersing themselves in a music-rich environment, students explore major movements—Impressionism, Expressionism, serialism, minimalism, and beyond—through listening, discussion, and live performance. The course connects musical innovation to cultural, political, and technological change.
This course uses a “place as text” model to connect musical structure with cultural context. Students study formal designs—binary, ternary, sonata, fugue, and variation—alongside site visits and performances abroad. Through analysis, listening, and reflective writing, they explore how historical spaces and traditions shape musical form and meaning. Students will experience the locations and culture that…
This course consists of historical and advanced theoretical study of several glorious works from Mozart’s life. Especially appropriate for those preparing for graduate study, this course will help students develop score study skills and reinforce almost every topic covered in the traditional music theory sequence, all while peering “under the hood” of some of the…
Independent coursework is done on an individual basis under the guidance of a selected faculty member. Students are expected to propose a specific topic related to the sites, monuments (works of art), or artists available for study in Prague.
A selective chronological study of the major visual arts from Gothic through modern times. Taught exclusively on sites (churches, museums, galleries, etc.), the course surveys art of the Western tradition. Emphasis is placed on understanding art within a particular historical and social context, giving students a sense of the history of ideas as well as…
FREN 201 (3hrs) and FREN 202 (3hrs) comprise an accelerated, intensive language sequence intended to fulfill both semesters of intermediate French during the summer. The two courses are taken consecutively during the KIIS Paris 2 program, in Paris, France, during the month of July. The two courses focus on the skills of reading, writing, listening,…
FREN 201 (3hrs) and FREN 202 (3hrs) comprise an accelerated, intensive language sequence intended to fulfill both semesters of intermediate French during the summer. The two courses are taken consecutively during the KIIS Paris 2 program, in Paris, France, during the month of July. The two courses focus on the skills of reading, writing, listening,…
Course description pending. Taught in French.
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