College Year in Athens (CYA) in Greece

 

  • College Year in Athens (CYA), which admits students for single semesters, is an independent study abroad program focusing on Greece and the world of the Eastern Mediterranean.
  • The courses offered cover periods from ancient times to the present in the fields of archaeology, art history, classical languages, ethnography, history, literature, Modern Greek language, philosophy, political science, and religion. From a central vantage point at the confluence of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, students immerse themselves in the traditional humanistic disciplines while studying and observing the changes taking place around them in today's Athens, a bustling city of four million. CYA faculty are assembled from a group of distinguished scholars who lecture and discuss course material in English.
  • To help students plan an academically integrated program of study, the curriculum is organized in two tracks, Ancient Greek Civilization and Mediterranean Studies, and students are advised to choose their courses with in a single track. Ancient Greek Art and Archeology as well as Modern Greek Language are open to all students, regardless of track. The Ancient Greek Civilization track offers Ancient Greek and Advanced Latin as well as more than twenty other courses, including ancient literature, art and architecture, history, philosophy, and religion. Mediterranean Studies includes Byzantine history, art, and architecture as well as courses in modern Greek literature, history, politics, society, Middle Eastern and Balkan studies. Individually supervised research projects are available for adequately prepared students, within the framework of either track, on topics not covered in formal courses.
  • Faculty led study trips include sites in Attica, Crete, the Peloponnese, central Greece, and Macedonia as well as guided visits to locales in and around Athens itself. CYA organizes co- and extra-curricular activities including attendance at theatrical performances, Greek cooking and dancing, dinners with Greek families and social events with Greek students.
  • Housing is provided in shared student apartments near CYA facilities in central Athens.
  • Eligibility: Strong preparatory coursework in art, history, humanities or classics.

 

College Year in Athens | 617-868-8200 | Fax: 617- 868-8207 | info@cyathens.org