Turkey

Art History Study Tour to Turkey

May 31 -  June 16, 2005

The art and architecture of the Hittite, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman and modern Turkey will be studied firsthand in cities, archeological sites and museums of the country. The tour will begin in Ankara at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Citadel. You will explore Cappadocia spending the day visiting its volcanic area and monastic cave churches.

Visit Kayseri, whose civilization dates back to the 4th millennium BC with the oldest remains at Kultepe, 20 miles from the city. Time will be spent at the 12th century Seljuk mosques. Study the grotto of St. Pier, which was the first grotto in Asia Minor and then tour the Mosaic Museum and the Oriental Bazaar in Antakya. You will then precede to the Cennet and the Cehennem (Heaven and Hell) Pit Caves, formed by various geological movements and corrosion of underground waters. Descent down the pit is possible via a stair track from the Roman period.

Traverse down the coastal road in Anamur to Silifke and see breathtaking views of the Mediterranean. Finally embark on a ferry cruise along the Bosphorus Channel to observe the old waterfront wooden houses, chalets, mansions, imperial palaces and modern villas on the Asian and European shores.
 

Highlights of the study tour will include::

• Visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ethnographical Museum, the Mausoleum of Ataturk and the Citadel.

• Explore Cappadocia which has unique volcanoes and is the center of monastic cave churches in Central Anatolia.

• Witness a pottery demonstration in Avanos.

• Visit the Cennet and Cehennem (Heaven and Hell) Pit Caves.

• Tour the 12th century, Seljuk mosques in Kayseri.

• Visit the Acropois, Topkapi Palace, Kariye Museum, and the Mosque of Fatih Mehmet II, the conqueror of Istanbul.

• Embark on a ferry cruise on the Bosphorus Channel separating two continents, Asia and Europe.

• Visit the biblical city of Hierapolis, the site of Philip the Evangelist's martyrdom.

Instructor:
Dr. Beatrice St. Laurent
Department of Art
Tillinghast Hall, Room 205
508.531.2202
bstlaurent@bridgew.edu

Dr. Beatrice St. Laurent holds a PhD in Islamic Art and Architecture from Harvard University. She lived in Turkey while writing her doctoral thesis on the city of Bursa and spend five years living in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Jordan.  She resided in Morocco for three summers in the late 1980's till the early 1990's doing research on a collection of historic glass negatives in Tangier and has attended several professional conferences in Morocco. She led a tour of the Mediterranean for Harvard University in 1989 that included Morocco and led a BSC study tour in March 2003 to Southern Spain and Morocco.  During the summer of 2004 she spent three months in Tangier digitizing the glass negative collection.  She has 30 years of experience working in the Middle East and North Africa.

Credits and tuition/fees information:

This is a 3 credit undergraduate or graduate course in sociology.
Students in all majors and classes are encouraged to participate.
Noncredit participants are welcome.

Travel Package Cost $3535.*
Tuition / fees for those seeking college credit:
$656.25 undergraduate
$752.25 graduate

The tuition/fees includes the following*:

• BSC faculty leader

• Round-trip flights from Logan International Airport in Boston

• Shared accommodations and some meals

• Taxes, tips and entrance fees to museums and cultural sites

• Ground transportation associated with the course

• International ID Card for students and faculty

* Please note the college reserves the right to change the price, itinerary and other details as necessary.

Apply early to reserve your place in this exciting study tour. To apply, submit an application and nonrefundable $50 application fee to the International and Exchange Programs Office, Maxwell Library, Room 19. Please be prepared to pay by personal check, money order, certified bank check, Visa, Master Card or Discover. All money orders or checks should be made payable to Bridgewater State College. Be sure your name and destination are on your payment.

Thanks to the generous support of the BSC Alumni Association, full-time BSC undergraduate students earning college credit for this study tour may be eligible for a partial travel scholarship. 
Contact Dr. Beatrice St. Laurent for more information.

For more information and to request an application please visit the International and Exchange Programs Office in the Maxwell Library, Room 19, email international@bridgew.edu or phone 508.531.1300.

Take the next steps:

1. Turn in your completed application and $50 nonrefundable fee as soon as possible.

2. Meet with the instructor who is leading your study tour.

3. Apply for a passport in the International and Exchange Programs Office, Maxwell Library, Room 19. If you already have a passport, be sure it is valid for at least six months after your expected return date.

4. For student financial aid information, meet with the travel representation in the Financial Aid Office, Tillinghast Hall, Room 100. Phone 508.531.2685 for an appointment.

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Last Modified: April 20, 2005