SUMMER STUDIES IN GREECE
McGill Summer Studies in Greece (MSSG)
In May/June 2028 (dates TBD) , McGill University, in collaboration with the Aristotle University, will be organizing the Summer Studies in Greece for the seventh time!
Students from McGill University, as well as those from accredited institutions around the world, will have the unique opportunity to take a 3-credit course in one of Greece’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities… Thessaloniki!
Students can enrol in the following course:
HIST 262 European and Mediterranean interconnections
For more information on the course, please click on the “Courses” tab above.
Information Sessions:
2027-2028 TBD
No zoom session will be available. In case of major storm following an institution shut-down, we will postpone.
EXPLORING RUINS IN DELPHI
Courses
Lectures in Thessaloniki and a 9-day field trip.
(W1) A Day in the City: The Different Historical Layers of Salonica - Byzantine, Ottoman, Jewish, “Refugee”, Contemporary Salonica. Daily afternoon thematic tours of the city.
(W2) The Grand Tour: The Discovery of Ancient Greece (from Agamemnon to Alexander) and the Western Imaginary.
(W3) Field trip: The Grand Tour
(W4) Modern Odysseys: Refugees crossing the sea
Excursions: As part of their coursework, students will have the opportunity to visit inner city or regional historical/archeological locations. Overall, the course includes three 1-day educational excursions and one 9-day archeological field trip,
View a sample of the weekly schedule used during the 2023 experience: Weekly Schedule 2023
BEACH VIEW IN THESSALONIKI
SUNSET IN THESSALONIKI
Cost
NOTE: FEES FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS WILL BE INCREASING, THE BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUMMER 2026
The cost of the McGill Summer Studies in Greece includes the following two components:
A. McGill Tuition and Fees
Regular tuition and ancillary fee charges associated with the number of credits, your specific program, and fee residency. The tuition rate depends on your status of registration.
McGill students will be charged according to credits, program, and fee residency.
Non-McGill students who are registered as Inter-University Transfer students will be charged tuition and fees at their home university.
Non-McGill students who are registered as special students or visiting students:
a. Who have Quebec fee residency will be charged the Quebec rate of tuition and fees [see how to prove Quebec fee residency.]
b. Who do not have Quebec fee residency will be charged the self-funded rate of tuition.
B. MSSG Fee - Summer 2028 TBD (Summer 2026 : $ 4,000 CAD)
The fee covers accommodation in a 4-Star Hotel, most meals (7 breakfasts, 5 meals at a local tavern/per week), onsite visits, and travel within Greece when associated with onsite visits.
Students are responsible for their own airfare, travel insurance and any other miscellaneous costs while in Greece.
C. Funding Opportunity
TBA
Accommodation
Information about the accommodations during the 9-day field trip will be available once registered.
Travel:
Travel to and from Thessaloniki, to and from airports is to be arranged individually by students.