GREA HIAN 332 - Of Gods and the City:Hist,Art & Arch

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course is an intensive investigation of the history and archaeology of Archaic and Classical Greece, with an emphasis on contemporary written sources and the art and architecture for the period in question, 600-350 B.C. This class is site-based, and includes extensive visits to several archaeological sites and museums in Greece, as well as in-classroom and on-site lectures and discussions based on assigned readings. Included are visits in Athens to the Acropolis, Agora, and National Archaeological Museum, as well as longer excursions to Delphi and Olympia. Each student will master a variety of skills during this course, through different types of assignments and classroom approaches. Learning the material of the course's subject is only the first step. Through a combination of lecture and discussion, which is based on required readings from primary sources, a plurality of perspectives will emerge. Each student will have the opportunity to evaluate readings as well as lecture material, both in oral discussion and in written quizzes. Through individual on-site reports of particular monuments and historical problems, each student takes responsibility for presenting material to the other students. (Athens, Greece, http://www.arcadiacenter.edu.gr/)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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