Since its inception, HCAAO was committed to helping
in the establishment of a permament Chair in Hellenic Studies,
with focus on Modern Greece, in one of the Ontario Universities.
The last few years major steps have been taken towards this goal.
On January 28, 2000, a memorandum of agreement was signed with
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
See Hellenic Studies Chair and Program
for more details.
In September 2001, the
advertisement for a temporary faculty position
in Modern Greek Studies at York University was published.
Professor Thomas Gallant assumed the position of Hellenic Heritage Chair
for the 2002-2003 academic year.
This position will be re-advertised as a permanent Chair in Hellenic Studies.
Other relevant links include
Get-together Dinner 2001
and
Donation to the Hellenic Studies Chair Fund.
In an effort to raise awareness, knowledge and understanding of Greek civilisation, HCAAO is presenting a page with a list of courses offered in Ontario Universities and relating to Greece and/or Greeks.
At this moment, we only include undegraduate courses offered at the University of Toronto and York University. It is our hope that we will soon collect information about similar courses offered in other Ontario universities, as well as related graduate courses.
Students (be of Greek descent or not) are highly encouraged to enroll in these courses.
Courses on Modern Greek Language, Literature, History and Culture are presented with a short description; for the rest of the courses we only include number and title.
Note that the list of courses currently offered by York University will soon be enhanced by at least another 4 half courses, arising from the establishment of the endowed Chair in Hellenic Studies.
Courses on Modern Greek Language, Literature, History and Culture
The Department of Classics offers a minor programme in Modern Greek. The minor consists of four full courses (one full course equals two half courses), three of which must be chosen among the following MGR courses, at least one being at the 300-level, and one more full course chosen appropriately among other courses of the department. For more information see the Modern Greek programme and the course descriptions.
| General course subject | Course number and duration | Course name | Course description |
| Language | MGR100Y | Introductory Modern Greek | An introduction for beginners to the modern Greek Language in its oral and written form. |
| MGR245Y | Modern Greek | A course designed for students with some command of the language: vocabulary building; study of grammar and syntax; compositional skills leading to the study of a prose literary work. | |
| Literature | MGR301F | Modern Greek Poetry I | Greek poetry 1830-1930. Selected readings from the poetry of Dionysios Solomos and others up to Costas Karyotakis. |
| MGR302S | Modern Greek Prose I | Greek prose from the end of the 19th century to 1930. | |
| MGR351H (*-) | Modern Greek Poetry II | Greek poetry from 1930 to the present. A seminar course based on the reading of whole works of modern Greek poets; comparison and contrast with classical and modern non-Greek poets. | |
| MGR352H (*-) | Modern Greek Prose II | Greek prose since 1930. | |
| MGR357S (*+) | Contemporary Greek Theatre | A seminar course based on the reading of representative dramatists of contemporary Greece. | |
| Other | MGR428Y | Independent Study in Modern Greek | Prose texts. |
| MGR429Y | Independent Study in Modern Greek | Poetic texts. | |
| MGR430F | Independent Study in Modern Greek | Poetic texts. | |
| MGR431S | Independent Study in Modern Greek | Poetic texts. | |
| History | MGR320F (*+) | Modern Greek History | A survey of twentieth century Greek history to 1967, which provides the historical, political and social background ot the study of Modern Greek literature and theatre. Especially designed for students who intend to take MGR351H/352H/357H. Readings in Greek and English. |
Atkinson College in cooperation with the Department of Classics offers a minor programme in Modern Greek. The programme consists of the following three full courses, normally offered September through April. For more information see the course list of the Department of Classics and the course outlines of Atkinson College.
| General course subject | Course number and credits | Course name | Course description |
| Language | AK/GK1410 6.0 A | Introductory Modern Greek | This intensive language course is primarily designed to introduce
beginners to the Modern Greek language in its oral and written forms.
Students with some previous knowledge of Modern Greek will also be accommodated.
More specifically:
- Develop the student's conversational ability and listening comprehension skills. - Develop the student's active vocabulary and reading ability. - Improve the student's pronunciation and intonation. - Develop the student's writing skills. |
| AK/GK2430 6.0 A | Intermediate Modern Greek | The objective of this course is to improve the students' skills
of reading, writing and speaking Modern Greek by means of reading fragments
from Modern Greek literature, discussing points of grammar, enlarging their
vocabulary and composing short essay.
Moreover, the course aims at familiarizing students with aspects of Greek
culture and history which contributed to the making of the Modern Greek.
