Faculty of Arts
Hellenic studies

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1. Faculty of Arts requirements
2. Requirements for a major
3. Honours entry
3.1. Combined honours
4. Honours requirements
4.1. Combined honours
5. Career opportunities
6. For more information

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 unity of the plethora of subjects of Hellenic interest taught within the Faculty of Arts and the program of Hellenic studies at La Trobe University.

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;
seven second/third year subjects from the below list (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 of this Handbook.

Second/third and third/fourth year subjects available for a major

Ancient and classical languages		Semester
	107-414 The Virtual Print Room	Not Offered
	107-416 The Visual Culture of Colonial Australia	Not Offered
	107-250 Intermediate Ancient Greek A	Not Offered
	107-251 Intermediate Ancient Greek B	Not Offered
	107-252 Intermediate Ancient Greek C	1
	107-253 Intermediate Ancient Greek D	2
	107-350 Advanced Ancient Greek A	Not Offered
	107-351 Advanced Ancient Greek B	Not Offered
	107-352 Advanced Ancient Greek C	1
	107-353 Advanced Ancient Greek D	2

Art history
	107-022 The Discourse of Icons: Art of Byzantium	Not Offered
	107-116 Legacy of Greece and Rome	Not Offered
	107-404 Early Christian and Byzantine Art	Not Offered

Classical studies
	107-004 Palaces & Priest-kings: The First Greeks	Not Offered
	107-012 Visualising Beliefs	Not Offered
	107-099 Classical Mythology	1
	107-100 Classical Athens	Not Offered
	107-102 The Epics of Homer	1
	107-103 Religious Movements	Not Offered
	107-105 Pagans and Christians in the Roman World	1
	107-107 Myth and Ritual in Antiquity	Not Offered
	107-108 Archaeology of Greek Religion	Not Offered
	107-109 Greek Art and Architecture	1
	107-110 Classical Sculpture	2
	107-111 Comparative Mythology	Not Offered
	107-112 Byzantine World 330-1204	Not Offered
	107-113 Ancient World on Film	Not Offered
	107-115 Greek and Roman Magic	Not Offered
	107-149 Greek and Roman Theatre	2
	107-415 Cities of Greece and Rome	Not Offered
	107-410 Byzantium in the Sixth Century	1
	107-423 The Parthenon	Not Offered

English
	106-015 Backgrounds to English Literature	2

History
	131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity	Summer

Modern Greek
	922-046 LaTrobe:Translation Legal & Medical	1
	922-110 LaTrobe-Greek Beginners 2A	1
	922-111 LaTrobe-Greek Beginners 2B	2
	922-112 LaTrobe-Greek Intermediate 2A	1
	922-113 LaTrobe-Greek Intermediate 2B	2
	922-115 LaTrobe-Formal Standard Greek	Not Offered
	922-116 LaTrobe-Translation for Business/Admin	Not Offered
	922-117 LaTrobe-Creative Writing & Journalism	Not Offered
	922-118 LaTrobe-Greek-Australian Writing	Not Offered
	922-120 LaTrobe-Modern Greek Theatre	1
	922-125 LaTrobe-Modern Greek Reading Course	1, repeat 2, Summer
	922-186 LaTrobe-Transterritorial Hellenism	1
	922-187 LaTrobe-Study Abroad Program	1, repeat 2, Summer
	922-188 LaTrobe-Varieties of Modern Greek	1
	922-189 LaTrobe-Professional Modern Greek	2
	922-190 LaTrobe-20th Century Greek Literature	Not Offered

Fourth year subjects

Modern Greek		Semester
	922-114 LaTrobe-Modern Cypriot Writings	Not Offered
	922-119 LaTrobe-Mod Greek Pop Culture & Folklore	Not Offered
	922-191 LaTrobe-19th Century Greek Literature	Not Offered
	922-192 LaTrobe-Gender Issues in Mod Greek Lit	2
	922-219 LaTrobe-Individual Reading	1, repeat 2, Summer

Art history
	107-404 Early Christian and Byzantine Art	Not Offered

Classical studies
	107-115 Greek and Roman Magic	Not Offered
	107-415 Cities of Greece and Rome	Not Offered
	107-412 Aspects of Judeo-Christianity	Not Offered
	107-423 The Parthenon	Not Offered

3. Honours entry

Coordinator: Ms Anna Chatzinikolaou

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 LaTrobe-Modern Greek Thesis (37.5 points) and;
one approved Hellenic studies subject at fourth year (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).

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 Hellenic studies subjects at fourth year (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. Graduate students will be able to apply the 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
Modern Greek Program Coordinator
Room 537, 5th Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5470 (or at La Trobe 9479 2347)
Fax: +61 3 8344 0194