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Hellenic Studies
The certificate, which requires 24 units, is for those with Hellenic studies interest and also for those with an interest in graduate Greek history. The latter should complete two language courses. Special topics courses may be completed in place of those below with advisor approval.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete three courses (nine units) chosen from the following.
An introduction to the central myths of the Greeks and Romans. The course will investigate the nature, function, and meaning of myths in the classical world and their considerable influence on western civilization. Writing/Breadth-Humanities. Prerequisite: . Equivalent Courses: HUM102. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
The continuation of Ancient Greek I. Prerequisite: HUM 151 or permission of the instructor.
An intensive study of some of the major works which have had a formative influence on the structure and development of western thought. Reading and discussion of primary texts and the major themes which emerge from them will introduce students to essential philosophical, literary, social, and religious themes of western civilization. Texts for this course will be drawn from the Ancient World, Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Prerequisite: 30 units. Breadth-Humanities.
An introduction to the Greek language that helps beginners to help develop survival skills in the most frequently encountered communicative situations. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Students with credit for LANG 110 when offered with the same title may not take this course for further credit.
The aim of the course is to give those who have acquired the basic language skills a better understanding of the basic grammar of the Greek, and to develop their speaking and comprehension skills so that they are able to carry out small conversations. Reading comprehension, and the ability to write small paragraphs will also be emphasized. Prerequisite: GRK 110 or permission of the instructor. Students with credit for LANG 160 when offered with the same title may not take this course for further credit.
A student who successfully completes all four language courses (HUM 151, 152, LANG 110, 160) needs only three from the upper division list.
Upper Division Requirements
Upper division prerequisite completion is the student’s responsibility because completion of lower division requirements does not complete the prerequisites for upper division courses in this multidisciplinary program.
Students complete four courses (15-16 units) chosen from the following.
Examines the first 5 centuries of the Byzantine history, focusing on the state that survived, by twelve hundred years, the collapse of the Western roman empire in the fifth century AD, and follows the evolution of its culture, language, political traditions and religion. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history.
Greece and Greek society will serve as a case study of a Balkan country that underwent several political and social transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
Examines the cycle of violence that followed the Axis occupation of Greece and created a political schism that lasted until the 1980s. The course will focus on Greek resistance, foreign relations and relations with the British intelligence services. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history.
The study of Athenian society in the 5th century BC, a period unique in the record of human achievement during which virtually all the major humanistic fields were either initiated or received significant new impetus. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HUM 302 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Prerequisite: PHIL 100 or 150.
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