A joint honours Greek and Portuguese degree programme. The course is based in London with the third year spent either in Greece or Cyprus, or in a Portuguese-speaking country, normally in a university, or choose to divide your time between the two.
KEY BENEFITS
Byzantine & Modern Greek- King's is one of only three UK institutions that teach Byzantine & Modern Greek to BA degree level.
- The department at King's is the largest of its kind, with all staff active in research at an international level, in a wide range of fields.
- Location makes collaboration possible with many Greek cultural organisations based in London.
- Students are offered the opportunity to improve their language skills during a year studying abroad.
- Graduates go into a wide range of professions, including law, government service, journalism, teaching and the financial services industries.
Portuguese & Brazilian Studies- Programme taught by world-class lecturers in a friendly environment.
- Wide range of modules is unique in the UK.
- King’s library contains the most complete collection of material on Portugal, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa available in any UK university.
- Central location offers students the opportunity to make use of the library of the Luso-Brazilian Council.
- Opportunity to study abroad for a year offers students the chance to immerse themselves in culture and society and achieve language fluency.
UCAS code
RR95
Programme type
Joint honours
Duration
Four years
Location
Strand Campus
Year of entry 2014
Offered by
School of Arts and Humanities
Centre for Hellenic Studies
Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/ CONTACTS
Address
Centre for Hellenic Studies
King's College London
Strand Campus,
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
Email
Tel
020 7848 2350/2374
Fax
020 7848 7200
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's provides an unrivalled environment for aspiring students of Modern Greek and our library houses the premier collection of Greek publications in the UK.
The study of Portuguese embraces the language, history and culture of four continents: Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and we are able to offer an unrivalled choice of modules in the literature, cultural history and history of the Lusophone world, together with the opportunity to gain a high level of linguistic proficiency.
The third year of this programme will be spent abroad. The year will normally be spent studying for equal periods at a university in Greece/Cyprus and Portugal/Brazil.
You will carry out assessed coursework contributing towards your degree.
For more about the departments of Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies and Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies, follow the departmental contact links.
ABOUT THE Centre for Hellenic Studies
CAREERS
Language students are always sought after, and many of our students find it very useful to have one of the less common EU languages. A qualification in Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies will often catch the eye of an employer looking for independent-minded graduates. Our students go into a wide range of professions: law, government service, the financial industries, journalism, school and university teaching etc. Many of them choose to continue to travel and to work in careers with an international aspect.
Recent graduates have found employment as:
• Academic university posts in the UK, US, Greece & Cyprus
• Political Researcher
• Trainee Chartered Accountant, Pricewaterhousecooper
• Financial Journalist
• Theatre Director
• Post Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Asia Minor studies
TEACHING STYLE
Most of our modules are taught in small groups. Language teaching is communicative, using a wide range of authentic materials, including video/DVD and computers, while also providing a firm grounding in writing and grammatical skills. Literature, history and linguistics classes are discussion-based.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
The normal length of study is four years, of which the third is spent studying abroad. Assessment is by a mixture of coursework and examination. On your year abroad (if applicable) you will carry out assessed coursework contributing towards your degree.
LOCATION
The exceptionally rich Burrows Library of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies is part of King's Library, now magnificently housed in the Maughan Library, Chancery Lane. Our geographical position makes it possible for us to collaborate with the many Greek cultural organisations based in London.
SPECIAL NOTES
All degree programmes include the requirement that the third year should be spent in study abroad, which may be either wholly in Greece or Cyprus or wholly in another country relevant to your programme of study, or be divided between the two. Exemptions from the year abroad are possible for some categories of students, including native speakers of Greek.
ABOUT THE Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
CAREERS
Recent graduates have gone on to gain employment in a variety of areas including business and commerce, finance, marketing, accountancy, law, the Civil Service, the media, charitable and non-governmental organisations, while others have remained in higher education to gain a teaching qualification or continue their studies at postgraduate level. Recent graduates have found employment as…. • Events Intern, Mexican Chamber of Commerce • Operations Support Assistant, an environmental consultancy • Political Researcher • Member Services Executive, Streetcar
TEACHING STYLE
Our department is active in all fields of Hispanic and Lusophone language, literature and cultural history from the earliest times to the present day. Our particular strengths are in medieval and early modern studies, modern literature, history and culture, and the modern Spanish and Portuguese languages. You will be studying with staff who are experts in their fields and whose advanced research is reflected in the optional modules available. Some of our lecturing staff also teach across disciplines in the History, European Studies and Comparative Literature programmes.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
Our programmes offer students a flexible yet coherent structure within which to explore the richness of the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds. Each year, you will follow a core language module and take options in literature, culture and history, covering a wide range of historical periods. Our programmes enable you to build incrementally upon your knowledge and develop areas of individual interest which form the basis of your final-year modules (which include a dissertation option). Progression from year to year depends upon passing the required number of credits and the compulsory language module.
LOCATION
We are located in the heart of London, within easy access to a wide range of institutes and centres (eg the Instituto Cervantes, Camoes Institute) that promote Hispanic and Lusophone culture including theatre, music, and art. The Maughan Library contains an extensive collection of material on the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds, including several in the Rare Books collection. Within London there are other important complementary collections in the libraries and research institutes of the University of London and the British Library.
