Academics

The Academic Programs at Hellenic American University exemplify our Mission to make excellent and career-relevant American higher education available to students in Athens, Greece.

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate programs are offered for both full-time and part-time students. Full-time students can finish the program in about 4 years, depending on whether they have advanced standing. Part-time students will take more than four years depending on the number of courses taken each term. The three academic terms each year last for 12 weeks. Classes start in late September/early October, January and April and are scheduled to accommodate working students. Each new student is assigned a faculty member as mentor to help assure academic success. The language of instruction is exclusively in English. Graduation requires the student to complete 42 courses for a total of 126 credits: 42 credits of general education, 21 credits of free electives or in a minor, and 63 credits in their major, including a three credit capstone project, which will test the student’s competencies in the field.

Associate of Science in Enterprise Network Administration

Students in Enterprise Network Administration, in addition to being broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences, with excellent communication and critical thinking skills, will be expected to acquire the technical skills necessary to install, configure, operate and maintain a network. Ever since the global accessibility of internet use has become a dominant source of information and communication for people around the world, its uses and applications have led to an extensive demand for network experts. Built around the requirements of a two-year degree program designed to prepare graduates for immediate entry into career paths, the ASENA degree is modeled to satisfy the demand for professionals in Enterprise Network Administration.

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature

Students in English Language and Literature, in addition to being broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences, with excellent communication and critical thinking skills, will be expected to acquire in-depth knowledge of the English language, including its grammar and syntax, as well as the social and cognitive aspects of language usage. Students will apply this knowledge to the reading and analysis of English language literature, including other translated works from world literature. The program will establish opportunities for graduates in the area of language and language pedagogy; give graduates the knowledge to develop advanced communication skills in English; serve as a solid foundation for students wishing to pursue careers in pedagogy and TESOL, as well as graduate studies in the areas of education, teaching, literature and critical analysis as well as journalism and the media.

Bachelor of Music

Hellenic American University is collaborating with Musical Horizons Conservatory (Athens) to offer a bachelor’s degree in music. The Bachelor of Music program is designed to provide a specialization in music performance or in theory and composition within the context of a broad liberal arts education. Areas of concentration within the Performance Major are Strings. Piano/Keyboard. Voice, and Conducting.  As in all American university education, students must study in general education courses and achieve competence in writing and other communication skills, critical thinking and quantitative reasoning. All General Education and music theory, music history, and related courses will be offered at the University. All performance and practice courses and exercises will be conducted at the Musical Horizons Conservatory. Graduation requires students to complete 28 courses/ 84 credits in the degree area.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Students in Business Administration, in addition to being broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences, with excellent communication and critical thinking skills, will be expected to acquire general understanding of a wide range of information about business, and competencies in business practices as well as specialized knowledge about their area of concentration. Presently, students may choose, with the counsel of their mentor, to concentrate in Finance, Marketing or Information Technology Management. Each student will do a field-based project in the area of their concentration that could have practical consequences for a corporate entity.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Students in Information Technology, in addition to being broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences, with excellent communication and critical thinking skills, will be expected to acquire both conceptual and practical knowledge in the core contemporary information technologies. In order to understand the scientific, mathematical and theoretical foundations on which information technologies are built, students must complete 20 courses in the major, plus a capstone project or a culminating activity that includes research, preparation, presentation, discussion, and an evaluation of a practical project developed and written by each student.

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Students in Psychology, in addition to being broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences, with excellent communication and critical thinking skills, will be expected to acquire both conceptual and practical knowledge in the field of psychology. The curriculum places emphasis on acquisition of the scientific knowledge base of the discipline as well as development of practical skills and competencies needed by future psychology professionals. In order to gain an understanding of the scientific basis in the field and to acquire applied experiences, students must complete 19 courses in the major, develop and write up an empirical research project (a capstone project) and successfully complete an internship which provides useful real-world work experiences. Graduation requires students to complete 21 courses/ 63 credits in the degree area.

Graduate Programs

Both full-time and part-time students may be admitted to graduate programs. All students must have a recognized undergraduate degree or an approved equivalent and must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking in English. Graduates of the advanced programs of the Hellenic American University will be expected to be highly competent in their field, to have acquired a global perspective and be ready to make an appreciable contribution to the economic and/or social life of their communities.

Master of Arts in Translation

The MAT is a 39-credit program that is completed in one year of full-time study. Trimester courses start in October, January and March of each year. All students must successfully complete 12 courses: four core courses, seven concentration courses and an elective seminar which gives the students the opportunity to explore in more depth current issues in the field of translation. Each student must also complete a 12,000-word supervised Dissertation on an appropriate research topic. The dissertation offers students the opportunity to carry out independent research in an area of their interest and apply the knowledge and the skills they have acquired to the investigation of a particular issue or problem.

Each student is assigned an academic advisor who helps the student select the appropriate focus and research topic.

Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

The MAAL is a 39 credit program that can be completed in three terms as a full-time student or over two years as part-time study. Semester courses start in October and February of each year, with a one month summer session also scheduled. All students must complete a six course core program and a concentration of an additional six courses in one of the following:

• Teaching English
• Testing
• Translation

Students will have the opportunity to study highly specialized topics in seminars for small classes. Each student must also complete a three credit supervised dissertation on an appropriate research topic.

Master of Business Administration

The MBA is offered as either a full-time for two years or a part-time program that could take more than three years to complete the required 60 credits. There are three 12 week terms per year, starting in late September/October, January and April, with an intensive summer option. Classes will be scheduled to be convenient for working students. Students may either do a general MBA or they may concentrate a substantial part of their studies in a more particular area of business. This is a competency-based program, using the Competing Values Framework of Robert Quinn, in which students must demonstrate both knowledge about the various areas of business administration and competence in management decisions. All students must complete a cultural awareness module and a 6 credit research and field-based capstone project at the end of their program to demonstrate their ability to apply what they have learned to a real-life situation.

Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)

The MSIT is offered both as a full-time and as a part-time program, and requires 36 credits for completion of the degree. There are three 12 week terms per year, starting in late September/October, January and April. Full-time students can expect to finish the MSIT program within 12 months, while part-time students will need two to three years depending on the number of courses taken each term.

Professional Master of Business Administration

The P-MBA is designed for either full or part time students who have at least five years of professional business or administrative experience, with increasing levels of responsibility and a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university. There are three 12 week terms per year, starting in late September/October, January and April, with an intensive summer option. Classes will be scheduled to accommodate business professionals, who must complete 48 credits of study in a program designed to foster master manager competencies within a competing values framework (using Robert Quinn‘s research model). All students must take a coaching seminar, attend a cultural awareness module and complete a 3 credit capstone project at the end of their program to demonstrate their ability to apply what they have learned to a real-life situation.

PhD in Applied Linguistics
Discourse in English Language Teaching, Testing or Translation/Interpreting

The PhD in Applied Linguistics offered by the Hellenic American University has been designed by an international advisory board of scholars in Applied Linguistics and Translation. The program consists of coursework in intensive two-week residencies as well as extensive on-line faculty contact, and involves the design and implementation of a workplace-related research project in the form of a dissertation. The PhD program focuses on discourse in the sub-disciplines of English Language Teaching, Testing and Translation/Interpretation. All three strands in the program build on a common foundation of courses in the first 1 ½ years that include work in Discourse Analysis, Research Methodology, and Critical Applied Linguistics. This discourse-focused, shared core of knowledge in Applied Linguistics is informed not only by further specialization within one of the three strands but also by creative interaction between strands; this leads to a much broader perspective of language in use and enables graduates to address issues that may lie outside their own area of specialization but nonetheless impact on the work of all professional applied linguists.