MCC SPRING RECESS COURSE IN GREECE:
Athens & the Islands
April 8-17, 2004
English 106-LO1: The Homeric Epics On-Location
Literature or Humanities Elective: 3 Credits or Audit
Taught by Professor Stasia J. Callan: Office: 5-520
Phone: (585) 292-3370
E-mail: scallan@monroecc.edu
Ten-Day Trip
Tour of Athens, Delphi, Mykonos, Ephesus in Kusadasi (Turkey),
Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion, Santorini, and other sites mentioned
by Homer in The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Total for Students $2,145; for Adult Students (over 25) $2,630, if paid
99 days before the departure; $ 95 late registration will be added to
both prices after December 31, 2003. Price includes the following: roundtrip
airfare from Rochester, hotel with private bathrooms, continental breakfast and
dinner daily; 3 meals daily during four-day island cruise; tours led by licensed local
guides, 3 visits to special attractions, and more.
$95 deposit to EF Educational Tours due as soon as possible; total payment due by
December 31, 2003. For Application Booklet see Professor Callan. You
may register at EF Educational Tours online: eftours.com: Tour # 211410; or by
phone: 1-800-665-5364. Also to earn 3 credits, or to audit, register at MCC for
English 106-LO1 as soon as possible.
The course work for 3 credits consists of reading Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey
and interpretive journal writing before the trip; six meetings before the trip to discuss
the readings; on-location journal writing checked by the professor during the trip; one
formal research paper (6-7 typewritten double-spaced pages documented in MLA Style)
due after the trip. Two additional meetings after the trip to hear oral presentations
based on research papers and on-location learning.
Travel Course Assessment essay (2-3 pages long, typed and double- spaced) due after
all course requirements are met.
FOR AUDIT, ONLY COURSE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BUT NO COURSE WORK.