Faculty of Arts

 Hellenic Studies

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The University of Melbourne and La Trobe University offer a comprehensive program in Hellenic Studies spanning the four millennia of the continuous linguistic and cultural tradition of Hellenism. The Major in Hellenic Studies is designed to give a clearer focus to the underlying diachronic unity of the plethora of subjects of Hellenic interest taught within the Faculty of Arts and the Hellenic Studies department at La Trobe.

 1. Faculty of Arts requirements

Special enrolment arrangements apply for Modern Greek subjects. Students should contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and details.

 2. Requirements for a Major

A Major in Hellenic Studies usually consists of subjects totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:

• At least 25 points of first year Arts (Ancient Greek or Modern Greek is recommended), and;

• Second/third-year subjects from the below list totalling 87.5 points.

Students should note that completing Modern Greek at first year will increase the options available after first year.

Students wishing to complete a Major in Modern Greek should refer to Modern Greek (La Trobe) of the Handbook.

Second/third-year subjects available for a Major
Second year only (Modern Greek)		Points
	922-110 Modern Greek 2CB-1: Continuing Beginners Modern Greek 1	18.75
	922-111 Modern Greek 2CB-2: Continuing Beginners' Modern Greek 2	18.75
Ancient and Classical Languages
	115-012 Beginners Ancient Greek A	12.5
	115-013 Beginners Ancient Greek B	12.5
	115-014 Intermediate Ancient Greek A	12.5
	115-015 Intermediate Ancient Greek B	12.5
	115-016 Intermediate Ancient Greek C	12.5
	115-017 Intermediate Ancient Greek D	12.5
	115-018 Advanced Ancient Greek A	12.5
	115-019 Advanced Ancient Greek B	12.5
English
	106-023 Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy	12.5
	106-015 Backgrounds to English Literature	12.5
Cinema Studies
	107-104 Byzantium in the Sixth Century	12.5
	107-102 Greek and Roman Epic	12.5
	107-004 Greece in the Bronze Age	12.5
	107-105 Pagans and Christians in the Roman World	12.5
	107-107 Underworld and Afterlife: Myth and Ritual in Antiquity	12.5
	107-108 Archaeology of Greek Religion	12.5
	107-109 Greek Art and Architecture	12.5
	107-022 The Discourse of Icons: The Art of Byzantium	12.5
	107-052 From Catacombs to Iconoclasm: Early Christian and Byzantine Art	12.5
History
	131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity	25
Modern Greek
	922-112 Modern Greek 2PA-1/3PA-1: Pre-Advanced Modern Greek 1	18.75
	922-115 Modern Greek 2FS/3FS: Formal Standard Modern Greek	18.75
	922-120 Modern Greek 2TH/3TH: Modern Greek Theatre	12.5
	922-113 Modern Greek 2PA-2/3PA-2: Pre-Advanced Modern Greek 2	18.75
	922-117 Modern Greek 2CWJ/3CWJ: Creative Writing and Journalism in Modern Greek	18.75
	922-121 The Greeks in Australia	12.5
	922-042 Informal and Colloquial Modern Greek	12.5
	922-046 Modern Greek Translation: Legal and Medical	12.5
	922-081 Mythologies: Literature, History and Society in Modern Greece	12.5

 3. Honours entry

Coordinator: Professor Stathis Guantlett, La Trobe University

Hellenic studies may be taken as combined Honours only.

 3.1. Combined Honours

The prerequisites for entry to Combined Honours in Hellenic Studies are:

• Completion of all the requirements of the BA, and;

• Completion of a Major in Hellenic Studies, and;

• An average grade over the Major in Hellenic Studies of H2B or higher, and;

• Completion of a Major in the combined area of study, and;

• Language study to at least Intermediate B level.

 4. Honours requirements

 4.1. Combined Honours

Students completing combined Honours in Hellenic Studies complete:

• 922-122 Honours Thesis in Modern Greek (37.5 points), and;

• One approved subject of fourth year Hellenic Studies (12.5 points), and;

• An appropriate language subject (12.5 points), and;

• Subjects in the combined area of study according to its Honours requirements (37.5 points).

or

• Honours Thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points), and;

• Subjects in the combined area of study according to its Honours requirements (25 points), and;

• Two approved subjects of fourth year Hellenic Studies (25 points), and;

• An appropriate language subject (12.5 points).

 5. Career opportunities

Melbourne claims the largest and most vigorous concentration of Hellenes outside Greece, and by choosing to major in Hellenic Studies graduates will emphasise their capacity to administer knowledgeably to this sizeable community in its diverse manifestations. In conjunction, students will also be able to apply skills derived from multidisciplinary study of a rich and distinguished tradition of language and culture, fundamental to Western Civilisation.

 6. For more information

Ms Anna Chatzinikolaou
Office for Complementary Language Studies
Room 627, Sixth Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne, 3052
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel: +61 3 9344 5470 (or at La Trobe 9479 2347)
Fax: +61 3 9344 0194

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