Honors in Greece
Course Details
Program Dates
November 6, 2024 to November 21, 2024
Students move to campus, take classes regularly, then spend 2 weeks in Greece before returning to Western to finish the quarter on campus.
Course Credits
- HNRS 101: The Big Picture
- HNRS 103: Navigating the Human Experience (HUM)
- HNRS 205: Colloquium in History (BCGM)
- HNRS 206: Colloquium in Political Science (SSC)
- HNRS 237: Travel Credits
Total credits: 18
For further information or questions, contact Tristan Goldman at goldmat@wwu.edu
In the Honors Global Learning Class Cluster, Honors in Greece, your first term at WWU can include 2 weeks in Athens, Greece. This is only for Fall Quarter and only for first-year Honors students. You will visit awe-inspiring historic sites, discuss with Honors faculty the consequences of ancient ideas on modern issues, and have opportunities to explore the wonderful culture of contemporary Greece.
Students who participate in this program spend 2 of their 10-week fall quarter in Greece. Students register for the following courses for fall quarter, many of which satisfy General University Requirements (GURs).
- Honors 101: The Big Picture
1 Credit - Honors 103: Navigating the Human Experience
4 Credits; Humanities GUR - Honors 205: Colloquium in History
5 Credits, BCGM GUR - Honors 206: Colloquium in Political Science
5 Credits, Social Science GUR - Honors 237: Democracy: A Love Story
3 Credits, Travel
Students will have the opportunity to visit all the major sites located in Athens, Greece, and the surrounding region including: the Acropolis and Agora in Athens, Mycenae in the Argolid, the battlefield where Greek freedom was lost in Boeotia at the hands of Philip of Macedon and his teenage son, Alexander.
