Program Overview

Hellenic Studies: History

MA

Master of Arts

Inter-disciplinary in nature, the program equips students with the unique opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge of the Greek past and present.

Program Summary

• Languages: Greek
• Duration: 18 months
• Mode of Study: Online
• ECTS: 90

Career Opportunities

Our graduates work in:

• Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries and Institutes)
• Public Administration
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Tourism Authorities/Organizations
• Political, Diplomatic or Research Organizations

Program Structure

• Degree Requirements: 90 ECTS
• Compulsory Courses: 30 ECTS
• Concentration Courses: 30 ECTS
• Master Thesis: 30 ECTS

Compulsory Courses

• HEL600: Research Methods in Hellenic Studies: History and Archaeology (10 ECTS)
• HEL610: Research Methods in Hellenic Studies: Heritage Management (10 ECTS)
• HEL615: Special Topics in Hellenic Studies (10 ECTS)

Concentration: History

The student selects three of the following courses:

• HEL620: Myth and Politics in Ancient Greece (10 ECTS)
• HEL625: Greece and Cyprus in the Post-War World (10 ECTS)
• HEL630: Byzantine and Latin States after the Fall of Constantinople in 1204 AD: Politics, Society and Cultural Identities (10 ECTS)
• HEL635: History and Places of Memory: Old and New Perceptions of the Ancient and Byzantine/Medieval Past in Greece and Cyprus (19th – 21st Century) (10 ECTS)

Master Thesis

• HEL690: Master Thesis (30 ECTS)

Notes

• Special Topics in Hellenic Studies: The course focuses on the analysis and presentation of a specific topic related to Hellenic Studies. The content of the course will be determined by the instructor in collaboration with the coordinator of the Programme.
• A student may choose courses exclusively from one of the three (3) concentrations of the Programme, in which case he/she will receive after the completion of his/her studies a Master's degree with the concentration indicated in the degree title, or he/she may choose elective courses regardless of the concentration to which they belong, in which case the Master's degree he/she will receive will be called “Hellenic Studies (18 Months/90 ECTS, Master of Arts)”