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Modern Greek Studies
University of Birmingham
Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
This programme sets out to introduce you to recent developments in the areas of Modern Greek language, literature, history and culture, culminating in the production of a 20,000-word dissertation. It trains you to conduct supervised research and provides a solid grounding in scholarship in Modern Greek Studies.
You need not have a degree in the subject, but will have experience in the subject area of your research project. You should discuss your proposed dissertation with a potential supervisor in advance of applying - explore the full range of academic research interests of individual staff.
The taught elements of this course give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and understanding of critical theory, linguistic skills or historical methodology, in addition to translation strategies, literary movements or wider cultural, historical or political developments.
Overall, the programme enables you to situate your research in relation to disciplinary and interdisciplinary intellectual traditions, and provides both a foundation for doctoral research and also a chance to enrich your previous understanding in different areas of Modern Greek Studies. The total credits required for this programme is 180 (60 credits for modules and 120 for the dissertation).
Key facts
Type of Course: Combined research and taught
Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Start date: September 2012
Contents
Compulsory Module
* Research Training (20 credits)
Optional Modules
The choice available in any one year depends on demand and staff time. You will be advised on the choice of topics to complement your research interests. At present the following are available:
* Modernism and Greek Poetry (20 credits)
* Greek Fiction: From Realism to Postmodernism (20 credits)
* Greek Politics and Culture since the Civil War (20 credits)
* History of Greece and Turkey: From Empire to Nation (20 credits)
* History of Greece and Turkey (20th Century) (20 credits)
* Britain, Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean, c.1821-1999 (20 credits)
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.
* TOEFL 580 Paper- based test / 237 Computer-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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