Academic Requirements

All students will enroll for two of the courses below, and will present two site reports (one for each course). They will 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). All students will write a TRAVEL JOURNAL. All students will learn a modicum of Modern Greek and Turkish during the Study Tour.

1. 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 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. They will keep a Travel Journal.

Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation (including pre-trip meetings): 25%; Quality of Site Report (including quality of handout): 20%; Quality of Paper: 20%; Quality of Final Examination: 20%; Quality of Journal: 15%.

Note: Participation Grade is determined thus: Pre-trip classes/assignments = 50%; During the trip, participation grades will come from a) good citizenship [being on time for all activities, paying respectful attention to all reports, being respectful to roommates and other hotel guests] 25%; b) assignments/activities during the trip (museums, maps, etc.) 25%.

2. CLST 3993H. Honors Course: Ancient/Medieval Greek/Turkish 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 analytical honors-level paper on the subject. Honors students will submit part of their work to the professors before the trip. They will keep a Travel Journal.

Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation (including pre-trip meetings): 25%; Quality of Site Report (including quality of handout): 20%; Quality of Paper: 20%; Quality of Final Examination: 20%; Quality of Journal: 15%.

Note: Participation Grade is determined thus: Pre-trip classes/assignments = 50%; During the trip, participation grades will come from a) good citizenship [being on time for all activities, paying respectful attention to all reports, being respectful to roommates and other hotel guests] 25%; b) assignments/activities during the trip (museums, maps, etc.) 25%.

3. WLLC 4233: Culture and Civilization: Field Studies (Greece/Turkey)

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 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. They will keep a Travel Journal.

Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation (including pre-trip meetings): 25%; Quality of Site Report (including quality of handout): 20%; Quality of Paper: 20%; Quality of Final Examination: 20%; Quality of Journal: 15%.

Note: Participation Grade is determined thus: Pre-trip classes/assignments = 50%; During the trip, participation grades will come from a) good citizenship [being on time for all activities, paying respectful attention to all reports, being respectful to roommates and other hotel guests] 25%; b) assignments/activities during the trip (museums, maps, etc.) 25%.

4. EUST 4703: Special Topic: Modern Greece/Turkey

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 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. They will keep a Travel Journal.

Calculation of Grades: Quality of Participation (including pre-trip meetings): 25%; Quality of Site Report (including quality of handout): 20%; Quality of Paper: 20%; Quality of Final Examination: 20%; Quality of Journal: 15%.

Note: Participation Grade is determined thus: Pre-trip classes/assignments = 50%; During the trip, participation grades will come from a) good citizenship [being on time for all activities, paying respectful attention to all reports, being respectful to roommates and other hotel guests] 25%; b) assignments/activities during the trip (museums, maps, etc.) 25%.