Greece2005


 


 


UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS STUDY TOUR
IN GREECE: 2005.


DANIEL B. LEVINE, GEORGE P. PAULSON,
directors


Click here for
Trip Report 2005 (Text Only).


Click here for Trip Report
2005 with selected photographs.



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


CLICK HERE FOR SOME USEFUL
TIPS ON PREPARING YOUR SITE REPORTS


Final examination and
Term Papers


General Bibliography



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