Summer Study Abroad Programs in Archaeology

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens offers summer programs for university students and high school and college teachers. The programs include extensive travel within Greece and visits to the school’s archaeological dig at the Athenian Agora. (Contact: Committee on the Summer Sessions; tel: 609–683-0800; e-mail: [email protected];Web site: www.ascsa.org).

Beaver College sponsors programs on ancient Greece, Byzantine history and modern Greece. Possible site visits include Athens, Corinth, Olympia and the Greek Isles. The program is open to nontraditional students of all ages and experience. (Contact: Center for Education Abroad; tel: 215–572-2901; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.beaver.edu/cea).

College Year in Athens sponsors programs in ancient Greek archaeology, art history, classical languages, literature and philosophy. The summer program is open to all interested high school graduates. (Contact: Meyer Henderson; tel: 617–868-8200; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.cyathens.org).

The Council Study Center at Monastir, Tunisia, hosts courses in Roman and Punic history and classical literature. The summer sessions are open only to enrolled college students with a grade point average of 2.75 or higher. (Contact: 1–800-40-STUDY; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.ciee.org/study).

Georgetown University offers a summer travel-study course for undergraduates and graduate students on “Life and Thought in Ancient Greece.” The itinerary includes trips to Athens, Sounion, Marathon, Thebes and Delphi. (Contact: Dr. Alexander Sens; tel: 202–687-6184; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.georgetown.edu/ssce/fps).