HONR 29900, Transylvania Study Tour

March 12-20, 2010

Transylvania Study Tour is a week-long study tour to Transylvania, Romania during Spring Break 2010. This study tour will travel to sites associated with Prince Vlad III “Drakulya” of Wallachia, the original “Dracula” of history, and will provide increased knowledge of the historical underpinnings of the Dracula legend. Students will receive one-hour of honors credit for the study tour. Transylvania Study Tour will be led by Dr. Jim Nairne, Reece McGee Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences.

Program Fee: $1566.00 plus flight. Please budget $900 for flight.

Program Fee includes transportation to/from O’Hare, airport transfers in Bucharest, 7 nights lodging with half-board* package including a few special theme dinners, entrance fees (i.e., museums, castles, sites), English-speaking guide and coach, supplemental international health insurance, and much more!

*Half board package includes daily breakfast and dinner during stay in Romania.

Application Deadline: Wednesday November 11, 2009

Interested applicants are highly encouraged to enroll in Professor Nairne’s HONR 29900, “Dracula and the Psychology of the Supernatural” in spring 2010, T/Th, 3:00-4:15PM, CRN 42767.

Please contact Catharine Patrone (cpatrone@purdue.edu) or Professor Jim Nairne (nairne@psych.purdue.edu) with questions.

Please click here for application.

Please click here to view the tentative travel itinerary.