More specifically:
- Selective readings from contemporary Modern Greek poetry and novels. - Review and explanation of grammatical phenomena. - Improvement of the students's vocabulary - Improvement of reading and writing skills - Deepening the students' understanding of aspects of Greek culture/history - Study and discussion of approaches to Modern Greek culture by foreigners. | |
| Literature and Culture | AK/GK3440 6.0 A (-) | Modern Greek Literature and Culture Before Independence | This course is designed to provide a general outline for the developoment of Greek language and literature during the Byzantine period and up to the 18th century. The main focus will be on demotic literary texts of both prose and poetry. Major works such as the epic poem of Digenes Akritas, or didactic works such as Pulologos and the Ptochoprodomika as well as samples of Cyprian and Cretan literature will be read and analyzed with emphasis on language, style and contemporary culture. The course will be a combination of lectures, discussions and presentations. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions and to present in class an outline of a research paper which will be due by the end of the course. |
| AK/GK3450Y 6.0 A | Modern Greek Literature and Culture After Independence | This course is designed to provide a meaningful outline of the development of Greek language and culture from the early 19th century to the present. The main focus will be on prose and poetry, however, the approach will not be chronological; instead several sociopolitical issues (i.e. the conflict between demoticists and purists, the Asia Minor disaster and the Greek civil war) will be the foci around which the development of contemporary literature and of new cultural forms (eg. cinema) will be critically examined and the connections with ancient and medieval Greek culture will be discussed. |
Abbreviations and notation:
Y = full year course (September to April)
F = half course (Fall - September to December)
S = half course (Spring - January to April)
H = half course (Fall or Spring)
* = offered in alternative years
+ = offered 2001-02
- = not offered 2001-02
6.0 = 6 credits, usually full year course
3.0 = 3 credits, usually half course
Courses on Ancient, Hellenistic and Byzantine Greek Studies
| Department | Course number and duration | Course name |
| Classics | CLA 160Y | Introduction to Classical Studies |
| CLA 201H | Latin and Greek in Scientific Terminology | |
| CLA 202S | The Ancient Novel | |
| CLA 204H | Introduction to Classical Mythology | |
| CLA 205Y | Greek and Roman Mythology | |
| CLA 230F | Introduction to Greek History | |
| CLA 300Y | Greek Tragedy and Comedy | |
| CLA 301F | Greek Epic | |
| CLA 305S | Theories of Myth | |
| CLA 345S | Periclean Athens | |
| GRK 100Y | Introductory Classical Greek | |
| GRK 102S | Introductory Classical Greek: Continuation | |
| GRK 201F | Intermediate Classical Greek I | |
| GRK 202S | Intermediate Classical Greek II | |
| GRK 300S | Euripides | |
| GRK 310F | Plato: Dialogues I | |
| GRK 311S | Herodotus | |
| GRK 330F | Advanced Greek Language Study | |
| GRK 401F | Aristophanes and Menander | |
| GRK 402S | Early Greek Epic II | |
| GRK 410F | Plato: Dialogues II | |
| Fine Art | FAH 202Y | Art and Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean |
| FAH 203H | Greek Art and Architecture | |
| FAH 300H | Greek Architecture and Planning | |
| FAH 303H | Greek Painting and Mosaic | |
| FAH 305H | Greek Vase Painting | |
| FAH 315H | Narrative in Greek Art | |
| FAH 317H | Art of the Hellenistic Age | |
| FAH 414H | Greek Iconography | |
| FAH 417H | The Greek Symposion | |
| FAH 418H | Greek Sculpture | |
| FAH 419H | Greek Architecture, Art and Politics | |
| FAH 422H | Art on Thera ca. 1500 B.C. | |
| FAH 423H | The Palaces of Minoan Crete | |
| FAH 424H | Aegean Religious Art and Architecture | |
| FAH 425H | The Mycenaean Palaces | |
| FAH 262H | Early Medieval and Byzantine Art | |
| FAH 321Y | Problems of Early Christian and Byzantine Art | |
|
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations | NMC 225F | Introducing the Greek New Testament |
| NMC 227S | The Greek New Testament and Related Writings | |
| NMC 470Y | Hellenistic Near East | |
| History | HIS 320Y | Europe, 400-1100 |
| Philosophy | PHI 200Y | Ancient Philosophy |
| PHI 303F | Plato | |
| PHL 304F | Aristotle |
For more information see the undegraduate course list of the classical studies programme (AS/GK, AS/HIST, AS/HUMA), the Department of History page (for AS/HIST courses), the humanities division (AS/HUMA) page, the Department of Philosophy page (for AS/PHIL courses), and the Department of Political Science page (for AS/POLS courses), and the Department of Visual Arts of the Faculty of Fine Arts page (for FA/VISA courses).
| Department | Course number and credits | Course name |
| Classics | AS/GK 1000 6.0 | Elementary Classical Greek | AS/GK 2000 6.0 | Intermediate Classical Greek | AS/GK 3010 3.0 | Greek Tragedy | AS/GK 3030 3.0 | Greek Epic Poetry | AS/GK 3040 3.0 | Greek Historians | AS/GK 3050 3.0 | Socrates | AS/GK 3060 3.0 | Greek Rhetoric | AS/GK 4010 3.0 | Greek Lyric and Choral Poetry |
| History | AS/HIST 2100 6.0 | Ancient Greece and Rome | AS/HIST 3120 6.0 | Foundations of Athenian Democracy | AS/HIST 3150 6.0 | Early Greek History | AS/HIST 4150 6.0 | Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome |
| Humanities | AS/HUMA 1100 9.0 | The Worlds of Ancient Greece and Rome | AS/HUMA 1105 9.0 | Myth and Imagination in ancient Greece & Rome | AS/HUMA 1110 9.0 | Greek and Biblical Tradition | AS/HUMA 2100 6.0 | The World of the Ancient Greeks | AS/HUMA 2830 6.0 | The Founders of Christianity | AS/HUMA 4100 6.0 | Interpretations of Homeric Epic |
| Philosophy | AS/PHIL 2010 3.0 | The Origins in Western Philosophy | AS/PHIL 2015 3.0 | Plato and Aristotle |
| Political Science | AS/POLS 4030 3.0 | Classical Political Thought |
| Visual Arts | FA/VISA 2110 6.0 | Introduction to the History of Western Architecture | FA/VISA 2520 3.0 | Greek Art and Architecture |
If you know of other courses relating to Greece or Greeks offered at Ontario Universities, please let us know.
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