Study in Athens [Spring 2014]

STUDY IN ATHENS [SPRING 2014]

OFFICE OF GLOBAL PROGRAMSFACULTY DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER MOOREATHENS.PSU.EDU/ crm21@psu.edu

COURSEWORKFive full-time PSU courses1. Modern Greek Language and Culture2. Archaeology of Ancient Greece3. Byzantine Greece4. Aristophanes and Greek Comedy5. The Birth of Ancient Philosophy

[Prerequisite: CAMS 25 or 100 or equivalent]

= completed CAMS (Classics) minor

LOGISTICS• One complete semester, with mostly PSU students• Hosted by and sited at The Athens Centre [athenscentre.gr/]

• Two courses taught by Prof. Moore; three by experienced Athens Centre faculty

• Private apartments in a nearby residential neighborhood• Classes four days a week• Many day trips, multi-day excursions, and free weekends

• Total cost (airfare, field trips, daily expenses included): ≈ $5300 (on average) more than PSU-UP costs but defrayable with Dep’t/LA/University scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPSglobal.psu.edu/ ‘finances’ ‘financial aid/scholarships’

FIELD TRIPSExcursions around Athens (e.g., Agora, Acropolis, Piraeus)

Excursions across the Aegean (e.g., Crete, Delphi, Peloponnese)

ATHENS & PHILOSOPHYThe city where philosophy became itself. It nurtured:Anaxagoras (500-428) Aristotle (383-323)

Socrates (479-399) Diogenes the Cynic (412-323)

Plato (427-343) Zeno the Stoic (334-262)

Aristippus the Cyrenaic (435-365) Epicurus (341-270)

The Birth of Greek Philosophy Aristophanes and Greek Comedy

CAMS 499: The playwright parodied intellectual culture, new thinkers, political decision-making, democratic foibles, and his comrades in tragedy and philosophy. How does this public literature give Athenians, and us, an education in critical awareness?

PHL 499: What were the nature-philosophers (phusikoi) aiming to learn, how did they differ from the Hellenic sages (sophoi), what happened when everyone moved to Athens, and did ethical thought really start with Socrates?

FURTHER INFORMATIONFaculty Director: Dr. Christopher Moore, crm21@psu.edu 243 Sparks

Education Abroad: Nimisha Thakur, Athens Trip Advisor nxt5031@ip.psu.edu, 313 Boucke

Recent Students: Katherine Burlingame, kab561@psu.edu Zac Stelling, zzs5039@psu.edu

Apply now for Spring 2014 for the best chance for scholarships. All majors from the University accepted. PSU–Athens is held every Spring, with different Faculty Directors.