Mediterranean Studies
INTRODUCTION
Our Institute offers a unique graduate programme in Mediterranean Studies (first launched in the academic year of 2014/2015) intended for both foreign and Polish students. All courses are taught in English.
WHO SHOULD APPLY AND WHY?
The applicant should hold an undergraduate degree (B.A. or equivalent) in arts, philology or social sciences, with a very good command of English. Modelled on world-class degree programs, Mediterranean Studies offers a unique combination of interdisciplinary theory and practice as well as provides opportunities for gaining hands-on experience in culture tourism.
Mediterranean Studies is intended for all those willing to extend their knowledge about cultural identity of contemporary Europe and its heritage rooted in ancient Greco-Roman tradition. A better understanding of Europe will help students extend their acquired skills to multiple culture-related specialisms, such as media, tourism, international relations, and increase their employment prospects. Mediterranean Studies is the key to Europe! After completing the degree programme, graduate students will be ready to undertake research and enter PhD studies in culture science, classical philology or other subjects in humanities.
A UNIQUE PROGRAMME
The programme is shaped by the students of multiple cultural backgrounds, European or otherwise, who bring to the table their diverse experiences and perspectives. Apart from full time students, our courses are populated by visiting students participating in various student exchange programmes (such as Erasmus Plus), as well as bilateral agreements between Adam Mickiewicz University and foreign universities (Armenia, China). We have recently hosted students from Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Croatia, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, China, Belarus and Ukraine. English programmes are also a popular choice of Polish students who are willing to exchange their experiences with international students.
WHAT IS MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES?
By combining philology with culture tourism, Mediterranean Studies is committed to broadening students’ intellectual horizons through an active engagement with literature, theatre, philosophy, rhetoric, classical education based on Paideia and its modern counterparts, ancient tradition, reception of Greco-Roman culture from Middle Ages to modern times.
CURRICULUM
The core curriculum includes the following modules:
Classical Literature and Languages; Classical Culture; Classical Tradition (60 teaching hours per semester each). Students also select optional courses: a foreign language course (General English for first year students), graduate seminars (second year students). As an extension of the core curriculum, students are eligible to enrol in courses in English (and other languages) offered by the Department and the AMU-PIE programme.
The modules include the following courses:
Classical Literature and Languages: Ancient Literature, Selected Problems; Practical Latin; Practical Greek; Greek Tutorial; Latin Tutorial;
Classical Culture: Mediterranean Mythologies, Categories of Ancient Culture; Categories of European Culture; Classical Philosophy and Its Reception; Classical Roots of Modern Education; Classical Theatre; Western Rhetorical Communication;
Classical Tradition: Ancient World in Visual Arts, Latin in European Culture; Cultural Role of Greece and Italy Tours; Ancient Myths in Culture;
The optional courses recently on offer include:
Etymology, history, and cultural background of international vocabulary; Writing systems in the Mediterranean world. From antiquity until the present day; Intercultural Dialog between Europe and China; Languages in the Mediterranean world. From antiquity until the present day; Food and dining in ancient Greek literature; Introduction to Tourism, Underwater Tourism; Antiquity in Cinema; The invention of critical historiography: Thucydides on the civil wars; Poetry and society.
The list of optional courses is updated and expanded on a yearly basis. It mainly focuses on courses related to culture tourism, intended to help the student gain hands-on experience in their academic specialisms.
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IN A NUTSHELL
MA studies for BA graduates in the Humanities, Social Studies, and Education
Modular studies providing flexible and personalized learning
Key to understanding Europe and its cultural identity
Knowledge of classical literature and culture
Classical tradition and the most important aspects of the Mediterranean culture from the contemporary perspective
Cultural tourism, also as a part of optional trips abroad
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further details please contact programme coordinators:
Prof. Magdalena Stuligrosz (mastul@amu.edu.pl)
Prof. Piotr Urbański, Deputy Director of the Institute of Classical Studies (urbanski@amu.edu.pl)
