In naming our project we chose the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, omicron a small (i.e., short) o because it suggests simple and humble beginnings as opposed to the much grander omega, a great (long) O and the 24th and final letter of the same alphabet. Government 250: Introduction to Political Science. This course, required for all social science majors, examines the fundamentals in the field of political science and offers introductory treatments on the four major sub-fields of the discipline (i.e. political theory, comparative politics, American government, and International Relations). Government 310: United States Foreign Policy. The conceptual bases underlying the development of post-World War II foreign policy, its changing concerns, and its various modes of policy implementation in selected cases and geographic areas (e.g., the Cold War, the Third World, and North/South issues). Government 320: Third World Politics. The individual and collective study of the various causes of, and the dominant but competing theories that try to explain, crisis politics, social phenomena, and developmental prospects in the Third World in general and for specific nations case studies in particular. Government 330: Mass Media Politics. The globalization of media and its effects on local, national, and international politics; economics; and socialization processes in the United States and other nations. Government 340: European Politics. The historical, political, and economic realities of selected nations in Europe from both an individual and a cross-national or supranational perspective as major attention will be paid to the ongoing European Union integration experiment. Government 360: Women and Politics. This course examines the struggle for women's political, social, economic, and legal equality in the United States and abroad. Government 370: Global Politics. This course examines conflict and cooperation, types of international systems, and the increasing importance of economic, environmental, and other cross-border transactions in the contemporary world. Government 401: State of the World. Explores the nature of humanity’s inevitable relationship to its environment at the local, regional, and global level. Surveys issues, identifies problems, and examines actual and possible solutions pertinent to this relationship by utilizing an interdisciplinary approach incorporating students’ backgrounds from previous social science courses. Required course for all social science majors. Preq. junior standing Government 420: International Political Economy. Historical development of the world economy from 1700s to the present with emphasis on international and transnational actors and institutions, dependency and imperialism, and other selected issues and problems (e.g., trade, debt, and finance). Soci 499: Travel & Study In Greece. This course aims to expose SSU students to Greece's culture(s), history, and artistic expressions; expand their horizons through travel; and enable them to think globally. Soci 499S: Travel & Study In Britain. This course aims to expose SSU students to British culture(s), history, and artistic expressions; expand their horizons through travel; and enable them to think globally. Soci 499x: Travel & Study In Ireland. This course aims to expose SSU students to Ireland's culture, history, and artistic expressions; expand their horizons through travel; and enable them to think globally. Econ 201: Principles of Microeconomics. An elementary analysis of the principles of microeconomics. Includes a study of consumer behavior, different types of products and resource markets, and an analysis of certain economic problems. Preq. MATH 101 and 105 or MATH 125 Econ 202: Principles of Macroeconomics. An introduction to the elementary principles of macroeconomics. Includes a study of the economic system and an analysis of national income concepts, fiscal and monetary policies, and economic growth. Econ 326: Economic History of the U.S. Analysis of the changes in the economic structure and development of the U.S. from colonial days to the present. Includes a survey of American economic life and the role of entrepreneurship in economic development. Preq. ECON 101 and 102 Econ 405: Economic Development. Analysis of economic problems and prospects for development in general and of less developed nations in particular. Preq. ECON 101 and 102 Econ 411: Comparative Economic Systems. An analysis of the different economic systems: capitalism, socialism, communism, and mixed systems. Survey of the differences and similarities of the economic institutions among these systems. Preq. ECON 101 and 102 Econ 450: International Trade. Theoretical framework of international trade; problems and policies for free trade; roles of international institutions. Preq. ECON 101 and 102 Anthro 250: Principles of Cultural Anthropology. How humans have adapted as foragers, hunters, farmers, and industrialists. The diversities of preliterate and living human societies, social structure, kinship, religion, and ecology are examined in cross-cultural settings. Soci 110S: Foundations of Social Science. Introduction to the methods and concerns of social science. Studies perspectives of anthropology, economics, history, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology as related to specific themes or topics.

