Program Dates: May 27 - June 11, 2022
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Earn humanities credit as you experience the ancient land of Greece! Visit temple ruins, fortresses, Ottoman mosques, Byzantine churches, and fascinating towns. Encounter the complexity of this cultural crossroads. Experience the energy of Athens, the beauty of Nafplion, and the history of Mycenae, Delphi, Epidaurus, and the island of Crete. Students can earn 3-6 hours of credit in the core or upper-division credit in Art, English, or Honors. Take our virtual tour of the Greece program!
Art majors, be sure to ask the Art Department about their study abroad scholarship!
All participants must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 at least 21 days prior to the program's departure in order to participate in this program. This is required by the vendor the program is in partnership with - no exceptions can be permitted.
Please review the CDC Information on Greece and Dept. of State Information on Italy.
December 11, 2021
February 11, 2022
March 4, 2022
Spring Semester 2022
Study Abroad Office
Summerville Campus
AH E134
Students may receive credit for 6 credit hours for taking one of the ENGL classes offered along with one of the ART classes offered. Students cannot take both ENGL or both ART classes at the same time.
If program travel is cancelled due to travel restrictions from the State Department, University System of Georgia, or Augusta University, these courses will still be offered during the Summer Term 2. These courses will be offered face-to-face, hybrid, or fulling online.
In this course, you will increase your understanding, both intellectual and experiential, of the cultural artifacts, especially myths and literary texts, of ancient Greece India, the Near East, and North America. This course will allow you to experience Greek storytelling in cultural context.
In this course, you will engage in the comparative study of Hindu and Greek literatures. While we will read Hindu literature at the beginning and end of the course, the study abroad component will focus on Greek literature. While in Greece, you'll visit the agora where Socrates and Plato walked; you'll stand inside Greek theaters where Antione and Iphigenia opposed tyrants and asserted control over life and death; you'll climb the Aereopagus Hill, where the law court of Athens deliberated and St. Paul preached.
Students will learn about the art and culture of ancient and modern Greece through travel, reading, and documentation of their journey in the form of an artist's journal. The journals produced by each student will incorporate drawing, writing, photography, painting, and/or collage. In addition to the beauty and history to be experienced while touring the art, architecture, and landscapes of Athens, Corinth, Delphi, Olympia, Nafplion, and the island of Crete, students will have the opportunity to sharpen their artistic vision and learn some expressive techniques to record their travels and insights.
This is a class about human culture seen through the lens of time and place. In this course, through study both on campus and abroad in Greece, you will increase your understanding of the cultural artifacts such as buildings, sculpture, and pottery of ancient Greece. You will also see evidence of the countries who later invaded and ruled Greece.
Program Fee: $4999 + Tuition & Fees
Deposit: $200
Final Payment: Due March 4, 2022
Airfare, lodging, mandatory excursions, travel insurance, and most meals are included in your fees. Additional expenses include passport, some meals and personal expenses.
27
MayDeparture for Athens, Greece.
28
MayArrival in Athens. Walking Tour of Athens with Guide and then Temple of Poseidon, Lavrio.
29
MayVisits to the Parthenon, Acropolis Museum, Areopagus Hill, Theatre of Dionysus, and Ancient Agora.
30
MayWalking tour of Arachova and visits to Agios Georgios, Agios Nikolaos, and Mouth Parnassus.
31
MayDelphi. Visits to the Sanctuary of Apollo, Sanctuary of Althena, Delphi Museum, and Palamidi Fortress. End in Nafplion.
01
JuneVisits to the Theatre at Epidaurus, the Sanctuary of Asclepius
Travel to the Citadel and Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae.
02
JuneVisit to the ancient town of Mystra, Karyes, and free time in Nafplion.
03
JuneFlight to Heraklion, Crete, walking tour of Heraklion, visits to the Venetian fortress of Koules and Lions Square.
04
JunePalace of Knossos and Archaeological Museum of Heraklion.
05
JuneEleftherna archaeological site and Arkadi Monastery. Margarites (ceramics workshops).
06
JuneMargarites and walking tour of Rethymno.
07
JuneFortezza of Rethymno, Archaeological Museum, and free time in Rethymno.
08
JuneWalking tour of Chania, Nautical Museum and Moro Shipyard, Archaeological Museum, Etz Hayyim Synagogue and Old Town.
09
JuneFlight to Athens, visits to Plaka and Temple of Olympain Zeus, with free time in Athens.
10
JuneSanctuary of Artemis and Tomb of Iphigenia.
11
JuneReturn to Augusta.
*Itinerary may be subject to change
