Faculty of Arts

Modern Greek

It is not necessary to have studied Modern Greek before to enrol in first year: there are subjects at Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced levels. However, students must contact the Department before enrolling, in order to determine the language stream or level in which they should enrol. Placement will be based on the students' VCE results, other language study record or a placement text.

Several second and third-year Modern Greek subjects do not have prerequisites.

Graduates of the BA who have majored in Modern Greek have found employment as journalists, interpreters, translators, teachers, librarians and in various areas of the public service, commerce and professions serving the large local Greek community.

Language students are encouraged to spend time in Greece or Cyprus during their studies. A number of scholarships are available, and in certain cases credit may be granted for subjects undertaken overseas.

The Modern Greek major comprises a minimum of five subjects at second and third year level totalling 83.3 points (e. g. five second or third year semester subjects, each worth 16.7 points). The minimum language requirement for a major in Modern Greek is Intermediate Modern Greek B or equivalent. (See also the separate entry for Hellenic Studies in this Handbook).

Honours (fourth year) in Hellenic Studies is a Combined Honours program and can be taken only in conjunction with another Combined Honours program. Many students choose to combine Hellenic Studies with Classical Studies or Ancient Greek. The prerequisites are satisfying the requirements for the BA, a major in Modern Greek (including, if desired, one subject of Greek interest from the Classical Studies program) with an H2A result or better in at least one of these subjects and an overall average grade of H2B or better, and language study to at least Intermediate B level. Students must also meet the Honours Requirements in the combining department.

Honours students enrol in the Honours Seminar in Hellenic Studies (150-462, 16.7 points), an appropriate language subject (16.7 points) and, if their thesis is in Modern Greek, for the Honours Thesis in Modern Greek (150-461, 33.3 points).

Department of Language Studies

The University of Melbourne

Telephone (03) 9344 5518

Subject Descriptions

150-160 The Heritage of Greece
150-161 Beginners Modern Greek A
150-162 Beginners Modern Greek B
150-163 Intermediate Modern Greek A
150-164 Intermediate Modern Greek B
150-165 Advanced Modern Greek 1
150-166 Advanced Modern Greek 2
150-185 Creative Writing in Modern Greek
150-167 Formal Modern Greek
150-168 Informal and Colloquial Modern Greek
150-169 Reading the Past: Katharevousa
150-171 Modern Greek Literary Translation
150-175 Translation: Government and Business
150-176 Modern Greek Translation: Legal and Medical
150-281 Reinventing Greece: Philhellenism and Greek Nationalism in Literature, Art and Architecture
150-282 Mythologies: Literature, History and Society in Modern Greece
150-283 Modern Greek Poetry
150-284 Modern Greek Prose Fiction
150-270 Modern Greek Folk Literature
150-272 The Modern Greek Language Controversy
150-273 Modern Greek Theatre
150-274 Greek-Australian Literature
150-277 The Greeks in Australia
150-380 Special Study Research Project
150-461 Honours Thesis in Modern Greek
150-462 Honours Seminar in Hellenic Studies
150-486 Honours Thesis in Modern Greek (Mid-Year Entry)

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