Disciplines and areas of study
Greek Studies
Coordinator: Dr Nicole Prunster
Enquiries: (03) 9479 2428
The Greek Studies Program is one of the strongest teaching and research disciplines of its kind in Australia. Staff publish in the areas of Greek language, literature and popular culture, Greek immigration and settlement, Cypriot literature and society, and Greek-Australian literature.
Students have access to the University’s excellent library resources, and the facilities of the Dardalis Archives of the Greek community accommodated in the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research.
Since its inception in 1987, the Program has emphasised the close study of primary sources and encouraged intensive discussion in seminars, tutorials, and workshops. This has established the basis for a strong postgraduate program in Greek Studies.
The Program arranges regular seminars involving students, staff and visitors, where postgraduate students have the opportunity to present papers outlining their research.
The Program receives regular visits from leading scholars from Europe and North America, whose lectures and seminars students are encouraged to attend.
Principal areas of specialisation
The program concentrates its research and teaching efforts at the postgraduate level in two major areas of specialisation: Modern Greek studies (including Modern Greek language, literature and popular culture, Cypriot literature, women’s studies, linguistics) and Greek-Australian studies (including Greek-Australian literature and Greek immigration, settlement and communities in Australia).
Coursework programs
- Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences
Research programs
- Master of Arts by Research
- Doctor of Philosophy