Archaeology & History

The AAIA supports a suite of intensive on-site learning opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students during the Australian summer vacation period. Each programme is three weeks in duration and includes on-site teaching and learning. Open to students from across the country, they can be undertaken for academic credit from the lead university.  

The closing date for participation expressions of interest is 31 July prior to the programme’s commencement. 

For any queries, including costs, academic credit value and transfer, please contact the relevant programme director.

January 2026: Archaic and Classical Athens and Attica

Led by the University of Sydney, this programme focuses on the rich archaeology of Athens and its surrounding region. Not only does this include site visits in and around Athens, with behind-the-scenes access to areas of the Athenian Acropolis not open to the public, it also includes an overnight trip to Delphi. 

Programme director: Associate Professor Lesley Beaumont

Participants in the 2026 University of Sydney Summer Intensive Course (© Tamar Hodos, University of Sydney)