Ancient Greek Language and Literature
Bachelor's degree in full-time form. The language of instruction is Czech.
The programme can be studied as a single subject or in combination with another programme.
What will you learn?
The study of the ancient Greek language and literature allows students to obtain firm linguistic competences in ancient Greek and introduces them to the world of ancient Greece, whose brightest minds set foundations of the European literature, established Western philosophical and scientific tradition, and entrusted the future generations with the heritage of first democratic principles and values of the civic society. The minor degree of the programme focuses on the ancient Greek language. As such, it primarily serves to satisfy the needs of the students of those study programmes, in which ancient Greek is potentially one of the source languages (e.g., philosophy, history of the antiquity, Latin language and literature, modern Greek, classical archaeology, religious studies, general and Indo-European linguistics etc.). The major and the completus of the programme lead to the in-depth knowledge of all important historical and socio-cultural aspects of the world of Greek Antiquity via courses on Greek literature, philosophy, mythology, history, art and religions. The study of the language whose morphology ranks among the most difficult in the domain of the Indo-European languages will deepen the general linguistic competences and facilitate the understanding of a wide range of technical terminology in various fields of study, which is largely built on the ancient Greek foundations. The knowledge acquired by the study of the ancient Greek world will lead to a better orientation in most domains of European culture and scholarship.
“Omnia praeclara tam difficilia quam rara. (Ancient Greek Language and Literature)”
Further information
Career opportunities
Following the successful completion of the bachelor’s degree, the graduate will have all the necessary philological competences for self-dependent reading and translation of the ancient Greek texts written in the Attic dialects, which he/she will be able to interpret on the wider socio-cultural background of the world of the Antiquity. Graduates that successfully completed the study of ancient Greek in combination with another professionally related field of study (e.g., religious studies, history, archaeology, philosophy) will be able to work with the primary source materials in their original format. The graduate may continue to further his/her knowledge of the ancient Greece in the Master’s study programme, successful completion of which makes the graduate eligible for the teaching of ancient Greek at classical colleges and universities. Graduate will find further work opportunities in various humanities departments of the Academy of the Sciences, in museums, libraries or in archives and in all professions requiring wider socio-cultural formation and dignified expression in word and writing.
Admission requirements
Data from the previous admission procedure (20 Jul – 20 Aug 2023)
The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the Learning Potential Test (TSP). Applicants may also be admitted based on other criteria, see Admission without the Entrance Examination. The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University disregards the results of SCIO National Comparative Examinations.
You can file your e-applications for studies from 20 July to 20 August.
The date and time of the examination will be stated in the electronic invitation for the examination, which will be uploaded to your e-application. The faculty will not be sending paper invitations. Applicants applying for the major study plan and minor study plan in a combined study must comply with the conditions for admission into both plans.
Learning Potential Test (TSP)
This test is only in Czech. For up-to-date information, click here
Field of Study Examination
For admission for studies of this degree programme, you do not need to take the Field of Study Examination.
Admission without the entrance examination
You may be exempt from the entrance examination based on at least one of the following criteria:- placing in any of the first three places in a national round in the Latin Competition - Certamen Latinum;
- secondary school results with an average 1.5 or higher in the subjects Czech language (not Slovak), two foreign languages and a choice of one more subject determined by the faculty: English, Chinese, history, French, music, information technology, Italian, Latin, maths, German, Russian, Spanish, basics of social sciences. An exemption based on school results is applicable to applicants who are students in the final year of a secondary school or who have passed the secondary school leaving examination no later than in 2020.
Secondary school results may be applied for an exemption from the entrance examination by those applicants whose average grade was 1.5 or higher in each of the four profile subjects. The total average result in all subjects is not taken into consideration. Secondary school seminars are also disregarded. The average grade of each profile subject is calculated based on the results of the last four years of study in the following way: the mid-year grade is calculated from the final year, whereas the final grades are calculated from the previous three years. It is also necessary that applicants have studied each of the profile subjects for at least two years during the last four years.
Enter your grades in your e-application. Then print the grades out and let your secondary school certify them with a stamp and a signature. Upload the scan of the certified grades into your e-application. You can also upload officially certified school reports or any other documents certifying your school results.
Please upload the officially certified documents directly to your e-application in the section Application for the Exemption from the Entrance Examination no later than 20 August.
Criteria for evaluation
Limit for TSP percentile for successfully passing the entrance examination: 40
Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years
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.
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Full-time studies in czech
What will you learn?
Combined studies
In this type of studies, the students focus on the main degree programme (120 credits) supplemented with another, minor, programme (60 credits). The student enrols in the degree programme in which he/she majors. Both the programmes are stated in the university diploma. You will find possible combinations on the websites of individual degree programmes. An exception is programmes preparing students for teaching professions, where both fields of study are equal and the thesis may be written in any of them.
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (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
+ Art History (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
+ Catalan Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Chinese Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Classical Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Combined Art 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
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ English 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 Language and Literature (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
+ German Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Greek and Latin Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Greek and Latin Studies (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
+ Interpreting of Czech Sign Language (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
+ Japanese Studies (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
+ 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
+ Polish Studies (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
+ Russian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social Education and Counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (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 (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
+ Ukrainian Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Economic Policy (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Public Economics and Administration (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Informatics (minor) – Faculty of Informatics
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Contemporary History (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Environmental Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ European Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ International Relations (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Media Studies and Journalism (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Political Science (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Psychology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Security & Strategic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social Anthropology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social Work (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major), full-time studies
+ Sociology (minor) – Faculty of Social Studies
Ancient Greek Language and Literature as a minor degree programme
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Aesthetics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Ancient History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
English Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Classical Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Modern Greek Language and Literature (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) -
Latin Language and Literature (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 (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) -
Archaeology (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) -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (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) -
Art History (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) -
Auxiliary Historical Sciences (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) -
French 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) -
Interpreting of Czech Sign Language (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) -
Museology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Russian Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Polish Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
South Slavonic and Balkan Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Ukrainian Studies (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) -
Catalan Language and Literature (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) -
Spanish 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) -
Information and Library Studies (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) -
Pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Social Education and Counselling (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Japanese Studies (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) -
Combined Art Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Dutch Language, Literature and Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Greek and Latin Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Greek and Latin Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Economic Policy (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Public Economics and Administration (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Informatics
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Informatics (major) – Faculty of Informatics, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Social Studies
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International Relations (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Security & Strategic Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Political Science (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Environmental Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Media Studies and Journalism (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Social Anthropology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Sociology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Social Work (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Public and Social Policy and Human Resources (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Psychology (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
European Studies (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) -
Contemporary History (major) – Faculty of Social Studies, full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor)
Courses – curriculum examples
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies
Combined studies
Follow-up studies
Following the completion of the Bachelor's studies and subject to satisfying the admission requirements, graduates may continue their studies in the Master's degree programme of ancient Greek language and literature.
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Arts | |
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| Type of studies | Bachelor's | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | No | |
| distance | No | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | Yes |
| single-subject studies with specialization | No | |
| major/minor studies | Yes | |
| Standard length of studies | 3 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |
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