An Invitation to Study in Greece

              June 24, 2009 - July 30, 2009

We invite you to join the Odyssey Program and spend five weeks in Greece studying and exploring the land and the culture that is the cornerstone of Western civilization. The Program will begin and end in Athens where we will visit the Acropolis, the Agora, and the National Archaeological  Museum.

Then we will take residence on the Aegean island of Spetses, famous for its gorgeous beaches, distinctive architecture and stately mansions. Spetses is close to both Athens and the Peloponnese and will afford us the opportunity to visit such well known  historical sites as Epidaurus, Mycenae, Corinth , Nemea, Nauplio, Olympia , Argos and Delphi.

In the morning attend the academic program (and earn 6 semester units), in the afternoon, frolic on some of the most beautiful beaches of Greece, and in the evening, sample the Mediterranean life-style.

Courses Summer 2009

THEA 430/MDGK 498
GREEK THEATRE: PAST AND PRESENT
3 semester hours
Prof. Katharine B. Free

A survey of Greek theatre from ancient Greek tragedy and comedy to the modern dramatic traditions.  Plays will be analyzed in their cultural, historical and social contexts with attention paid to the conditions of traditional staging as well as to the creative possibilities of reinterpretation by theatre artists.The class will visit the sites of ancient theatres including the Theatre of Dionysos, where drama began. The class will attend performances of plays at the Herodion and the Epidauros theatres. 

This course fulfills the Critical Arts and Literature Core Curriculum requirements for all LMU students except Theatre Arts Majors.  This course fulfills an upper-division requirement in theatre history and dramatic literature for Theatre Arts Majors, and the requirements of the Modern Greek Studies Minor. 


MDGK 450/HIST 450/EURO 498
MODERN GREEK HISTORY and CULTURE
3 Semester hrs.
Prof. Demetrios Liappas

Introduction to Modern Greek culture and history. The course examines the external and internal challenges that Greece faced in the last two hundred years. Visits to local museums and historical sites in Athens and the Peloponnese will supplement the classroom lectures.

The course fulfills the History Major requirements, some of the prerequisites for the European Studies Major, and the requirements for the Modern Greek Studies Minor.

Courses Summer 2008

HIST 398 /MDGK 398/ EURO 398/
HISTORY OF GREECE- FROM THE MINOANS TO THE MODERN AGE, c.2000BC-2008AD
3 semester hours
Prof. Stefan Chrissanthos, Ph.D.

A survey of the political, military and cultural history of the Greek people - from Antiquity, through the Byzantine period and into the Modern Age. The last two hundred years will be examined in the context of European and World history. Excursions to important historical sites, cultural centers and local museums in Athens and the Peloponnesus will supplement the classroom lectures.

The course fulfills the History Major and Minor requirements, some of the prerequisites for the European Studies Major, and the requirements for the Modern Greek Studies Minor.

Courses Summer 2007

THEA 430/MDGK 498
GREEK THEATRE: PAST AND PRESENT
3 semester hours
Prof. Katharine B. Free

A survey of Greek theatre from ancient Greek tragedy and comedy to the modern dramatic traditions.  Plays will be analyzed in their cultural, historical and social contexts with attention paid to the conditions of traditional staging as well as to the creative possibilities of reinterpretation by theatre artists.  The class will visit the sites of ancient theatres including the Theatre of Dionysos, where drama began.  The class will attend performances of plays at the Herodion and the Epidauros theatres. 

This course fulfills the Critical Arts and Literature Core Curriculum requirements for all LMU students except Theatre Arts Majors.  This course fulfills an upper-division requirement in theatre history and dramatic literature for Theatre Arts Majors, and the requirements of the Modern Greek Studies Minor.


MDGK 450/HIST 450/EURO 498
MODERN GREEK HISTORY and CULTURE
3 Semester hours
Prof. Demetrios Liappas

Introduction to Modern Greek culture and history. The course examines the external and internal challenges that Greece faced in the last two hundred years. Visits to local museums and historical sites in Athens and the Peloponnese will supplement the classroom lectures.

The course fulfills the History Major requirements, some of the prerequisites for the European Studies Major, and the requirements for the Modern Greek Studies Minor.

Courses Summer 2006

MDGK 341/EURO 498/FNLT 341/ENGL 341 - Introduction to Modern Literature
Prof. Christina Bogdanou
3 units

Modern Greek Literature will be studied in a historical and cultural context. Special attention will be given to the literary creations of Kazantzakis, Cavafy, Seferis, Elytis and Ritsos. The course fulfills the English Major and European Studies Major requirements and the requirements for the Modern Greek Studies Minor.

MDGK 450/HIST 450/EURO 498 - Modern Greek History and Culture
Prof. Demetrios Liappas
3 units

Introduction to Modern Greek culture and history. The course examines the external and internal challenges that Greece faced in the last two hundred years. Visits to local museums and historical sites in Athens and the Peloponnese will supplement the classroom lectures. The course fulfills the History Major requirements, some of the prerequisites for the European Studies Major, and the requirements for the Modern Greek Studies Minor.