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Classics-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
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SchoolofClassics
Generaldegreestudentswishingtoenter3000-levelmodulesandnon-graduatingstudentswishingtoenter3000-levelor4000-levelmodulesmustconsultwiththerelevantHonoursAdviserwithintheSchooltoconfirmtheyareproperlyqualifiedtoenterthemodule.AncientHistory&Archaeology(AA)modulesAA3020PrinciplesandTechniquesinArchaeology
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinHonoursAncientHistoryandArchaeologyorHonoursMediaevalHistoryandArchaeology
Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmThu
Thismodule,whichdrawsonarchaeologicalmaterial fromaroundtheworld, isdivided into twosections.The first is a series of seminars and lectureson the central practical concernsof archaeology: theway inwhichthetypeofexcavationaffectstheresultingevidence;methodsofstudyingsitesandartefacts;howtopublisharchaeologicalmaterial, and the importanceof conservation.Thiswill giveageneralgrounding toenablestudentstounderstandarchaeologicalreports,andtoapplythisunderstandingtootherpartsoftheHonoursdegree.Thesecondpartwilladdresstheimportantcontributionoftheoreticalarchaeologytothediscipline,whilealsoelucidatingthepracticalapplicationsandrelevanceoftheory.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforAncientHistory&Archaeology,MediaevalHistory&Archaeology
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofAN2002,AN2003,CL2003,CL2004-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinboth.ORME2003-withapassatgrade11orbetterand1ofAN2003orHI2001orMH2002orMO2008
Anti-requisite(s): AN3020
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionclassinOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:34hours Guidedindependentstudy:266hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Newcourseworkofequivalentweighttoa3-hourHonoursexam(2essaysoronelongessay)
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoulston
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston,DrECousins
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AA4002FromPompeiitoAquileia:theArchaeologyofRomanItaly(50BCE-300CE)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amWed
At the height of the empire, Italy was one of the most prosperous and densely populated areas of theMediterranean.Itscentralityinimperialpoliticsandculture,aswellasitslonghistory,havecontributedtoanunparalleledarchaeologicalrecordthatfascinatesscholarsandtheworldoutsideacademia.Thismodulewill offer anoverviewof this richmaterial, exploring a rangeof issues such as the impact of empire; thenatureoflocalpubliclife;socialandeconomiclife;urbanandruralsettlements;andaspectsofreligiouslife.Itwillincludecase-studiesofcitieslikePompeii,OstiaandAquileia,aswellasofregionsliketheTibervalleyandSicily.Themodulewilldiscussthenatureofthearchaeologicalevidenceinruralandurbanarchaeology,and its implications for theunderstandingof thehistoryandmaterial cultureofa keyareaof theRomanempire.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistory&Archaeology,ClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingthree-subject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistory&Archaeology
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCMachado
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCMachado
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AA4121TheAncientCityofRomeSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amThu
Thismoduleexamines thehistoryandarchaeologyof thecityofRome from itsearliestbeginnings to thefifth century CE. Several themes are pursued, in particular the view of Rome as a centre of power andpatronage, the capitalofempireand residenceof kingsandemperors.Rome’sphysicaldevelopment, theproblems of feeding and administering such an immense ancient city, the architectural and artisticimplicationsofrulers’aspirations,andtheurbanreligionsareallexplored.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistory&Archaeology,andClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistory&Archaeology,ScottishHistory
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Anti-requisite(s): AN4121
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoulston
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston
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AA4130TheRomanArmySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmThu
This module will present material for the history and archaeology of the Roman army from the EarlyRepublic through to the Late Empire. Students will study a series of themes, including institutionaldevelopment, expansion and defence of the Roman empire, the army and political culture, the army inbattle, soldierswithin Roman society, the archaeology of self-identity, and the Romanmilitary economy.Source material will include historical and epigraphic texts, archaeological sites and finds, and Romaniconography. The Roman army was the first truly ‘professional’ standing army in European history. Itpermeated Roman economy and society, and has subsequently fascinated historians, soldiers, politicalscientistsandartistsuptothepresent.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistory&Archaeology,andClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistory&Archaeology,ScottishHistory
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser
Anti-requisite(s): AN4130
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoulston
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston
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AncientHistory(AN)modules
AN3034ApproachestoAncientHistorySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmThu.
Whereasantiquarians letthesourcessettheiragenda,historiansstartwithquestions.Asapreparationfortheserious studyofAncientHistoryathonours level,hismoduleaims tomakestudentsbetterhistorians throughclosestudyofaselectionofchallengingandinnovativeworksofscholarship.Eachweekstudentswillreadabookor article that revolutionised its field. They will learn that major advances often involve posing entirely newquestionsor findingnovelwaysofapproaching familiarproblems.Theywill learn thevalue (and the limits)ofmodels,theoryanddifferenttypesofevidence.Theywillfinishwithaclearerappreciationofthewiderangeofapproachesopentoancienthistoriansandtheimportanceofchoosingbetweenthem.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforAncientHistoryDegrees(includingthree-subject)
Pre-requisite(s): Entrytosingleorjoint(includingtriple)HonoursAncientHistory.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionclassinOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:34hours Guidedindependentstudy:266hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: NewCoursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCMachado
AN4110TheCultureofRomanImperialism
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-1.00pmFri.
