GREEK LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

The Greek Language and Culture program at the University of Notre Dame offers a variety of study programs including a Certificate in Modern Greek Language and a Diploma in Modern Greek Language.  Students are also eligible to complete a major or minor in the Greek Language as part of a Bachelor of Arts or similar degrees. Notre Dame’s Greek program offers a practical introduction to the language, history and culture of Greece.  It provides an eight unit program of instruction in the Greek language, Greek history and the modern Greek economy.		Back to Arts and Sciences Fremantle
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A number of the Greek units are taught in the evening and off campus, making it accessible to those who wish to participate in the program at Certificate or Diploma level only.  These units are also available for audit, meaning that students may take the classes without assessment and without academic credit to a degree or other qualification.

Students with no background in Greek must complete all introductory level units before proceeding to higher level studies in the Greek language. Students with TEE or equivalent in Greek language may commence with 200 level Greek language units.

CERTIFICATE IN MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE

The Certificate in Modern Greek Language is a short course of four language units. 

Students with no previous experience in the Greek Language may, on completion of the four beginners and intermediate level units in modern Greek, qualify for the Certificate in Modern Greek Language.

DIPLOMA OF MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE

The Diploma of Modern Greek Language is an extended course of eight units, one of which needs to be one of Notre Dame’s core units: Philosophy, Theology or Ethics.

BACHELOR DEGREE MAJOR OR MINOR

Students enrolled in a Bachelor degree such as Arts, Communications or Education can complete a major or minor in the Greek Language.  Eight units must be completed successfully for a major; six for a minor.

Greek units may also be taken as general electives in such degrees as Arts.

GREEK LANGUAGE AND CULTURE UNITS

Greek units are offered in a sequential order.  Students are required to complete one unit before enrolling in another.   Please consult the coordinator of the Greek program to determine with which unit you should commence your studies.
 
The following units can be counted towards an Greek Certificate, Diploma, Major or Minor:

GS101 GS102 GS121 GS201 GS202 GS231/331 GS301 GS302 HY3020

Modern Greek (Beginners) Modern Greek (Beginners) Ancient Greece: Origins and Developments Modern Greek (Intermediate) Modern Greek II (Intermediate) Modern Greek and the Global Economy Modern Greek (Advanced) Advanced Greek Translation Cities to Empire: Athens and Rome

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS, UNITS ON OFFER and DEGREE PLANNERS

The following resources are published on the School’s homepage and provide information regarding unit availability, unit content and program requirements:

• Units on Offer
• Majors, Minors and Specialisations lists
• Degree Planners
• Unit Descriptions

DOUBLE DEGREES

Greek combines well with the study of other degrees at Notre Dame, including a Bachelor of Communications or Education.  A Bachelor of Arts, Arts (Politics and Journalism), Behavioural Science or Communications is often studied in combination with such professional degrees as Law, Education or Business.

Adding a Greek major, or other Arts and Sciences discipline areas, to your professional degree will add to your graduate employment opportunities, increase your learning experience at university and provide you with enhanced writing and research skills.