Homer’s Greece

Program Dates

May 12 – June 1

Summer 2024

Registration

View our cancellation policy.

Program Fees

$7,600

$500 deposit due upon registration.
Final $7,100 due March 1, 2024.

($258 additional fee for optional Santorini Volcano Excursion)

Included

Round-trip international airfare
Airport transfers and ground transportation in Ireland
Accommodations
Some meals
Guided tours and associated entrance fees
International health insurance
UMW Education Abroad fee

NOT Included

UMW tuition (may be part of your spring course load)
Some meals
Personal expenses
Supplemental meals or snacks
Souvenirs
Immunizations
COVID-19 testing
ETIAS (electronic travel authorization) fee

Health Information

International travel may require immunizations or preventative medicines. Please refer to the US Center for Disease Control’s Traveler’s Health Information Page for recommendations. The UMW Health Center provides free travel consultations by appointment, as well as travel information for UMW students. The Center for International Education recommends that each student have a personalized medical consultation prior to international travel.

This program includes moderate-to-rigorous hiking through uneven terrain and significant walking. Ferry rides are also included on the itinerary.

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are among the oldest extant works of Western literature. Follow in the footsteps of Odysseus, accompanied by UMW Faculty Dr. Angela Pitts and Dr. Joe Romero, as we visit archaeological sites like Mycenae, Ithaca, and Crete. Glory in the remote mountain sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi and climb a volcano that ended a Bronze Age civilization. Swim in the wine-dark Aegean Sea and visit ancient Sparta, the famed home of Helen of Troy.

Accommodations

Students will stay in triple-occupancy hotel accommodations. Breakfast and WiFi included at each location.

Additional Excursion

Students have the option to opt-into an additional excursion for a 3-hour traditional Kaiki boat tour and volcano and hot springs visit while in Santorini. The additional cost for this excursion is $258 and will require a minimum of 6 students to partake. Should fewer than six students register for this excursion, the event will be cancelled and the additional cost refunded to those students who had paid the fee. Email Sarah Moran, smoran2@umw.edu, at time of registration, to opt-into this excursion and include the extra payment in your final balance amount.

Coursework

Students will enroll in CPRD 100: Myth in Greece for 3 credits for the spring 2024 semester. Attendance and participation in both portions of the course is mandatory.

This course satisfies the Beyond the Classroom OR Diverse and Global Perspectives general education requirement by contract with the Faculty Director only.

Requirements & Prerequisites

Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in order to participate. This program is open to all UMW students regardless of major or year of study. It is also open to non-UMW students.

Scholarships

Faculty-Led Program Scholarships are available to UMW students (deadlines apply).

Payment

See the program fees and payment due dates in the right column. Use the Make a Payment button below to pay your deposit and regular program payment. Use the Special Payment option to pay a special amount (such as additional insurance or payment in a different amount as a result of a scholarship award).

Online payees have the choice of either credit card or eCheck (ACH) payment. ACH transactions will be charged a flat fee of $0.50 per transaction. All credit card payments will incur a 2.85% service fee. For credit card payments, a minimum convenience fee of $3.00 will be applied to transactions over $20.00 and under $106.00.

Payments can also be made in-person via cash or check (made out to “UMW”) at the UMW Cashiers Office located on the second floor of Lee Hall. No fees apply with this payment method.

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