LDSP 320

Required Prerequisites: LDSP 210 and LDSP 240 with a C or better.

Steps to Apply:
1. Create an Account (if you do not have one)
2. Click Apply to the Program
3. Complete all Application Forms

Program Highlights:

• Visit castles up to 500 years old.


• Explore the incredible international city of Prague on foot and public transportation.


• Spend a weekend in a charming fairytale town, where you can tour a castle and raft the Vltava River.


• Meet people who lived through major changes in Czech history, including Communist occupation and the Velvet Revolution.


• Tour a concentration camp, Prague's Jewish Quarter, and Holocaust memorials.

This study abroad course is focused on dissidents, sages, and resistors who wrought change in the Czech Republic. Through academic study, dialogue, personal observation, cultural experiences, and contextual analysis students will learn the dynamic role context plays in shaping leadership processes, stories of resistance, and effective social change. Students will complexify their understanding of good and bad leadership through studying specific leaders and their collaborators and attempt to analyze what they said and did in light of the places, people, history, and cultural environment that shaped them and their relationships. Some leaders will be inspiring, some will serve as a warning, and almost all will be a mix between the two. We will draw on classic leadership texts, biographies, writings, and art to draw implications for our own lives, our communities and aspirations.

**Passport Requirement**
Deadline: December 1, 2023

Student with a Valid Passport:
Students who have a current passport will need to upload an image of their passport by December 1, 2023 to their enrollment forms.

Student without a Valid Passport
Apply for or renew your passport immediately. After November 1, students must pay to expedite the application process. Do not delay beginning this process.

Application & Renewal Website:
The routine processing time is currently up to 13 weeks and expedited services is up to 9 weeks. We highly recommend applying for or renewing your passport as soon as possible. Most countries require at least 6 months remaining time on your passport expiration from your intended date of departure. Example: If your passport expires December 1, 2024, you would need to renew your passport to travel in the summer 2024.

**Preparing for Travel**

Travel and Entry Requirements: U.S. State Department Website:
Each country has established entry requirements and travel restrictions set for foreign visitors and their citizens. Any country can change their regulations at any time. We encourage all students and their families to review details about the country or countries you plan to travel to and to continue monitoring the information leading up to your departure.