West Virginia University announces a three credit course, Transitional Economies of Europe, to be offered during Spring, 2007. The course will be taught by Professor William Trumbull in Morgantown and by faculty of the Collegium Civitas in Warsaw.  Participants will spend ten days in Poland (Krakow and Warsaw) during the Spring Break. 

The course will be a regular Spring semester offering and will appear in the schedule of courses as ECON 493J. (PLEASE NOTE: The Faculty Senate has just approved a permanent course number for this course. If the paperwork can be completed in time, the course will appear in the schedule 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 contact hours of instruction that will be credited for the trip during Spring Break. The fee, covering travel, insurance, lodging, some meals, classes, and field trips in Poland, is tentatively $2,100, depending on airline charges and the number of participants.

Students taking this course will also be required to take (or to have already taken) HIST 418 -- East Europe Since 1945, taught by Professor Robert Blobaum. Professor Blobaum is an expert on central and east Europe, with a focus on Poland, and he will accompany the group to Poland along with Professor Trumbull.

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 Poland and other European transitional economies, explore these links: