This course will introduce students to a variety of aspects of life in Greece over the five millennia from the Bronze Age to our own time. Topics include history, literature, geology, religion, philosophy, ethnography, marine biology, archaeology, and cultural resources management. Sailing and hiking, lectures and readings, snorkeling and diving, visits to sites and museums, conversations with faculty and fellow students, student reports, encounters with our Greek hosts, and travel diaries will provide opportunities for students to acquire information and reflect on their experiences. In particular, the nautical life will give students a sense of the Greek islands as the Greeks saw them in an age before mechanized travel: from the sea in sailing vessels. Students will learn to sail and to live aboard a sailboat.
For complete information about applying for and participating in the program, peruse the prospectus and fill out the application form. Email your application to Brennan.Jordan@usd.edu by 11 November 2011.
You can find Mr Lehmann's PowerPoint Overview of Greek History here, Mr Stone's PowerPoint on Greek Philosophy and religion here, and Mr Jordan's PowerPoint of Greek Geology here. The rubrics lay out the academic expectations of this program.
| This program encourages students to be aware of the principle of sustainability as they travel and study abroad. |