Global Experience: Pioneers & Paradigms of Psychology in Europe

Austria & England

Learning Beyond the Classroom

 

In GLB 299: Pioneers and Paradigms of Psychology in Europe, you'll enjoy experiencing in person the cultures and regions of Europe that gave birth to the science of the mind and practice of western based counseling and therapy.

Explore changing cities in Europe where psychology as a science and practice evolved. Experience firsthand how models of thought and care for others have shifted overtime through visits to historic hospitals, asylums, famous homes, and museums in Vienna, Austria and London, England. Guided sighting and lecture tours of popular cultural landmarks, events, and buildings will strengthen the connections you learn between the countries visited and the development of psychological practices and topics of the mind explored.

How does this work?

Students will apply what they are studying regarding the history of psychology over the semester and will accentuate their learning through an immersive experience over spring break, traveling for nine days to Vienna and London to the birthplace of some of the first psychological laboratories, hospitals, and homes of psychological practitioners. This immersion will allow students to connect more deeply with understanding historical, psychological, and cultural forces that have influenced helping practices and the science of the psyche today.

 

Travel Highlights

During your trip, you will experience a wide range of popular cultural excursions in the exciting cities of Vienna, Austria and London, England over Spring Break 2025.

Vienna

Vienna

Vienna

Vienna

London

London

London

London

Experienced Faculty

Meet Your Faculty Guide

Rob Cooley

Assistant Professor, Anthropology/Environmental Science

Learn More About Rob Cooley

Experienced Faculty

Meet Your Faculty Guide

Susan Slamka

Assistant Professor, Human Services/Psychology

Learn More About Susan Slamka

Itinerary

  • Fly overnight to Austria.
  • Meet your Field Director at the airport.
  • Take a walking tour of Vienna.
  • With your Field Director, you will see:
    • Opera House
    • Kärntnerstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral, iconic for its tiled roof
  • Enjoy dinner in Vienna.
  • Take a guided tour of Vienna.
  • With your expert local guide, you will see:
    • Ringstrasse, a circular boulevard
    • Parliament, Vienna's center of government
    • Rathaus, Vienna's flower-adorned city hall
    • Hofburg, the presidential residence
    • Schönbrunn Palace, an elegant palace
    • Viktor Frankl Institute Museum

 

  • Tour Vienna and learn about Sigmund Freud with an expert local guide.
  • Visit the Leopold Museum.

 

  • Fly to London.
  • Take a walking tour of London.
  • With your Field Director you will see:
    • The Strand, London's major thoroughfare
    • Trafalgar Square, a bustling central square
    • Leicester Square, a square lined
    • Covent Garden, a charming shopping area
  • Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London.
  • Take a guided tour of London.
  • With your expert local guide, you will see:
    • Big Ben
    • Houses of Parliament
    • Piccadilly Circus, a five-way intersection
    • St. Paul’s Cathedral, a domed church
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
    • London Science Museum
  • Take a day trip to Kent and Beckenham.
  • Visit Down House, the family home of Charles Darwin.
  • Tour Darwin's gardens at Down House with an expert local guide and take a walk down the “thinking path”.
  • Visit the Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum.
     
  • Spend a half day exploring London on your own with the opportunity to go to the Anna Freud Center.
  • Enjoy lunch at one of London's outdoor markets.
  • Tour the Freud Museum with an expert local guide, converted from Freud's home.
     
  • Depart for home.

This itinerary includes highlights only and is subject to change. An official itinerary will be shared once enrolled in the course.

Contact

Interested?

For more information about this course, contact Rob Cooley and Susan Slamka, your Faculty Guides for this Global Experience.

Questions?

For general questions about Global Experiences, such as study away programs and student exchanges at Penn College, contact Daniel Clasby, Assistant Dean of Academic Operations.