The Department regularly sends undergraduate students to summer, semester, and year-long programs at the College Year in Athens (CYA) in Athens, Greece. CYA offers a variety of courses in Greek and Latin, Classics, archaeology, Aegean prehistory, Greek and Mediterranean history, Greek anthropology, architecture, religion, ancient art, and modern Greek language and literature. The year and semester programs consist of numerous trips to sites around mainland Greece, Crete and the Aegean, as well as a number of regular courses actually taught on site or in Greek museums. The program is open to qualified undergraduates in Classics, Classical Archaeology, Art History, History, Anthropology, and Classical Studies. For further information please consult the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the UNC-CH Study Abroad Office, or the College Year in Athens website.
UNC-CH undergraduates regularly participate in the Summer Study Program in Greece led by Professor James McCoy of the UNC-CH Departments of History and Classics. For the past 18 years, the summer study in Greece program has traveled throughout Greece, Crete, and the Cycladic islands, exploring the ancient history and modern culture of the Aegean. While the itinerary and regional focus varies from year to year, past trips have included Macedonia, the Peloponnese, and Crete, and sites such as Athens, Corinth, Delphi, Delos, Sounion, and Thera. The student should consult the program director, Professor James McCoy, for general information, current itinerary, course credit, fees, and available funding.
Undergraduates are eligible to apply for summer sessions of travel study in Greece. Two six-week sessions open to undergraduate and graduate students emphasize the topography and antiquities of Greece. The $2750 fee covers room and partial board. Five scholarships are available. The deadline is February 15. For information consult the American School of Classical Studies at Athens website.