Opportunities

Excavations Overseas

Carthage students interested in archaeology can get field experience at excavations in Israel and Rome.  Every summer, Professor Dan Schowalter leads a team of Carthage students to Omrit in northern Israel. Students spend five weeks excavating the site of an ancient Roman temple. Schowalter is co-director of the excavation, which is co-sponsored by Carthage. The trip is considered a J-Term course and students earn four credits.

Hannah Olken, '11, has taken two trips to Israel with the Carthage College Classics and Religion departments. Read more.

Professor Christine Renaud takes students to the Villa delle Vignacce excavations in the Park of the Aqueducts outside of Rome. Carthage has been involved in this excavation since 2005. The Villa delle Vignacce is a second-century CE Roman luxury villa with an enormous bath complex.

Study Abroad & J-Term

Students majoring in classical studies at Carthage must spend some time studying abroad in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Israel or some other "classical" area. Students must earn at least four credits during this overseas experience. Carthage offers several ways for students to fulfill this requirement.

Students may participate in a J-Term study tour to Greece, Italy, Turkey or Israel. Students may work at an excavation site in some area of the ancient world, such as Greece, Italy, Israel, England, France or Germany.

Some classics students choose to study abroad for a full semester or an entire academic year. The American Institute of Roman Culture offers semester-long programs in classics, archaeology, architecture and Italian culture in the heart of Rome. The program is open to qualified upper-division undergraduates. College Year in Athens is another study abroad program. It focuses on the history and civilization of Greece and the East Mediterranean region.

Scholarships

The Classics department has its own scholarship. The Flora Testa Lalli Memorial scholarship awards students a modest stipend to offset the costs of a J-Term trip, studying overseas, or attending field school in Rome or Omrit.

Associations

The Carthage Classics Department is a member of the American Philological Association and the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. These memberships allow Carthage students to apply for grants to study overseas, as well as other opportunities.

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