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STUDY ABROAD FOR CONCENTRATORS IN CLASSICS

Contact: Director of Undergraduate Studies,
Professor Jeremy Rau, rau@fas

Once you've realized that you can study abroad for Classics, there are only a few things left to decide: Semester or summer? Which Semester? Which Summer? Greece or Rome or somewhere else? Which program?

Regardless, you should definitely plan ahead. It will be your responsibility to talk the the Director of Undergraduate Studies about your plan of study and concentration requirements, to check deadlines, to request letters of recommendation, to apply in advance for credit, and to squeeze in some language study in Modern Greek or Italian before you go.

Also, as you consider your options, make sure to check out the Classics Undergraduate Noticeboard, located outside 214 Boylston Hall, where the department posts information received about summer programs and other study abroad options.

Click here for information about summer study abroad scholarships offered by the Classics Department.

Term-Time/Academic Year
Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies [ICCS], Rome, through Duke Univ.

Semester-long program. Intermediate and advanced courses in Latin and Greek, elementary Italian, art history, and a double-credit course, The Ancient City. Recent excursions have included field trips to Rome and Tuscany and week-long trips to Sicily and the bay of Naples. Some financial aid available from ICCS. Deadline: March 15 (at latest) for fall semester; October 15 (at latest) for spring. (See website for application.)

Harvard concentrators say: "Merely living there offered an educational experience entirely unobtainable in a classroom setting." "Not only was the experience invaluable to a classical education, but also, Rome is a fascinating and exciting place to live." "Go! This is THE program for classics people, so if you can, go!" "It was often possible to get into archaeological sites that are otherwise off limits to tourists, like the underground theater at Herculaneum or the Pyramid of Cestius. Also, students at the Centro have access to the library at the American Academy. I want to reaffirm that the Centro offers so many wonderful opportunities ..."

Semester- and year-long programs, with courses including ancient and modern Greek, literature, history, archaeology, art history, anthropology, philosophy, and more. Deadlines: There is a rolling admissions policy for applications received by May 15 for fall semester and October 15 for spring semester. The deadline for scholarship aid applications is April 1. The deadline for summer applications is March 1. (For application, see website.) No feedback available from recent Harvard concentrators, but worth investigating.

Semester- and year-long programs. Arcadia is an American university with its own campuses in Rome, Italy and in Athens, Greece. Athens: Arcadia's Center for Hellenic, Balkan and Mediterranean Studies and Research offers a reputable undergraduate program featuring courses in both ancient and modern Greek culture, with small professor-student ratios and many site visits. Deadlines: April 20 (for fall semester; for full academic year), October 15 (for spring). No feedback available from recent Harvard concentrators, but definitely worth checking out.

In Arcadia's own words: "You must take four, four-credit courses per semester at the Arcadia Center. One of these courses must be in modern Greek language. Your remaining three courses can be taken in such areas as ancient Greek/classical studies, classical language and literature, early Christian and Byzantine studies, modern Greek studies, international relations, political science, and/or special topics."

Summer Programs
American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)

2 options: 1)Summer 2004 only: due to the Olympics in Athens, the usual summer program will be replaced by a 3 1/2-week summer program on "Ancient and Medieval Turkey". Scholarships available. Deadline Jan 15. 2)Athenian Agora Excavation Volunteer Program (June-July). Deadline Dec 15.

students say... "Full survey of geography, archaeology, and history of Greece from the Bronze age through Byzantium and beyond." "6 weeks of non-stop travel and learning." "This pretty much took up every waking hour, 7 days a week." "This program is definitely worth it."

Aestiva Romae Latinitas, Rome (taught by Father Reginald Foster)

Six weeks (early June- mid-July) Legendary, informal, super-intensive Latin experience in Rome, including some spoken Latin. No Italian necessary- program taught in English, Latin. Deadline early Fall. For application, write directly to: P. Reginald Foster OCD, Teresianum, Piazza San Pancrazio 5A, I-00152 Rome ITALY

students say... "It is divided into three 90-minute sessions; I attended all three sections each day, six days a week. In addition, I attended 60-minute sessions for speaking Latin twice a week, led also by Fr. Foster. I also attended the class field-trips, which took up half to all of Sunday." "To any Harvard Latinist who wants to become a lot more proficient in the Latin language over the summer, Foster's program is a great way to go. It is intensive; each class day (Monday through Saturday) has five and a half hours of class if one goes to every session, the minimum being three hours of class, and one must always be alertly thinking during class." "Since class starts at 2, there's plenty of time to explore Rome. I'd say that this is an excellent way to use the summer."