multicultural perspectives in health psychology

DATES: June 16 - 28th, 2010

Participants should plan to arrive in Thessaloniki on June 16th and depart Athens on June 28th.

ELIGIBILITY: this program is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, including students who do not attend George Mason University.

COST: $3875. This cost includes: 3 credits tuition, airfare from Thessaloniki to Athens, all hotel stays, ground transportation, guided tours and cultural excursions, some meals, pre-departure orientation, International Student Identity Card, emergency evacuation insurance, travel guidebook, and a 3-day cruise of the Greek Isles. This program fee does not include international airfare.

UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS: 3 credits in Psychology 461

GRADUATE CREDITS: 3 credits in Education 598  or EDCI 797: Advanced Topics in Education

HOUSING: Hotels

EXCURSIONS: Three-day cruise to the Greek Isles and a visit to the brand new Acroplois Museum!

CONTACT: Denise at (703) 993-2155 or toll free at (866) 468-1243

APPLY ONLINE by March 26, 2010

Our final portion of the trip was a cruise through the Aegean Sea with four stops on the islands of Mykonos, Ephesus, Patmos, and Santorini. They say that some people do not like the islands because they are too "picture perfect." I agree they are just that, picture perfect, but I loved every moment I was there! We ended on the island of Santorini , and after riding up one thousand stairs on the back of a donkey to reach the top of the island, I decided I was completely willing to give my ride back down to someone else and remain there for the rest of the summer!

--a Greece Program Participant

This summer study abroad for two weeks in Greece, a country full of sun, sea and thousands of islands, offering its visitors a journey through man's historic and cultural memory. Thessaloniki, where the program is based, is Greece's second largest city. This area of Macedonia was the home of Aristotle and the kingdom of Alexander the Great, offering over 4,000 years of Greek history and civilization. The ancient city of Thessaloniki is also world-renowned as a center of Byzantine art and architecture.

While on this program students will gain an appreciation for the significance of cultural context in health and illness in an increasingly diverse world. Topics considered include psychosomatic illness, substance abuse, pain and healing, compliance with medical regimens, management of chronic illness, illness prevention and wellness, stress and coping, and health care policy and reform.

In addition to attending lectures given by local health psychologists and other experts, students will take a walking tour of Thessaloniki and have a chance to attend a live performance at the Erodium in Athens next to the Acropolis. The program will end with a 3-day all-inclusive cruise to the Greek Isles that includes visits to the beautiful islands of Santorini and Mykonos.

The program is open to non-Mason students as well, including the general public. APPLY NOW to reserve your spot before the program fills up!

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.