The Isles of Greece! is an interdisciplinary faculty-led study tour in Greece offered by the University of South Dakota.  The course is open to students from other institutions.  The three-week course involves one land-based week, including time in Athens, and two weeks based on sailboats, sailing different itineraries each year in the Greek Islands and coastline.  The course has been run most summers since 2005.

The Isles of Greece! can be taken for three or six credits in the following subjects: History, Philosophy, Art History, Classical Humanities, Religious Studies, Political Science, English, Anthropology, Honors, and Sustainability.

Spend three weeks sailing, hiking, and wandering Greek villages... visiting archaeological, historical, and natural sites, world class museums and local town museums.  There are opportunities for snorkeling and diving as well.  Students give topical report presentations and keep an academic journal integrating their experiences with course content. 

The 2022 edition of the course will have a sailing itinerary in the Ionian Islands and sailing up the Gulf of Corinth.  The land-based portion of the course will include time in Athens and stops at Delphi, Corinth, and Mycenae.  For details see the current prospectus.

Scholarship opportunity: USD students in the College of Arts & Sciences can apply early for for the International Oportunity Scholarship to participate in the Isles of Greece! program.

Contact Brennan Jordan or Clayton Lehmann with any inquiries.