West Virginia University announces a four credit course, Transitional Economies of Europe, to be offered during Spring, 2008. The course will be taught by Professor Bill Trumbull in Morgantown and by faculty of the Prague School of Economics in the Czech Republic.  Participants will spend ten days in the Czech Republic during the Spring Break. 

The course will be a regular Spring semester offering and will appear in the schedule of courses as ECON 453.  In addition to normal course registration, students must also register with the Office of International Programs, which will coordinate travel. Classes will be held before the trip; however, the number of times the class meets will be reduced to reflect 30 contact hours of instruction that will be credited for the trip during Spring Break. The fee, covering travel, insurance, lodging, most meals, classes, and field trips in the Czech Republic is $2,250. 

The prerequisite for the course is Principles of Economics (ECON 201/202).  Related courses to consider taking in the spring are ECON 454 (Comparative Economic Systems) and POLS 250 (Introduction to Comparative Politics). 

For more information, please contact Professor Trumbull at 293-7860 or email him at william.trumbull@mail.wvu.edu. The Office of International Programs can be reached at 293-6955. 
 

To find out more about this course, and about the Czech Republic and other European transitional economies, explore these links: