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Canadian programs
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Cortona Archaeological Field School
Nature of Exchange
This 3 month Archaeological Field School into the heart of Tuscany involves lectures on Renaissance Art, Roman Civilization, Archaeology and Social History, Anthropology and introductory courses in Italian and French.
Costs
$3300 - $6000 – Living Expenses
$3500 - $5700 – Tuition
$800 - $1200 – Airfare
$1000 – miscellaneous (meals, textbooks, passport etc)
$8800 - $17900
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Arts at the University of Alberta.
BROCK UNIVERSITY
Study Tour
Nature of Exchange
A four week Study Tour consists of walking tours around important sites in Asia and Europe. Previous excursions have included Pompeii, Ostia, Finland, Sweden, Korea, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Estonia and Japan all in English.
Costs
$4000
Costs include living expenses and airfare.
Tuition costs are the same as Brock University’s tuition and funding is available.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Brock University's International Study and Exchange Programs.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Travel Study
Nature of Exchange
Study in Rome, France, London, or New York and appreciate, study, and explore the way of life of the past and present peoples through its museums, churches, archaeological sites, and streets.
Costs
3-week program - $3700
6-week program - $7400
Accommodation costs and miscellaneous are not included.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit UNB Faculty of Arts Travel Study.
International programs
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Summer Mediterranean Archaeological Field School
Nature of Exchange
At the site of Torre d’en Galmès on the island of Menorca in Spain, students will take part in a six-week excavation campaign combined with lectures, museum and laboratory work. Students will excavate a structure built during the late Iron Age period, dating back to the third century BC.
Costs
$6,900
Cost includes tuition, housing, board, field trips, and emergency travel assistance coverage.
Financial aid is available.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Menorca Field School in Archaeology & Heritage Management.
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
Material Culture of Rome & Pompeii
Nature of Exchange
A number of courses offer short-term study components that extend the course beyond the campus and beyond the regular term. Extended study is particularly attractive for students whose schedules do not permit them to participate in semester-long study group programs. There are numerous locations which students may visit including Rome, Pompeii and Greece.
Costs
$4050
Costs include living expenses and airfare
Tuition costs are the same as Colgate University’s tuition
For current tuition costs please email: BGorka@mail.colgate.edu
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Off-Campus Study in the Classics at Colgate University.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Excavations at Amheida
Nature of Exchange
Columbia University's field program in Egypt constitutes a full semester studying an ancient society and using the results of archaeology. The first two months are spent in the Dakhleh Oasis at Columbia's facility there; the third month is spent partly traveling, partly based in Cairo.
For further information on program costs, course offerings and applications visit NYU Excavations at Amhedia.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Study Abroad – Athens or Rome
Nature of Program
This 10-week program through the University of Chicago provides students with an opportunity to study the history and culture of ancient and modern Greece in Athens.
Costs
$17000
Cost includes tuition, accommodation, and excursion costs but not transportation to and from the program site, books and miscellaneous costs.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Study Abroad at the University of Chicago.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
The Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome
Nature of Program
Accomplished in either a semester or a 1 month summer program ICCS provides undergraduate students with an opportunity in Rome to study ancient history, archaeology, Greek and Latin literature, Italian language, and ancient art.
Costs
1 Semester - $8,840
Full Semester - $26,462.50
Cost includes program costs and tuition.
For further information on program costs, course offerings and application information please visit Global Education for Undergraduates at Duke University.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies - Turkey
Nature of Exchange
This semester long excursion includes a two-week Orientation in Istanbul and Ankara, with additional excursions to Edirne, Bursa, Konya, Antalya, and other sites of cultural and historical importance. A ten-day mid-semester excursion to Syria and/or south-eastern Turkey provides a comparative perspective on the region.
A unique feature of the McGhee Center’s academic program is its emphasis on field study and travel to many diverse parts of Turkey. The McGhee Center curriculum promotes active learning through excursions, travel, community service, and the opportunity to interact with political, cultural, and business leaders and local families.
Costs
$25,258
Costs are all inclusive and include tuition, room and board, airfare and miscellaneous.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies.
UNIVERITY OF ARIZONA
The Orvieto International Institute
Nature of Exchange
- Orvieto, Italy Program
- Spring Break in Italy
- Summer Tour of Greece & Turkey
- Arizona in Athens, Greece
- Excavations in the Valley of the Kings and Western Thebes, Egypt
- Excavations on Mt. Lykaion, Greece
- Excavations in Umbria, Italy
For further information on program costs, course offerings and applications please visit Study Abroad at the University of Arizona.
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
College Year in Athens
Nature of Exchange
The CYA program offers university-level courses during either semester (September-December; January-May) or for the duration of the academic school year. The Ancient Greek Civilization curriculum, College
Year in Athens invites students to amplify their knowledge of ancient Greece and to deepen their understanding of Greece's fundamental contribution to the development of western civilization.
For further information on program costs, course offerings and application information please visit College Year in Athens.
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Brodsworth Field School
Nature of Exchange
The three weeks at the Brodsworth Field School will introduce students to a full range of archaeological techniques used within the British Isles in modern archaeology.
Costs
£1000
Cost includes three week accommodation, all meals, all training and tuition, all materials required to complete assessment and collection from local airports/stations (East Midlands, Manchester, Leeds/Bradford, Doncaster) on request. The fee does not include travel to the UK.
For further information on program costs, course offerings and application information please visit the Department of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Erasmus Exchanges
Nature of Exchange
The Erasmus Programme is a European-wide initiative, various programs may be chosen to take part in across a variety of countries.
Costs
All EU students studying/working abroad for one semester or one year through the Erasmus programme will be eligible for an Erasmus grant which is paid to the University of Nottingham from the British Council in the UK.
For further information on program costs, course offerings and application information please visit Socrates-Erasmus Exchange at the University of Nottingham.
Other opportunities for travel and exchange
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Travel and Fieldwork Opportunities
Nature of Exchange
Classical Studies offers a special study-travel course, normally on a semi-annual basis (CLAS 390). In the Spring term students would visit a variety of Mediterranean sites, chiefly in Greece or Italy. The course carries academic credit and is conducted by one of the Departmental faculty members.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Travel and Fieldwork Opportunities.
Third Year Abroad at the University of Waterloo
Nature of Exchange
The Department of French Studies especially encourages students in their third year to study in a French language environment. This may be done through the Waterloo/Trent/Toronto program at the University of Nantes in France, or through the MICEFA exchange at the University of Paris in France. The cost of the year in Nantes is currently similar to the cost of spending a year on campus at Waterloo. In the Paris program, students choose their courses from offerings at 12 universities scattered throughout Paris. Students can also study at the University of Québec in Chicoutimi, where they choose from regular course offerings.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Third Year Abroad with French Studies.
ONTARIO STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (OSAP)
Explore Program
Nature of Program
Found through the OSAP Program, Explore offers a five-week intensive language-learning course in the spring or summer for students interested in learning their second language. Participants in Explore receive a $2,000 bursary.
For detailed program information, including eligibility requirementsplease visit Explore Without Limits.
COLLEGE YEAR IN ATHENS
Nature of Exchange
College Year in Athens (CYA) is a study abroad program focused upon the history and civilization of Greece and the East Mediterranean region. Its mission is to offer each student an academically rigorous
program of studies combined with the vibrant experience of day-to-day contact with the people, monuments, and landscape of Greece – a rapidly changing country with a uniquely varied past.
For further information on program costs, course offerings and applications please visit College Year in Athens.
JOHN CABOT UNVERSITY
Nature of Exchange
The Department of Art History and Studio Arts at John Cabot University sponsors a summer study and research program in the field of Historic Preservation Methods in the city of San Gemini, Italy. This program involves lectures, workshops on fresco painting, fieldwork surveying and restoring a medieval church and visits to active restoration sites and research institutes.
The program also includes visits to various cities in central Italy (including Rome, Florence and Siena) and the opportunity to live for several weeks in a small medieval city in the beautiful Umbrian countryside, getting to know the locals and participating in social events
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit John Cabot University.
EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL
Provides educational travel options to over 120 countries around the globe that are safe, unique and cost-effective with an eye on immersing students as much as possible into the local culture.
For further information on program costs, course offerings, and application information please visit Global Educational Travel.
ONTARIO CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
The Ontario Classical Association is dedicated to the promotion of Classical Studies in Ontario and provides numerous links, programs, exchange programs and information of Universities with Classical Studies programs.
For more information please visit the Ontario Classical Association.