Pioneers & Paradigms of Psychology in Europe: Austria & England
Immerse yourself in the captivating history of psychology as you travel over spring break to Vienna, Austria and London, 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.
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 9 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.
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.
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
London
London
Itinerary
- 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
- Visit Schönbrunn Palace, an elegant palace
- Visit the Viktor Frankl Institute 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)
- Visit the 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; opportunity to go to 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
*This is not the official itinerary. This includes highlights only and is subject to change. Students will receive official itinerary once enrolled in the course.