STUDY ABROAD

The Department sees first-hand experience of the Mediterranean as an important part of a Classicist's training and encourages strudy abroad in many forms. There are numerous opportunities to study, travel, or take langugage prorams abroad, and funds are available through a variety of Departmental and University sources. the Steele Prize, for example, enables students to travel or study in the Mediterranean during the summer, while the Robert Murray Fund pays for studies abroad with a preference for studies in Rome: students should applly to the Departmental Representative for details.

Juniors occasionally choose to spend a semester or even the whole year abroad on a different program, for example at Oxford. Each year, several juniors spend a semester at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, at which they take courses in literature and history and visit many ancient sites. Academic credit is given for this work by prior arrangement with the Departmental Representative and the Associate Dean of the College responsible for Study Abroad. Princeton tuition and scholarships may be applied to the cost of overseas study.

Students may also choose to attend the intensive six-week program at the American School in Athens during the summer after junior year. Funds for study are available from the Department through Harland Prizes and from the Committee on Hellenic Studies.