DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE STUDIES
POST-GRADUADE ECTS GUIDE
THEATRE STUDIES – POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES – ECTS GUIDE
POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
The Department of Theatre Studies offers:
- An M.A. program in “Ancient Greek Theatre”
- Ph.D. research supervision across the discipline of Theatre Studies.
DURATION OF THE PROGRAMS
MA in “Ancient Greek Theatre”: minimum duration of studies four semesters.
PhD research: minimum duration of studies three years
ADMISSION
Applicants must hold ONE of the following qualifications to access the Department’s M.A. degree
courses: degrees in Theatre Studies, Literature, History and Archeology, Classical Studies,
Philosophy, Education, Psychology, English Literature, French Literature, German Literature, and
Italian Literature. These qualifications must have been issued by Greek Universities or by the
respective departments of Higher Technological Institutions of Greece or by Higher Education
Institutions from abroad recognized by the Greek State.
The admission procedure includes the following criteria for assessing the merits of the applicants:
a) Written examination (40%)
b) Interview (30%)
c) First degree grades (10%)
d) The grades of undergraduate courses which are relevant to the M.A. courses (10%)
e) Previous research activity or publications (if there is any) (10%).
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THEATRE STUDIES – POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES – ECTS GUIDE
MA in “Ancient Greek Theatre’’
PROGRAMME PLAN
SEMINARS/SCHOLARLY ESSAYS
FIRST YEAR
First semester
Ancient Greek Tragedy I
Performances of Ancient Greek Tragedy in modern and contemporary
times
Collection of research material for the final MA research essay
Total
Second semester
Ancient Greek Theatre and Archaeology
Aristotle’s approach to Ancient Greek Drama
Collection of research material for the final MA research essay
Total
SECOND YEAR
Third semester
Ancient Greek Comedy I
The Reception of Ancient Greek Drama in Modern Literature / Modern
Theatre
Commencement of the composition of the final MA research essay
Total
Fourth semester
Ancient Greek Tragedy II
Ancient Greek Comedy II / Satyr Play / Mime
Completion of the final MA research essay
Total
ECTS /
LOCAL
CREDITS
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
30
Total of credits for the entire program 120
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DESCRIPTION OF POSTGRADUATE COURSE UNITS
Course title
Type of course
Level of course
Year of Study
Semester
ECTS credits
Local Credits
Name of instructor
Learning outcomes
Skills/Competences
Course contents
Language of instruction
Ancient Greek Comedy I: Aristophanes
Mandatory
Postgraduate
Second
Third
10
Assistant Professor IOANNIS PANOUSIS
1. At the end of the course the student is expected to:
2. Have a basic knowledge of the life and dramatic works of Aristophanes.
3. Have a basic knowledge of the historical and cultural milieu of the polis of
Athens in the classical era.
4. Be aware of the basic themes permeating Aristophanes’ dramatic work.
5. Be able to identify the distinctive features of the poet’s art.
6. Possess basic information about the manuscript tradition and the editions of
Aristophanes.
7. Be able to appreciate the dramatic form and linguistic style of the poet’s
works, as exemplified by a representative play.
8. Consider the place of human beings in Aristophanic comedy and their
relationship with the gods.
At the end of the course, students will have developed the following skills:
 To comprehend and identify the means by which Aristophanes invents and
develops mythical structures to create his dramatic plots.
 To identify the most significant ideological and theatre-related issues in the
works of Aristophanes.
 To identify the most notable ideological, philosophical and dramaturgical
features in Aristophanic comedy.
 To identify central aspects of public and private life in Athens in
Aristophanes’ time.
 To develop personal points of view on Aristophanes’ comic characters, their
roles in the drama and their significance in the poet’s work.
 To point to ideological issues related to the work of Aristophanes.
General introduction to the dramatic work of Aristophanes: elaboration of the
comic myth. Subject, structure, action, and ideology of the plays with reference
to political and cultural facets of the age of Aristophanes. Language, character
portrayal and the chorus. Courses include the close reading of a complete
comedy or of excerpts from different comedies.
