Minor in Modern Greek Studies

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The Basil P. Caloyeras Center has established a minor in Modern Greek Studies at Loyola Marymount University.This decision by the University institutionalizes the program that the Caloyeras Center has been developing during the last twenty-five years.While they pursue their degrees in the area of their major field of study, LMU students can also take, in parallel, the courses the Center offers and add a minor in Modern Greek Studies to their degrees. In this way, they are able to study the culture of Modern Greece as it has developed and evolved during the last two hundred years.

With other courses offered by the Departments of Classics, History, Theater, and Art History, LMU gives the opportunity to its students to study, in depth, the richness and complexity of the history of Hellenism. The students are exposed to the totality of Hellenism (Ancient, Byzantine and Modern) - a process that will deepen their understanding of one of the seminal cultures in the world. LMU is one of few universities in the United States that offer such a program.


Students who choose to complete a minor must meet the following general requirements:
  1. At least half of the upper division semester hours of the program must be completed at LMU. Also, at least two-thirds of the semester hours must be in upper division level coursework.
  2. A minor must be earned only while the student is concurrently completing the requirements for a baccalaureate degree.
  3. 18 semester hours are required for the minor, of which at least 6 hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
  4. 9 semester hours of modern Greek language instruction.
  5. 3-6 semester hours from MDGK 341,354,398,399.
  6. 3 semester hours of Ancient Greek.

Students can choose from the following courses that are offered on a regular basis (each course is worth 3 semester hours):
  • MDGK 101 Elementary Modern Greek I
  • MDGK 102 Elementary Modern Greek II
  • MDGK 203 Intermediate Modern Greek I
  • MDGK 204 Intermediate Modern Greek II
  • MDGK 321 Adv. Modern Greek
  • MDGK 325 Adv. Modern Greek Conversation
  • MDGK 341 Intro. to Modern Greek Literature
  • MDGK 354 Greek Cinema
  • MDGK 398 Special Studies
  • MDGK 398 Independent Studies
  • THST 322 Greek Orthodox Tradition
  • DANC 390 Dances of Greece
  • ARHS 398 early Christian and Byzantine Art
  • HIST 410 History of the Byzantine Empire
  • HIST 450 Modern Greek History

Students can also chose from the courses on ancient Greek language and the following courses:
  • CLAS 200 Classical Epic in Translation
  • CLAS 210 Greek Tragedy
  • CLAS 220 Ancient Comedy
  • CLAS 402 Med. Archaeological Studies
  • CLAS 451 Myth in Literature
  • CLAS 452 Women in Classical Antiquity

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