The program begins in Athens with an orientation on Philopappos hill, overlooking the Acropolis. Towns and cities such as Nafplion, Olympia and Delphi (2-3 day stays in each location), will be the bases from which the group will take day trips to various archeological and historic sites. The program retains a private, air-conditioned coach and driver for all land transportation. The end of the program 
finds the group back in Athens. A farewell dinner in the Greek tradition, on the Plaka just below the Acropolis, concludes the program. By the end of the program students will have visited the National Museum in Athens and most of the other important museums and on the islands of Greece.
In past years, highlights have included visits to Corinth, the main economic rival to Athens; Epidauros, sanctuary to Asklepios the god of healing and site of an early hospital; Mycenaean palaces and fortified towns; the Bronze Age town of Lerna; the Byzantine city of Mystra; the sanctuary to Zeus and site of the ancient Olympic games at Olympia; Chletmoutsi Castle, a Crusader fort near Olympia; an optional hike from Korykian Cave, sacred to the nymphs of Dionysos; Minoan towns and palaces and another optional hike through the spectacular Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete; the Temple of Athena Aphaia on the island of Aigina, just off shore of Athens.
This course will be taught by John G. Younger, Professor of Classics and the Humanities and Western Civilization Program, University of Kansas. Professor Younger is internationally known as a Greek archaeologist and art historian; he has traveled widely in Greece, excavated at numerous sites there, and is fluent in modern Greek.
The 2008 trip to Greece will be Professor Younger’s 13th student archaeological tour of Greece and the third for KU. The previous ten trips (1978-2000) were sponsored by Duke University.
CLSX 570 Study Abroad (3-6 credit hours), and/or
HA 505 Special Studies (3-6 credit hours)
For a total of 3-6 credit hours
Students may enroll in either the Classics course or the Art History course, or may enroll in both courses. Either course satisfies KU’s HL (Literature and the Arts) principal course requirement. It is anticipated that cross listings in History and Anthropology will be available.
Through readings, walking lectures, and touring the important sites and museums, the student will study the development of the Preclassical, Classical, Roman, and Byzantine cultures in Greece. An immediate contact with the art, architecture, and archaeology will form the basis of the student’s appreciation of our classical heritage.
Students will deliver an oral report, which may concern a particular site, custom, or social phenomenon. Careful attention will also be given to the methods by which archaeological, literary, and other evidence can be combined and interpreted to form a picture of an ancient culture. By the end of the program students will have visited the National Museum in Athens and most of the other important museums and sites in southern Greece and the island of Crete.
Each instructional day will begin at 8:00 am and will finish at about 2:00 pm (most afternoons will be free). When on site or in museums, the instructor will give lectures on architecture, art, history, and the sociology and anthropology of every life in ancient Greece. There will also be at least four evening sessions for learning introductory basic modern Greek (numbers, greetings, shopping expressions, basic needs).
May 21 Depart US
May 22-24 Athens: Orientation, Acropolis and Agora
May 25-27 Nafplion: Corinth, Epidauros, Mycenae, Tiryns, Nafplion Museum
May 28-29 Sparta: Lerna, Sparta acropolis, Mystra, Sparta Museum
May 30-31 Pylos-Gialova: Messene, Methone, Palace of Nestor, Chora Museum, Voidokoilia beach
June 1-2 Olympia: Bassae, Olympia site and Museum
June 3-5 Delphi: Chletmoutsi Castle, exhibition for the Corinthian Gulf bridge, Delphi site & Museum, Osios Loukas, Korykian Cave hike (optional)
June 6-8 Athens: Gla, Kerameikos cemetery, National Museum
June 9-11 Mykonos: Delos and Museum
June 12-14 Naxos: Marble quarries and mines, Ionic temple to Dionysos, Byzantine churches
June 15-17 Thera: Prehistoric site of Akrotiri, classical site of ancient Thera, Thera volcano
June 18-21 Athens: Temple of Athena Aphaia on the island of Aigina, Temple of Poseidon at Sounion; Farewell Dinner
June 22 Depart Greece for US
Visit website for more detailed itinerary:
http://people.ku.edu/~jyounger/Greece/
Students will stay in comfortable but modest hotels, two students per room. All rooms have private baths. Daily breakfast is provided.
DatesDepart US: May 21, 2008
Arrive Greece: May 22, 2008
Depart Greece: June 22, 2008
Open to students from any accredited U.S. college or university. Minimum 2.5 GPA required (exceptions considered after submission of a petition).
Three to six hours of credit are granted by the University of Kansas upon successful completion of the program.
Program Fee: Approximately $5,450 for KU students ($5,650 for non-KU students). The program fee includes lodging and breakfast, most dinners, land transportation and group admissions in Greece, and emergency medical evacuation and repatriation services.
Tuition and Fees: Estimated tuition and fees for 3 credit hours (based on standard tuition rate): $584.*
Estimated tuition and fees for 6 credit hours (based on standard tuition rate): $1,168.*
*Actual expenses for KU students will vary by the student’s individual tuition compact. Non-KU students will pay the standard tuition rate listed above.
Additional costs:Airfare, all lunches and some dinners, passport fees, books, and personal expenses.
An optional group flight from Kansas City to Athens will be arranged for the convenience of participants.
All dates, costs, and program information are subject to change as necessary due to fluctuations in the exchange rate or other reasons.
KU students who qualify for summer financial aid in the form of Stafford and/or other loans, Pell or SEOG Grants, and scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a Study Abroad Program.
Limited supplemental scholarships are available to KU undergraduates. Applications are available at the Office of Study Abroad. You can also download the scholarship application. The scholarship application deadline is March 1.
Non-KU students should check into the financial resources available to them at their home institutions.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2008.
Early application is strongly encouraged.
Applications are available in the KU Office of Study Abroad. You can also download the application.
(Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download an application. If your computer does not have Acrobat Reader you can download it for FREE.)
rofessor John Younger
University of Kansas
Dept. of Classics
2083 Wescoe, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66056-2139
phone: 785-864-3153
fax: 785-864-5566
email: jyounger@ku.edu
http://people.ku.edu/~jyounger/Greece/
The University of Kansas
Office of Study Abroad
Lippincott Hall
1410 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 108
Lawrence, KS 66045-7515
phone: 785-864-3742
fax: 785-864-5040
e-mail: osa@ku.edu
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