Modern Greek Studies (MGS)
MGS 150 Modern Greek I (Units: 4)
Modern (demotic) Greek for beginners emphasizing oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing. Grammar introduced in context of readings.
Course Attributes:
- C2: Humanities
- Global Perspectives
MGS 151 Modern Greek II (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: MGS 150 or equivalent.
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
MGS 152 Modern Greek Conversation (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: MGS 150 or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
MGS 316 Contemporary Culture of Greece: The Past in the Present (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as MGS 316 and ANTH 316. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 350 Greece and the Balkans (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area E.
(This course is offered as MGS 350 and HIST 350. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 351 Venetians and Ottomans in the Eastern Mediterranean and Greece (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 351 and MGS 351. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 352 From Glory to Debt: Greece from the 19th to the 21st Centuries (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 352 and MGS 352. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 365 Modern Greek III (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: MGS 151 or equivalent.
MGS 378 Athens (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HUM 378 and MGS 378. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 397 Greek American Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as MGS 397 and ENG 398. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
MGS 452 Forster, Durrell, and Cavafy (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as MGS 452, CWL 452, and ENG 452. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
MGS 465 Modern Greek Poetry in Comparative Perspective (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to English: Concentration in English Education and Creative Writing majors.
(This course is offered as MGS 465, CWL 465, and C W 465. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 470 Modern Greek IV (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: MGS 365 or equivalent.
MGS 497 Modern Greek Literature (Units: 3)
Introduction to Greece's major modernist and postmodernist writers. Exploration of experimental writing techniques using 20th Century literature.
(This course is offered as MGS 497 and C W 497. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 510 The Byzantine Empire (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area E.
(This course is offered as MGS 510, CLAS 510, HIST 326. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
MGS 555 Introduction to Modern Greek Literary Texts (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: MGS 470 or equivalent.
MGS 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.