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C O U R S E   I N F O R M A T I O N

Welcome to the Omicron Group Project, the official cyber page companion to the SOCI 499 travel and study in Greece course-for- credit offered by the Department of Social Sciences in cooperation with the Center for International Programs and Activities (CIPA).

This course, taught by SSU professor Stylianos Hadjiyannis, Ph.D., aims to expose SSU students to Greece's culture(s), history, and artistic expressions; expand their horizons through travel; and enable them to think globally.  

T R I P   C O S T 

The rates are:

 25-29 people 30 or more people
Per person in triple  $1.895 $1.795
Per person in double $1.970 $1.895

Above rates include:

  • Transfers airport/hotel/airport in Athens
  • 4 overnights at hotel "Astor" in Athens
  • 3 overnights at hotel "King Minos" in Tolo
  • 1 overnight at hotel "Ilis" in Olympia
  • 1 overnight at hotel "Fedriades" in Delphi
  • Breakfast daily 
  • Three dinners at hotel "King Minos"
  • Half day Athens Sightseeing tour 
  • Afternoon/late evening tour to Cape Sounion with stop for dinner (dinner is not included)
  • 6-day, 5-night intercity tour
  • Air-conditioned motor coach for 8 days
  • English speaking guide during the tours 
  • Entrance fees to all museums and sites we visit
  • Tips for coach driver and tour guide
  • Transportation of 1 suitcase and 1 handbag per person 

  • Taxes

Please check with the Office of Financial Aid for information/arrangements regarding this class in relation to your financial aid package. 

The SSU Center for International Programs and Activities (CIPA) has generously offered us a $2,000 grant to help defray a part of your cost.  All students enrolled in this class will share this pool of money equally. The money will be credited to your current account with SSU’s Bursar Office. You will be informed if there is more money or other grants available. 

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Ιθακη

Σα βγεις στον πηγαιμο για την Ιθακη να ευχεσαι ναναι μακρυς ο δρομος, γεματος περιπετειες,  γεματος γνωσεις......

 

 

Ithaca

When you embark on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventures, full of knowledge......

Poem by
Konstantinos Kavafis

. . . E T E R N A L   M E M O R I A L S   A N D   W O N D E R S
“Among all the peoples of the ancient world, the one whose culture most clearly exemplified the spirit of Western society was the Greek or Hellenic. No other Western people had so strong a devotion to freedom or so firm a belief in the nobility of human achievement. The Greeks glorified humanity as the most important creation in the universe and refused to submit to the dictates of priests or despots. The Greek view of the world was predominantly secular and rationalistic; it exalted the spirit of free inquiry and preferred knowledge to faith. With only a limited cultural inheritance from the past upon which to build, the Greeks produced intellectual and artistic monuments that have served ever since as standards of achievement. “Wonders are many on earth, and the greatest of these are humans,” the Greek tragic poet Sophocles proposed, to which we might well respond, “wonders were many in the ancient West, and the greatest of these were the Greeks.” (Page 87) in Lerner E. Robert, Meacham, Standish, and McNall Burns, Edward, 1998 Western Civilizations Volume 1, 13th edition, WWNorton & Company, New York “And we shall assuredly not be without witnesses; there are mighty monuments of our power which will make us the wonder of this and of succeeding ages; we shall not need the praises of Homer or of any other whose poetry will please for the moment, but whose reconstruction of the facts the truth will damage. For we have compelled every land and sea to open a path to our daring and have everywhere planted eternal memorials of our triumphs and misfortunes.” Quoted in the Funeral Oration by the Athenian leader Pericles to honor those Athenians who fell in battle during the first year of the Peloponnesian Wars (431-404 BC). (Page 139) in Brophy, James M., Epstein, Steven, Nilan, Cat, Robertson, John, and Safley, Thomas Max, 1998, Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations Volume 1, WWNorton & Company, New York

 
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