Greek
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Type of course
Level of course
Year of Study
Semester
ECTS credits
Local credits
Name of lecturers
Learning outcomes
Competences
Language of instruction
Ancient Greek Theatre and Archaeology
Mandatory
Postgraduate
First
Second
10
Associate Professor MARTIN KREEB
At the end of the course, students must:
1. Be acquainted with the types and the problems of scholarly essays.
2. Recognize the distinctive characteristics of a scholarly essay.
3. Have acquired the basic methodology required for scholarly essays.
4. Have adequate knowledge of pictorial, epigraphical and literary sources.
5. Be familiar with the means of locating bibliographical sources.
6. Know the tools of bibliographical research, primarily through the use of
specialized databases on the internet.
7. Have adequate knowledge of the bibliography pertaining to the archaeology
of the ancient theatre, i.e. architecture, sculpture, wall-paintings, mosaics,
minor arts, epigraphy and literary sources.
8. Be familiar with the correct use of scholarly references, footnotes, and q
quotations.
9. Know the ethical standards which condition the approach to sources and
use of bibliography.
At the end of the course the student will have further developed the following
skills/competences:
 The ability to expand upon the issues of the archaeology of the ancient
theatre.
 To gather and evaluate the research material necessary for the composition
of a scholarly research paper.
 To sort and classify the research material appropriately.
 To index the material collected through research.
 To correctly use scholarly references, footnotes, and quotations.
 To apply the ethical standards which govern the approach to sources and use
of bibliography.
 To use the appropriate terminology.
 To adhere to the strict methodology of composition in scholarly essays.
 To be able to write a scholarly research essay.
 Generally, to apply their theoretical knowledge to practice in the study of the
archaeology of the ancient theatre.
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Type of course
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Name of instructor
Language of instruction
Course title
Type of course
Course level
Year of study
Semester of study
ECTS credits
Name of instructor
Course objectives
Skills
Language of instruction
Ancient Greek Tragedy I
Mandatory, Seminar
Postgraduate
First
First
10
Professor THEODOROS STEPHANOPOULOS
Greek
The Reception of Ancient Greek Drama in Modern Literature
Mandatory
Postgraduate
10
At the end of the course the student:
1. Will have acquired knowledge of various approaches to the study of the
reception of ancient Greek drama in modern literature.
2. Will have acquired an in-depth knowledge of the texts selected for study in
the seminar (prose and poetry of modern Greek and world literature).
3. Will have acquired knowledge of the methodology of scholarly research in the
field of modern literature.
By the end of the course the student will have developed the following skills:
 The ability to analyze the modes of reception of ancient theatre by modern
writers.
 The ability to locate and utilize the relevant bibliography in a critical manner.
 The ability to make an oral presentation of the results of his/her research, and
to substantiate and discuss his/her views in the context of a scholarly seminar.
 The ability to produce a seminar research paper on a specialized topic
according to the rules of scholarly writing.
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Semester
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Name of instructor
Learning outcomes
Competences
Language of instruction
The Reception of Ancient Greek Drama in Modern Theatre
Compulsory
Postgraduate
Second
Third
10
Professor DIMITRIS TSATSOULIS
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. Present the major theories of reception and intertextuality.
2. Recognise the intertextual references of world drama texts to ancient drama.
3. Identify imperceptible ancient drama intertexts in modern dramatic texts.
4. Recognise and deal theoretically with concepts of myth, subject and pattern
in dramatic texts.
5. Be familiarised with the bibliography on the theory of reception and the
different theoretical approaches to intertextuality.
6. Be experienced in the research of ancient sources of varied origins and the
writing of research papers.
7. Make an oral presentation of the provisional conclusions of their research
and justify the choice of theoretical tools selected for their methodological
approach.
At the end of the course the student will have further developed the following
skills/competences:
 Ability to study any dramatic text of world drama in the light of the theory of
intertextuality
 Ability to apply his/her theoretical knowledge of the categorisation of
dramatic texts in relation to the type of intertextuality which conditions them
in the light of ancient drama.
 Evaluation of socio-historical conditions that shaped the particular reception
of elements of ancient drama in modern theatre and the degree of
reinterpretation of intertextual units.
