Fall and Spring Offerings

Classes are taught by European faculty and often have a European focus. The castle campus is small and intimate, and contact with professors may extend beyond the classroom. Many come from different national backgrounds, such as Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, etc.

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.

Course Load

All fall and spring semester students are required to take a full course load of 16 credits, plus a 1-credit, non-tuition course.

Fall and Spring Student Requirements

  • 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
  • This course is an online course that begins before departure to the Netherlands
  • Students must pass a two-part test related to this course

Fall

Course Number Course Name
CC 204 Communication and Cultural Identity in a Global Perspective: The Netherlands
EC 204 Cultural Economics
HI 100 Euro Hist, Culture and Art
HI 200 Contemporary World History
HI 208 Europe in Wartime: Conflicts of the 20th Century
HS 201 Sophomore Honors Seminar 3
JR 253 Law and Ethics for Journalists
LF 101 Elementary French 1
LI 203 Topics in Literature
LI 211 Topics in Global Lit: World Folklore and Fantasy Literature
MU 256 Deconstructing Twentieth Century Art Music
PH 105 Introduction to Ethics
PH 204 Environmental Ethics
SC 225 Science and Politics of Water
SO 210 Topics in Sociology/Anthropology: Topics in Society: Religion, Society and Conflict
TH 216 Topics in Drama, Theatre, and Culture: Modern Theatre in the Low Countries 1970 and Beyond
TH 221 Scene Study 1
VM 203 History of Photography: 19th Century to the 1970's
VM 210 History of Renaissance and Baroque Art
VM 213 History of Art After World War II
VM 220 Writing the Short Subject
VM 222 Writing for Television
WR 320 Travel Writing

As of 2023. Subject to change.

Spring

Course Number Course Name
CC 204 Communication and Cultural Identity in a Global Perspective: the Netherlands
EC 204 Cultural Economics
HI 100 European History, Culture and Art (mandatory 1-credit, non-tuition course)
HI 200 Contemporary World History
HI 208 Europe in Wartime: Conflicts of the 20th Century 
JR 253 Law & Ethics for Journalists
LF 101 Elementary French I
LI 203 Literatures in English
LI 211 Topics in Global Literature: World Folklore, Myth, and Legend
MK 221 Messages, Media, and Channels (prerequisite: MK 121 and sophomore standing) Spring Only
MU 256 Deconstructing Twentieth-Century Art Music
PH 105 Introduction to Ethics
PH 204 Environmental Ethics
SC 212 Evolution of Human Nature
SO 210 Topics in Sociology & Anthropology: Death & Meaning-Making in our World 
TH 216 Topics in Drama, Theat & Culture: Modern Theater in the Low Countries 1970 and Beyond
TH 222 On Camera Acting
VM 203 History of Photography 19th Century to 1970s
VM 210 History of Western Art I: Renaissance & Baroque
VM 220 Writing the Short Subject
VM 222 Writing for Television
WR 320 Travel Writing

As of Spring 2023. Subject to change.