UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS STUDY TOUR IN GREECE: 2005.
DANIEL B. LEVINE, GEORGE P. PAULSON, directors
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Tentative Dates (subject to flight availability): May 22 June 19, 2005
Preliminary and Tentative Program Fee: $4790 (before U of A tuition)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ON-LINE APPLICATION FOR STUDY TOUR Go to bottom of linked page and click on APPLICATIONS.
(See below for information on financial aid.)*
CLICK HERE FOR GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING YOUR HANDOUTS FOR YOUR SITE REPORTS
HONORS STUDENTS: HERE ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR YOUR TRAVEL JOURNALS
Click Here for Dimitri Cocconi's USEFUL INFORMATION ON GREECE
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Final examination and Term Papers
Tentative Itinerary (29 days):
1. Depart USA
2. Athens (Lykavitos, welcome dinner)
3. Athens (Agora & Museum, Acropolis & Museum)
4. Overnight boat to Crete (after Eleusis, Eleftheres, Aigosthena & Gyftokastro)
5. Chania, Crete (Samaria Gorge hike)
6. Chania, Crete. German WWII Cemetery at Maleme. Old Town and Synagogue;
7. Herakleion, Crete
8. Herakleion, Crete
9. Santorini
10. Santorini
11. Santorini
12. Athens
13. Athens
14. Nauplion (Isthmia, Corinth, Nemea)
15. Nauplion (Tiryns, Epidauros)
16. Nauplion (Mycenae, Argos)
17. Sparta (Byzantine Mystras)
18. Sparta (Menelaion, Museum, Theater, Artemis Sanctuary)
19. Pylos. Messene, Methoni en route
20. Pylos. Boat to Sphacteria, Palace of Nestor, Ox-belly Bay
21. Olympia. Bassae Temple of Apollo en route.
22. Olympia Site and Museum (Dryodassos hike).
23. Delphi. Khlemoutsi castle, Naupaktos, en route.
24. Delphi. (Oracular Site, Sanctuary, Museum, Corycian Cave)
25. Eretria. en route: Osios Loukas Monastery, Thebes, Orchomenos
26. Athens. en route: Sanctuary of Amphiareus, Marathon
27. Athens
28. Athens
29. Return to USA
Courses Offered:
Students will enroll for six hours of credit, to be chosen from the following U of A courses:
CLST 4003 H: Honors Colloquium: Greek Religion and Archaeology
CLST 3993 H: Honors Course: Ancient Greek Art and Culture
FLAN 4233: Culture and Civilization: Field Studies (Greece)
EUST 4703: European Studies: Modern Greece
All students will present two site reports (one for each course), write two short papers (one for each course), and submit a final examination. Each student will write only one final examination, which will serve for both courses. Research for the site reports will be completed before the trip begins, but the papers and final examination are due at the end of summer session II (usually the end of the first week in August). Calculation of Grades: See individual course descriptions below.
Course Descriptions:
CLST 4003H. Honors Course: Greek Religion and Archaeology.
Students will visit and study sanctuaries sacred to several gods. They will report on the religious activities and associated structures and artifacts, describing important aspects of the cults, using both literary and archaeological evidence. Students will write one short analytical honors-level paper on the subject. They will write a final examination on various genres of archaeological remains. Honors students will submit part of their work to the professors before the trip. Honors students will also turn in a trip journal.
Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation, including pre-trip meetings: 20%; Quality of Site Report: 20%; Quality of Paper: 20%; Quality of Final Examination: 20%; Qualtiy of Journal: 20%.
CLICK HERE FOR SUGGESTED REPORT TOPICS FOR CLST 4003H, SUMMER 2005
CLST 3993H. Honors Course: Ancient/Medieval Greek Art and Culture.
Students will visit and study sites and museums in Greece. They will report on significant artistic, architectural, and archaeological material describing and analyzing important aspects of the art and culture associated with the material remains, using both literary and archaeological evidence (with a handout). They will write a final examination on various genres of archaeological remains. Students will write one short analytical honors-level paper on the subject. Honors students will submit part of their work to the professors before the trip. Honors students will also turn in a trip journal.
Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation, including pre-trip meetings: 20%; Quality of Site Report: 20%; Quality of Paper: 20%; Quality of Final Examination: 20%; Qualtiy of Journal: 20%.
CLICK HERE FOR SUGGESTED REPORT TOPICS FOR CLST 3993H, SUMMER 2005
FLAN 4233: Culture and Civilization: Field Studies (Greece)
Students will visit and study sites and museums in Greece. They will deliver one short report (with a handout) on significant artistic, architectural, and archaeological material (to be researched before the trip), and write one short paper describing and analyzing important aspects of the art and culture associated with the material remains, using both literary and archaeological evidence. They will write a final examination on various genres of archaeological remains.
Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation, including pre-trip meetings: 25%; Quality of Site Report: 25%; Quality of Paper: 25%; Quality of Final Examination: 25%.
CLICK HERE FOR SUGGESTED REPORT TOPICS FOR FLAN 4233, SUMMER 2005
EUST 4703: Special Topic: Modern Greece
Students will visit and study sites and museums in Greece and give a report on a pertinent issue relating to Modern Greece which they will have researched before the trip (with a handout). They will write one short paper describing and analyzing the issue they choose in consultation with the professors. They will write a final examination on various genres of archaeological remains.
Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation, including pre-trip meetings: 25%; Quality of Site Report: 25%; Quality of Paper: 25%; Quality of Final Examination: 25%.
CLICK HERE FOR SUGGESTED REPORT TOPICS FOR EUST 4703, SUMMER 2005
*HONORS STUDY ABROAD GRANTS and *OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
For a list of Financial Aid possibilities, visit the U of A Office of Study Abroad "Financing" web page:
http://www.uark.edu/%7Estudyabr/financing.htm
For MP3 recordings of Modern Greek Mini Lesson, click here