SPECIAL NOTES
The year abroad is an obligatory part of our programmes, with a wide range of options to study (eg under the Socrates-Erasmus programme) or, through the British Council English Language Assistant programme, to teach in a variety of institutions in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
Currently, students study the following core modules. If there are options available the current choices are also shown. King's reviews its optional modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the Department(s) for further advice.
YEAR 1
You take the core modules outlined plus 30 credits of optional modules from the list below.
YEAR 1 CORE
- Modern Greek Language
- Portuguese Language
YEAR 1 OPTIONS
Modern Greek- The Emergence & Development of Modern Greece
- Reading modern Poetry Comparatively (Greek/English)
- From Late Antiquity to Byzantium
- Ours once more: perceptions of the past in the Greek world
Portuguese
- Literature, Love and Society in Portugal
- Portuguese Identities
- Faces of Brazil: Identity and Representation in Fiction and Film
- Race Development and Culture in Modern Brazil
- Slavery Society and Nation in Brazilian Literature
- Three Revolutions: the Making of Contemporary Portugal
YEAR 2
You take the modules outlined plus two optional modules in Portuguese and two optional modules in Modern Greek.
YEAR 2 CORE
- Modern Greek Language
- Portuguese Language
YEAR 2 OPTIONS
Modern Greek- Modern Greek Language
- The novels of Nikos Kazantzakis
- Modernity and the nation in Greek fiction since 1922
- Greek society and politics, 1922-1950
- Language varieties and sociolinguistics
- Byzantine saints
- History of the Byzantine Empire I (641-867): From Survival to Revival
- History of the Byzantine Empire II (867-1055): The Apogee
- History of the Byzantine empire III (1055-1261): Challenge and renewal
- History of the Byzantine empire IV (1261-1453): Fragmentation and Fall
Portuguese- Portuguese Literature Before and After the Revolution
- Leaders, Legends and Chivalry in Medieval Portugal
- Portuguese Short Fiction in the Twentieth Century
- History of the Iberian World (1492-1822)
- Religion and Society in Southern Europe (1500-1800)
- Introduction to Brazilian Popular Music Studies
- Brazilian Poetry And Song I: Modernism Samba and the Estado Novo 1915-1945
- Liberal Empire: Nineteenth Century Portugal
- Portugal: Modernity, Traditionalism & National Identity
- History of Brazil, 1889 to the Present
YEAR 3
The year will normally be spent studying for equal periods at a university in Greece/Cyprus and Portugal/Brazil.
YEAR 4
Students should take the modules outlined plus two optional modules in Portuguese and two optional modules in Modern Greek studies.
YEAR 4 CORE
- Modern Greek Language
- Portuguese Language
YEAR 4 OPTIONS
Modern Greek- Modern Greek Language
- Dissertation
- War in Greek poetry 1897-1981
- Modernity and tradition in Greece (19th-20th centuries)
- Text and discourse analysis
- Constantine and his Historians
- Describing Constantinople
- Medicine and society in the ancient world
- Medicine and society in the medieval world
Portuguese- Translation into English
- Portuguese Modernism and Fernando Pessoa
- Portuguese Romanticism
- Voicing Love and Dissent in the Sixteenth Century: Bernardim Ribeiro and Sá de Miranda
- Luís de Camões
- Brazilian Poetry and Song II: 1958 to the Present
- Love Dictatorship & Crisis in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction
- Greater Portugal: Colonial Culture/ Postcolonial Perspectives
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
Tertiary Entrance Ranking
96+ ATAR, or an OP of band 3 for Queensland (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Austria
Reifezeugnis (Matura)
Reifezeugnis with 1 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Belgium
Certificat D
Certificat D’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur/Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs with 8/10 or 17/20 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Brazil
Brazil
High School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Ensino Médio) with 8 OR B OR Muito Bom PLUS at least one year of Bacharel/Licenciado at a Brazilian University with a GPA of at least 8.0 OR the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of AAB including A in English. History or a modern foreign language preferred
Bulgaria
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with the majority of subject marks of 5.5 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Canada
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma
High School Certificate/Diploma with 85% OR Ontario University Preparatory Course with 85% at five grade 12 4U subjects. The sixth subject may be at 4U or 4U/C level. OR the Quebec CEGEP Cote R with an overall R score of 31. (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Chile
Chile
Licencia de Educación Media with 6 PLUS at least one year of the Licenciatura at a Chilean university with a mark of 5 OR the Kings College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of AAB including A in English. History or a modern foreign language preferred
China
Gao Kao (University Entrance Examination)
University Entrance Examination with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Chinese university with at least 80% (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Cyprus
Apolytirion
Apolytirion (School Leaving Certificate) with 18 plus at least an additional foundation/Access year (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Czech Republic
Maturita
Maturita with 1 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Denmark
Studentereksamen or Hjere Forberedelseseksamen
Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with 10 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Estonia
Gmnaasiumi lputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with majority marks of 5, (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred) and an attestation of success in the state entry examinations (Riigieksamitunnistus)
Finland
Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (National Matriculation)
Ylioppilastutkinto with 6 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
France
Baccalaureat (including the option internationale baccalaureat)
The Baccalaureat with 13/20 overall (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Germany
Abitur
Abitur with 1.5 overall (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Ghana
School Leaving Certificate
the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 international Cambridge-board A levels at AAB including A in English, History or a modern foreign language (preferred)
Greece
Apolytirion
Apolytirion with 18 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Three elective subjects at minimum Levels 5, 5, 5 plus Level 4 in each of the four core subjects. Electives in Literature in English , History or study of modern languages preferred.
