Kasteel Well
Fall & Spring Course Offerings
Classes are taught by European faculty and often have a European focus. Many of the courses may spur incentive to visit the places you have studied in class.
For instance: Kafka and Prague, Michelangelo and Rome, La Langue Française et Paris, Shakespeare and London, and many other interesting historic sites. All classes are scheduled Monday mornings through Thursday late afternoons. Two academic excursions, under faculty guidance, may bring you to cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, or Madrid.
The castle campus is small and intimate, and contact with your teacher may extend beyond the classroom. Many castle professors may have a "funny accent" because they come from different national backgrounds. For instance: Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, etc. Be prepared that certain faculty members may not allow computers into class, so learn how to work with notebook and pen.
![]() Kasteel Well Program Director Dulcia Meijers teaching an art history class in a museum |
Course Load
All fall and spring students are required to take a full course load of 16 credits, plus a 1-credit, non-tuition course. Summer students take 8 credits.
Fall and Spring Student Requirements
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Every Kasteel Well student must register for a 1-credit, non-tuition course: HI 100 Introduction to the History of the Netherlands and the City of Amsterdam
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This course is an online course that begins before departure to The Netherlands
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Students must pass a two-part test related to this course
Summer Student Requirements
- The International Study and External Programs Office will register you for your courses
Fall Term
Subject to change
| CC 203 | Intercultural Communication |
| HI 100 |
Topics in European History, Culture and Art: Introduction to the Netherlands and the City of Amsterdam (1-credit, non-tuition course taken by all) |
| HI 200 | Contemporary World History |
| HI 208 | The World Since 1914 |
| HS 201 | Sophomore Honors Seminar |
| JR 261 | Feature Writing (prerequisite: JR 202) |
| LF 101 | Elementary French I |
| LI 201 | Literary Foundations |
| LI 204 | Topics in Literature - European Literature |
| LI 211 | Topics in Global Literature - Gender, Trauma and Memory in World Literature |
| MK 221 | Messages, Media & Channels (prerequisite: MK 121 and sophomore standing) |
| MU 201 | History of Music - European (attendance at a minimum of 3 concerts is required) |
| PH 203 | Special Topics in Ethics or Value Theory: The Impact of Evolved Morality On Our Moral Decisions |
| PH 204 | Environmental Ethics |
| TH 215 | World Drama in Its Context I |
| TH 221 | Acting III - Basic Scene Study (prerequisites: TH 124 or permission) |
| VM 200 | Media Criticism and Theory (prerequisites: VM 101 and VM 120 ) |
| VM 203 | History of Photography |
| VM 210 | History of Western Art I: Renaissance & Baroque |
| VM 213 | History of Western Art IV: Post World War II |
| VM 221 | Writing the Feature Film (prerequisites: VM 101 and VM 120) |
| WR 211 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction (prerequisite: WP 101 or HS 101) |
| WR 316 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction: Travel Writing (prerequisite: 200-level writing course or permission) |
Spring Term
Subject to change
| CC 203 | Intercultural Communication |
| HI 100 |
Topics in European History, Culture and Art: Introduction to the Netherlands and the City of Amsterdam (1-credit, non-tuition course taken by all) |
| HI 200 | Contemporary World History |
| HI 208 | The World Since 1914 |
| JR 261 | Feature Writing (prerequisite: JR 202) |
| LF 101 | Elementary French I |
| LI 201 | Literary Foundations |
| LI 204 | Topics in Literature - European Literature |
| LI 211 | Topics in Literature - Gender, Race and Diaspora in Postcolonial Texts |
| MK 221 | Messages, Media & Channels (prerequisite: MK 121 and sophomore standing) |
| MU 256 | Deconstructing Twentieth-Century Art Music (attendance at a minimum of 3 concerts is required) |
| PB 207 | Introduction to Magazine Writing (pre-requisite: WR 101 or HS 101) |
| PH 203 | Special Topics in Ethics or Value Theory: The Impact of Evolved Morality On Our Moral Decisions |
| TH 216 | World Drama in Its Context II |
| TH 222 | Acting IV - Ensemble Acting and Performance (prerequisites: TH 221 or permission) |
| VM 200 | Media Criticism and Theory (prerequisites: VM 101 and VM 120) |
| VM 203 | History of Photography |
| VM 210 | History of Western Art I: Renaissance & Baroque |
| VM 212 | History of Western Art III: Modern |
| VM 221 | Writing the Feature Film (prerequisites: VM 101 and VM 120) |
| WR 211 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction (prerequisite: WP 101 or HS 101) |
| WR 316 | Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction: Travel Writing (prerequisite: 200-level writing course or permission) |



