Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Hellenic Studies

Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 42 credits selected from the Hellenic studies list of courses, including:

at least 12 credits at the 4000 level;
and at least six credits in Ancient Greek language and literature (AP/GK);
and six credits in Modern Greek language and literature (AP/GKM).

Students must include in their selection at least 12 credits covering Ancient Greece and 12 credits covering Modern Greece.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

The Honours BA program in Hellenic Studies described above may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students must take at least 36 credits in Hellenic studies and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet Hellenic studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in Hellenic studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: the 36 credits selected from the Hellenic studies list of courses must include:

at least six credits in Ancient Greek language and literature (AP/GK);
and six credits in Modern Greek language and literature (AP/GKM).

Students must include in their selection at least 12 credits covering Ancient Greece and 12 credits covering Modern Greece.

Note: at least 12 credits in Hellenic Studies at the 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: students will take at least 30 credits selected from the Hellenic studies list of courses, including:

at least six credits at the 4000 level;
and at least six credits in Ancient Greek language and literature (AP/GK) or Modern Greek language and literature (AP/GKM).

Students must include in their selection at least six credits covering Ancient Greece and six credits covering Modern Greece.

Upper-level credits: at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level.

BA: 90 Credits

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

Major credits: students will take at least 30 credits selected from the Hellenic studies list of courses, including:

at least 12 credits at the 3000 level;
and at least six credits in Ancient Greek language and literature (AP/GK) or Modern Greek language and literature (AP/GKM).

Students must include in their selection at least six credits covering Ancient Greece and six credits covering Modern Greece.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Hellenic Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in Hellenic studies.

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek Language and Literature

AP/GK 1000 6.00
AP/GK 2000 6.00
AP/GK 3010 3.00
AP/GK 3030 3.00
AP/GK 3040 3.00
AP/GK 3050 3.00
AP/GK 3060 3.00
AP/GK 3070 3.00
AP/GK 3080 3.00
AP/GK 4010 3.00
AP/GK 4030 3.00
AP/GK 4040 3.00
AP/GK 4050 3.00
AP/GK 4060 3.00
AP/GK 4070 3.00
AP/GK 4080 3.00
AP/GK 4130 6.00
AP/GK 4140 6.00

Ancient Greek History

AP/HIST 3120 6.00
AP/HIST 3125 3.00
AP/HIST 3150 6.00
AP/HIST 3152 6.00
AP/HIST 3153 6.00
AP/HIST 4016 6.00
AP/HIST 4122 6.00
AP/HIST 4140 6.00

Ancient Greek Literature and Culture

AP/HUMA 2100 9.00
AP/HUMA 2110 9.00
AP/HUMA 2830 9.00
AP/HUMA 3100 6.00
AP/HUMA 3105 6.00
AP/HUMA 3115 6.00
AP/HUMA 4103 6.00
AP/HUMA 3421 3.00
AP/HUMA 3422 3.00
AP/HUMA 3458 3.00
AP/HUMA 3459 3.00

Ancient Greek Philosophy

AP/PHIL 2010 3.00
AP/PHIL 2015 3.00
AP/PHIL 3600 3.00
AP/PHIL 4030 3.00
AP/HUMA 3457 3.00
AP/HUMA 3457 6.00

Classical Greek Art and Architecture

FA/VISA 2520 3.00

The following courses are largely, but not exclusively, concerned with the Hellenic world. No more than 12 credits may satisfy degree requirements in Hellenic studies.

AP/HIST 2100 6.00
AP/HIST 3160 6.00
AP/HIST 4010 6.00
AP/HIST 4160 6.00
AP/HUMA 1100 9.00
AP/HUMA 1105 9.00
AP/HUMA 1110 9.00
AP/HUMA 1115 9.00
AP/HUMA 3106 6.00
AP/HUMA 4104 6.00
AP/HUMA 4105 6.00
AP/HUMA 1710 6.00
AP/HUMA 2515 6.00
FA/VISA 4800E 3.00

Modern Greece

Modern Greek Language and Literature

AP/GKM 1000 6.00
AP/GKM 2000 6.00
AP/GKM 3600 6.00
AP/GKM 4600 6.00

Byzantine and Modern Greek History

AP/HIST 3355 6.00
AP/HIST 3356 6.00
AP/HIST 4375 6.00

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