 Evaluation of minimal intertextual units found in modern texts and their
integration with the rules of dramaturgical economy.
 Ability to identify and evaluate intertexts in the form of presuppositions or
implications of a modern dramatic text.
 Ability to detect, after thorough research, hidden intertexts in contemporary
dramas and evaluate the mythical person’s significant name as “strict
identifier” or as “mytheme”
 Skills of study on further theoretical application of theories of reception and
intertextuality.
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Type of course
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Semester
ECTS credits
Local credits
Name of lecturers
Learning outcomes
Skills
Language of instruction
Aristotle’s approach to Ancient Greek Drama
Mandatory
Postgraduate
First
Second
10
Dr. Agis Marinis [teaching staff in contract]
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. Know the content of this classic treatise analytically and in detail.
2. Have in-depth knowledge of the issues related to the specific work (especially,
basic concepts such as mimesis, mythos etc.).
3. Be familiar with some basic principles of Aristotelian thought, so as to be able
to better understand Aristotle’s work.
4. Be aware of the views expressed and be able to interpret all the difficult but
important passages (such as the definition of tragedy in the 6th chapter, the
primacy of poetry in relation to philosophy in the 9th chapter, etc.).
5. Have acquired a concrete idea of the monumental impact of the Poetics in
modern times.
6. Address a specific issue within the framework of a seminar paper while
applying strictly scholarly method (excluding the requirement for originality).
At the end of the course the student will have further developed the following
skills/competences:
 Study an essay on theory correctly and in a methodologically sound manner.
 Develop abstract reasoning and critical thinking.
 Use bibliography on a specific text.
 Be able to address a specific issue in a scholarly manner.
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Course title
Performances of Ancient Greek Tragedy in modern and contemporary
times
Type of course
Level of course
Year of Study
Semester
ECTS credits
Local credits
Name of instructor
Learning outcomes
Compulsory
Postgraduate
First
First
10
Competences
Language of instruction
Assistant Professor AIKATERINI ARVANITI
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. Be aware, through the study of audio-visual material and other sources, of
major performances of ancient Greek drama from its first revival on stage to
the present.
2. Be aware of the existing theories on the relation between the performance
and the texts of ancient Greek playwrights, and the directorial attempts that
have been made according to these.
3. Be familiar and fluent with the bibliography relevant to issues of the
performance of ancient Greek drama.
4. Compose and argue in a scholarly manner, within the framework of seminar
work, issues related to the direction of ancient Greek drama and the history of
its direction.
At the end of the course the student will have further developed the following
skills/competences:
 Study – in a methodologically appropriate way – issues which concern the
performance of ancient Greek drama.
 Consider and evaluate, via the usage of all available sources, the performances
of ancient Greek drama.
 Be able to discuss scholarly issues related to the performance of ancient
Greek drama and use the respective bibliography accordingly.
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Course title
Type of course
Level of course
Year of Study
Semester
ECTS credits
Local credits
Name of instructor
Language of instruction
Ancient Greek Tragedy II
Compulsory, Seminar
Postgraduate
Second
Fourth
10
Course title
Type of course
Level of course
Year of Study
Semester
Name of instructor
ECTS credits
Local credits
Learning outcomes
Ancient Greek Comedy II / Satyr play / Mime
Skills/Competences
Language of instruction
Professor THEODOROS STEPHANOPOULOS
Greek
Mandatory
Postgraduate
Second
Fourth
Assistant Professor IOANNIS PANOUSIS
10
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. Thoroughly understand the specific subject matter of the course as well as the
entirety of the dramatic / theatrical types (comedy, satyr play, mime) into
which it is integrated.
2. Be familiar with the relevant bibliography and research issues.
3. Address a specific issue within the framework of a seminar paper while
applying strictly scholarly method (excluding the requirement for originality).
At the end of the course the student will have further developed the following
skills/competences:
 Study an essay on theory correctly and in a methodologically sound manner.
 Probe into the philosophical content of a work.
 Develop abstract reasoning and critical thinking.
 Use the bibliography provided on a specific text.
 Be able to address a specific issue in a scholarly manner.
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