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Masaryk University Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature

To the roots of our civilization.

What will you learn?

The master’s degree study focuses on deepening the knowledge and linguistic competences gained in the Bachelor study programme. Moreover, the knowledge is broadened with the complete development of Greek language, Greek dialects, and literature (as well as history and culture, in general) in the periods following Hellenistic era. Reading of Greek texts focuses on the territories outside Attica and on the texts of pre-Classical and post-Classical periods. Their understanding is possible only on the grounds of the detailed knowledge of phonological and morphological development of Greek language in its whole extent. The knowledge of the development of Modern Greek crowns complex understanding of language in its whole history. Students specialise according to their own choices of optional courses in the following areas: diachronic linguistics, history of literature, and ancient history.

Career opportunities

Graduates are qualified to work as teachers at secondary schools and some universities. Thanks to the deep knowledge of ancient culture, history and literature, they may work in humanities-oriented departments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, archives, libraries, museums, bookshops, travel agencies, and, possibly, in diplomacy. By virtue of the focus on the handling of language, the graduates are also prepared for various editorial jobs in media (in culture- and literature-oriented sections, in particular) and in the publishing houses. Besides jobs in the field of study (scholarly and research activities, translation), the graduates assert themselves in all the professions requiring the ability of independent and critical thinking and excellent mother tongue language skills.

Admission requirements

No information available

Application guide

Study options

Single-subject studies

Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.

Combined studies

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Ancient History (MA) (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Culture Management (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + French literature and linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + History (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Literature and Intercultural Communication (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Mediterranean Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Slavonic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Social pedagogy and counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts
  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration

  • Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
    + Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Study plans of this programme can also be studies in a combination with

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts

  • Modern Greek Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Baltic Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • General Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Ancient History (MA) (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Latin Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Mediterranean Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Museology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Ethnology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Slavonic Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • German Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Theatre Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • French literature and linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Italian Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Spanish Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Information and Library Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Archival Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Auxiliary Historical Sciences (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Computational Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Andragogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Social pedagogy and counselling (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Philosophy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Literature and Intercultural Communication (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Musicology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Theory of Interactive Media (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Culture Management (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Art History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Czech Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Chinese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
  • Portuguese Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)

Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration

  • Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
    + Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)

Courses – curriculum examples

An example of your study plan:

Single-subject studies

Combined studies

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Ancient History (MA) (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Culture Management (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + French literature and linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + History (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Literature and Intercultural Communication (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Mediterranean Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Slavonic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Social pedagogy and counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts

Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
 + Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Follow-up studies

After completion of the master’s degree study programme, graduates can further continue with PhD studies in Classical Philology, provided they meet the admission requirements.

Study information

Provided by Faculty of Arts
Type of studies Follow-up master's
Mode full-time Yes
combined No
Study options single-subject studies Yes
single-subject studies with specialization No
major/minor studies Yes
Standard length of studies 2 years
Language of instruction Czech

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