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Summer 2018 Study Abroad in Greece

NEW: Summer study abroad 3-credit course on the Mediterranean diet and culture: Health Implications (NFSC498M) involving 4 days at UMD and a 2-week travel to Greece. https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/education-abroad/program/11523

 The length of the course, including travel to Greece, will be approximately 3 weeks and will include field trip/service learning and class time. We will spend 4 days in Athens and the rest of the time in Nafplion, Peloponnese area. Activities will include cooking classes, field trips to cheese, yogurt and wine making factories, to olive tree groves and olive oil processing and preservation. Hiking trips will be led in the surrounding areas to learn about Greek mythology and the exploration of wild herbs and their use in cooking. This course will satisfy the NFSC restricted elective.

​An information meeting will be held ​on January 24 in 1102 HJ Patterson building at 4pm.