Hungary
Erettsegi
Erettsegi with 5 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
India
School Leaving Certificate
School Leaving Certificate with 85% overall OR School Leaving Certificate with 75% with at least a foundation/Access year or year of undergraduate study at an Indian university. (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Iran
School Leaving Certificate
Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) OR the National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) with 16 OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAB (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Ireland
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level unless otherwise stated)
A1 A1 A1 A2 B1 B1 including English, History or a modern foreign language (preferred)
Italy
Esame di Stato
Esame di Stato with 90 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Japan
School Leaving Certificate
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) PLUS 3 Cambridge Board International A-levels at AAB OR an Associate degree or Diploma from a Junior College (Jun-Gakushi) with a GPA of 3.3 or B+ or 4 OR a foundation year. English, History or a modern foreign language preferred
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu with 8 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Latvian university (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Brandos Atestatas with 90 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Lithuanian university (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin D
Diplome de Fin D’Etudes Secondaires with Tres Bien (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Malta
Matriculation Certificate - Advanced level
Matriculation Certificate with AAB (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Mexico
Mexico
The Bachillerato with a mark of 8 PLUS the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR at least one year of the Licenciado study with an overall average mark of at least 8/10 OR A-levels with grades of AAB including A in English. History or a modern foreign language preferred
Moldova
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Netherlands
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
VWO with 7.5 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 (NCEA)
the NCEA level 3 with E in the majority of standards/modules in four subjects,(English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Nigeria
School Leaving Certificate
The Senior School Certificate (SSC/SSCE) OR the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAB (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Norway
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering grade 5 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Pakistan
High School Certificate (HSSC)
High School Certificate with A with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Pakistani university (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Poland
Matura
Matura with 80% in extended level subjects (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Portugal
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Diploma de Ensino Secundário with 18 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Romania
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 8 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Russia
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obshchem Obrazovanii with an average of 4.5 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Russian university (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Saudi Arabia
School Leaving Certificate
College of Technology Diploma OR Higher Technical Institute Diploma OR Junior Health College Diploma OR Undergraduate Diploma with 85% OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAB (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Singapore
Singapore A Level
AAB in three content-based H2 subjects. Knowledge and Inquiry is not considered as part of the offer. English, History or a modern foreign language preferred
Slovakia
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuske/Maturita with 2 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Slovenia
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Maturitetno Spricevalo with 5 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
South Africa
South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement
The National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement with AAABB (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Titulo de Bachiller with 8 overall (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Sweden
Fullständigt Slutbetyg (School Leaving Certificate)
Fullstandigt Slutbeytg with MVG (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Switzerland
Federal Maturity Certificate
Federal Maturity Certificate with an overall mark of 5 (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
Turkey
Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)
Lise Diplomasi with an overall mark of 4 with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Turkish university (English, History or a modern foreign language preferred)
United Kingdom
A levels
AAB
Compulsory subjects
English, History or a modern foreign language preferred.
12 unit A level in vocational subjects
Considered on an individual basis
General Studies and Critical Thinking - College policy
Please note that AS/A level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted by King's as one of your A or AS levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities (or similar) Diploma including study of English, History or a modern foreign language preferred at Level 3 with 33 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit. Supplementary information and achievement e.g marks for certain credits/subjects may be required depending on course content.
Cambridge Pre-U
3 Pre-U Principal Subjects with grades of D3 D3 M2. English, History or a modern foreign language preferred.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Considered on an individual basis
Scottish Highers & Advanced Highers
AAABB at Higher and AB at Advanced Higher. English, History or a modern foreign language (preferred)
International Baccalaureate
35 points and HL 665. English, History or a modern foreign language preferred.
European Baccalaureate
80% overall including 8 in English, History or a foreign language (preferred)
USA
Advanced Placement Tests and/or SAT/ACT (SAT/ACT acceptable only where stipulated)
Three AP subjects with 554 including English, History or a modern foreign language (preferred) . Or SAT with a total score of 1800 with at least 600 in each section or the ACT with a score of 27 plus 3 SAT-S with a score of 600 in each with English, History or a modern foreign language (preferred)
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Aptitude testing
No test required
If you are interested in coming to King’s, you should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and apply online via the UCAS website (click on 'apply'). If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. Alternatively, you can apply as an individual, independent of a school or college. Please see the UCAS website for instructions. The UCAS institution code name for King’s is KCL, and the institution code is K60.
There are a few programmes which require direct application to King's, this will be stated above
We do not require knowledge of Modern Greek, but we are looking for students who can demonstrate some experience of, and aptitude for, language acquisition.