EuroTrip

5/16/2011

The time I traveled abroad for the first time in my life, applying to a very selective international media studies program through Colorado State University's department of Journalism.

Course Details

The International Media Studies program is a field survey of international media systems, technologies, and providers in diverse European national and regional cultures.

The course consists of briefings by communication professors and media professionals in each of the locations visited. Field trips to visit on-site media operations are a key part of this study abroad experience.

JTC 482 – International Media Studies – Summer 2011
Instructor: Dr. Peter B. Seel
Department of Journalism and Technical Communication

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Travel Highlights | Schedule & Topics

Week 1: Colorado

Pre-departure orientation sessions (course orientation for all students, travel, health and safety briefing from staff).

Week 2: England

London: Mass media focus (U.K. advertising and BBC television).

Visit Jack Starks at Fallon Worldwide advertising agency.
See National Portrait Gallery.
Visit BBC’s national Television Centre
Boat down River Thames to the Tower of London (lunch in café there).
Visit CBS correspondent Charles D’Agata at the London bureau
Trips to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Parliament, British Museum,

Week 2: Belgium

Brussels-Ghent: Cultural aspects of communication in a divided country.

Visit Grand Place and tour city by bus.
Train to Ghent
Gent Centrum Kathedraal.

Week 3: Netherlands

Nijmegen & Amsterdam: The future of European newspapers, business communication and PR in the E.U., & European media education.

Take train to Antwerp and on to Nijmegen (Radboud University), Holland.
Seminar: New Media in the Benelux Nations with Dr. Hans Hoeken and Radboud graduate students.
Seminar: New Media in the Benelux Nations with Dr. Hans Hoeken and media professionals.
Train to visit The Hague, Delft, Antwerp, WWII “A Bridge Too Far” sites.
Visit Kroller-Mueller Museum in Otterlo.
Train to Amsterdam (1 hr): visit Van Gogh Museum.
Meet Anne-Ro Klevant Groen at Cream PR for Benelux PR briefing.
Visit Anne Frank House and Museum.

Week 4: Germany

Cologne, Koblenz, Mainz, Frankfurt & Heidelberg: Web and new media production in Germany, history of communication technology, German film history, and German PR practices.

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Depart for Germany. Visit cathedral in Cologne during stop. Check-in at Hotel Koblenz.
Visit Martina Kollig of Makopress and Andre Rauen of ONX telecom. Lunch at Weindorf.
Take train to Bingen and ride the famed “Goethe”
Hike-Bike on the Mosel Day: Take train & van to Burg Eltz Castle. Hike in the lush forest three miles downstream to Moselkern for lunch. Take train to city of Cochem for bike ride along the Mosel River.
Train to Mainz – taxis to Frankfurt: Visit German Film Museum and the Communication Museum.
Special briefing on German media use at Hill & Knowlton PR firm.
Visit Gutenberg Museum
Journalistische Seminar and lunch at Heilig Geist with Dr. Karl Renner & U.M. students.
Take train to Heidelberg & walking tour of Heidelberg University led by media student.

Week 5: France

Paris: Marketing communication in the E.U., history of modern art, graphic design & filmmaking in France, publishing and new media in France.

Train from Heidelberg to Paris. Visit Integer’s EU HQ – briefing on targeted marketing in the EU by Ian Whitney.
Evening Climb Eiffel Tower, then dinner nearby.
Visit the Musee d’Orsay, lunch in the Tuileries Gardens.
Visit Musee du Louvre then walk to the Jeu de Paume to see the current multimedia show.
Visit Montmarte steps for twilight shows and visit the Sacré-Cour Basilica.
visit Palaces at Versailles and Notre-Dame Cathedral.