Minor Program in Neo-Hellenic Studies

Minor Concentration in Neo-Hellenic Studies

[NOTE:  Program change as of Fall 2012]

Program Director:  Prof. Anastassios Anastassiadis

Prof. Anastassios AnastassiadisProgram Advisor, Neo-Hellenic Minor
Office: 827
Office Hours: Tuesdays 4 pm - 5.30 pm, Wednesdays 12 pm - 2 pm & Thursdays 4 pm - 5 pm
Email: tassos [dot] anastassiadis [at] mcgill [dot] ca

Program description

The Minor Concentration in Neo-Hellenic Studies immerses students in the rich literary and cultural tradition of Greece. The Minor Concentration is designed to enable students to achieve linguistic proficiency in Modern Greek and to provide them with an understanding of the diachronic influence and the synchronic importance of the Modern Greek language, literature and history in the contemporary global world of diversity and pluralism.

Program Requirements

Minor Concentration in Neo-Hellenic Studies

Complementary(18 credits)

12-15 credits to be chosen from:

CLAS 230D1/D2: Introductory Modern Greek (6 credits)
CLAS 331: Intermediate Modern Greek Language (3 credits)
CLAS 332: The Modern Greek Novel (3 credits)
CLAS 333: Modern Greek Poetry (3 credits)
CLAS 335: Modern Greek Culture and Society (3 credits)
CLAS 336: Modern Greek Literature (3 credits)
CLAS 337: Greekness: Rome to Ottomans (3 credits)
CLAS 431: Senior Modern Greek Literature (3 credits)
CLAS 432: Senior Modern Greek Reading Course (3 credits)
HIST 349:  Greece: From Ottoman to the EU (3 credits)

3-6 credits to be chosen from the list below (with advisor’s approval, other courses might also be considered):

ARTH 314  The Medieval City (3 credits)
CLAS 200: Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature (3 credits)
CLAS 202: Greek Civilization: Classical (3 credits)
CLAS 203: Greek Mythology (3 credits)
CLAS 300: Greek Drama and the Theatre (3 credits)
CLAS 380: Ancient Greek Religion (3 credits)
CLAS 404: Classical Tradition (3 credits)
HIST 205:  Ancient Mediterranean History (3 credits)
HIST 226:  East Central and Southeastern Europe in 20th Century (3 credits)
HIST 231:  Archaeology of ancient world (3 credits)
HIST 362:  Byzantine History and Historiography (3 credits)
HIST 368:  Greek History: Classical Period (3 credits)
HIST 369:  Greek History: Early Greece (3 credits)
HIST 379:  Greek History: Hellenistic Period (3 credits)
PHIL 345:  Greek Political Theory (3 credits)
PHIL 353:  The Presocratic Philosophers (3 credits)
PHIL 355:  Aristotle (3 credits)
PHIL 452:  Later Greek Philosophy (3 credits)
PHIL 454:  Ancient Moral Theory (3 credits)
POLI 333:  Western Political Theory 1 (3 credits)

Minimum 12 credits at the 300-level or above