Modern Greek Minor

Objectives

The Modern Greek Studies Program offers students the opportunity to study Modern Greece—its language, literature, history (from the Byzantine Empire to the present), its Christian Orthodox tradition, and its arts. Modern Greek Studies on the LMU campus may be supplemented by the Summer Study Abroad courses of The Odyssey Program.

Minor Program

The minor in Modern Greek Studies consists of 18 semester hours, of which at least 6 hours must be at the 300 or 400 level. The following distribution is recommended, with the approval of the Director of the minor:

9 semester hours of Modern Greek language instruction

3-6 semester hours from upper division MDGK courses

3-6 semester hours from the following:

CLCV 230 The First Historians 3 semester hours
CLCV 301 Greek Civilization 3 semester hours
CLCV 451 Classical Mythology 3 semester hours
HIST 410 History of Byzantine Empire 3 semester hours
HIST 450 Modern Greek History and Society 3 semester hours
THST 322 Greek Orthodox Tradition 3 semester hours
THST 352 Orthodox Christian Spirituality 3 semester hours

Other Courses

Note: The Basil P. Caloyeras Center also sponsors the following courses with other departments:

CLCV 304 Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece 3 semester hours
HIST 410 History of Byzantine Empire 3 semester hours

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