STUDY IN ATHENS [SPRING 2014] OFFICE OF GLOBAL PROGRAMS FACULTY DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER MOORE COURSEWORK Five full-time PSU courses 1. Modern Greek Language and Culture 2. Archaeology of Ancient Greece 3. Byzantine Greece 4. Aristophanes and Greek Comedy 5. 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 Dept/LA/University scholarships SCHOLARSHIPS global.psu.edu/ finances financial aid/scholarships FIELD TRIPS Excursions around Athens (e.g., Agora, Acropolis, Piraeus) Excursions across the Aegean (e.g., Crete, Delphi, Peloponnese) ATHENS & PHILOSOPHY The city where philosophy became itself. It nurtured: Anaxagoras ( ) Aristotle ( ) Socrates ( ) Diogenes the Cynic ( ) Plato ( ) Zeno the Stoic ( ) Aristippus the Cyrenaic ( ) Epicurus ( ) 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 INFORMATION Faculty Director: Dr. Christopher Moore, 243 Sparks Education Abroad: Nimisha Thakur, Athens Trip Advisor 313 Boucke Recent Students: Katherine Burlingame, Zac Stelling, Apply now for Spring 2014 for the best chance for scholarships. All majors from the University accepted. PSUAthens is held every Spring, with different Faculty Directors.