What imperial powers think they are doing andwhat they claim to do are issues that deserve just asmuchscrutinyastheirconductinpractice.ThismoduleexploreshowtheRomaneliteconceivedtheirimperialproject-how theyexplainedand justifiedRome's conquestof theMediterraneanworldandhow they thoughtRomanpowershouldbeused.Italsoaskshowliteraryandvisualculturewerecomplicitinlegitimisingandpromotingtheimperialproject.Keytopics includecosmocracy,peaceandpacification, thecivilisingmission,ethnographyandtheideaofthebarbarian.Discussionwillproceedthroughcloseanalysisofawiderangeoftextsandimages.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistory&Archaeology,andClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistory&Archaeology,ScottishHistory
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=40%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=60%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavan
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrMLavan
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AN4155ReligiousCommunitiesintheLateAntiqueWorldSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amWed.
ThelateantiqueperiodwasmarkedbydramaticdevelopmentsinthereligioushistoryoftheMediterranean,suchasthedeclineofpagancults,theriseandestablishmentofChristianity,andthespreadofIslam.Thismodulewillapproach these developments from the perspective of local communities, asking how they responded to andhelped to shape thesewider processes, considering religious change in its proper social and cultural context.Issuessuchasthedefinitionofreligiousidentities,theconstructionofreligiousauthority,andtheroleplayedbyreligioninurbanlifewillbeconsideredinacomparativeperspective,throughtheanalysisofspecificcasesfromaroundtheMediterranean.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudies
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=35%,PracticalExaminations=20%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=35%,Coursework=65%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCMachado
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCMachado
AN4426RomanSlaverySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-1.00pmFri.
TheinstitutionofslaveryliesattheheartofRomansocietyandculture.Ononeestimate,slavesmadeup30-40%ofthepopulationofRomanItaly,withtherichesthouseholdsboastinghundredsofslaves.ThiscourseoffersaholisticperspectiveonRomanslavery.Wewillcoverthedemography,economicsandlawofslavery,explorethethe mechanisms of control that enabled the wealthy to maintain he subjection of so many slaves, examinephilosophicaldebatesabouttheethicsofmastery,andtracetheramificationsoftheeverydayexperienceoflivingwithslavesthroughoutRomancultureandliterature.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory&Archaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Anti-requisite(s): CL4457
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=40%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=60%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavan
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrMLavan
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AN4427GreeksandOthersSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amThu.
HowdidGreeksconceptualiseothers?WhatformsofcontactwheretherebetweenGreeksandnon-Greeks?HowdidtherelationshipofGreeksandothersevolveasaresultofmajorhistoricalevents(thePersianwars,ortheconquestsofAlexander)? Thismoduleexamines thehistoryof theGreekengagementwith theOther (andofGreek self-definition) from the archaic to the early hellenistic periods, focusing in particular on the differentmediumsthroughwhichtherelationshipwasexpressed:ethnographicwriting,coinage,panhellenicfestivals,ortheborrowingofartefacts.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistory&Archaeology,ClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(singleandjoint,butnotthreesubject)degrees,alsoHistory.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminar,plus1tutorial.
Scheduledlearning:34hours Guidedindependentstudy:266hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfTHarrison
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfTHarrison
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ClassicalStudies(CL)modules CL4406Herodotus
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amTue.
Herodotuswasknown,eveninantiquity,asboththe'fatherofhistory'andthe'fatheroflies',buthisreputationhasundergoneseriousre-evaluationinrecentyears.ThismodulewillexamineallaspectsofHerodotus’work,anditsvalueashistoricalevidence,whileatthesametimeseekingto locatetheHistories intheir latefifth-centuryintellectualcontext.Topicswillincludehisideasofcausation,useofsources,therepresentationofforeignlandsandpeoples,religiousbeliefs,geographicalunderstanding,andhisimplicitcritiqueofAthenianimperialism.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory&Archaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Anti-requisite(s): AN4122,GK4123
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRAnderson
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson
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CL4433ReligionsoftheGreeksSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmTue.
ThismodulewillexaminetherangeofreligiouspracticeandexperienceinGreeceprimarilybetweenca500andca300BCE.Thecivicandpoliticalrolesofreligionwillbeconsidered,fromlocalheroestopanhellenicfestivals,aswilltheroleofreligioninthehomeandinthelife-cycleoftheindividual.Divinationandhealing-cultswillalsobediscussed.Attentionwillbepaidthroughouttoquestionsofmethodandinterpretation,withregardbothtothehandlingofancientevidenceandtotherelativemeritsanddemeritsofthecompetingmodernapproaches.TheoverallaimistoattempttounderstandakeyelementofancientGreekmentality.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory&Archaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRAnderson
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson
CL4445WomeninAncientSocieties
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 2.00-3.00pmTueandFri.
ThismodulestudieswomenandgenderinGreece,theHellenisticworldandtheRomanRepublicandEmpirefromdifferent perspectives. It will consider representations of women in literature, epigraphy and art, legal andforensic evidence, and medical treatises. It will look at women in the context of ancient families and citycommunities, marriage, children, ritual and religion and the existence or otherwise of outlets for 'individual'fulfilment.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalmoduleforClassicalStudies.AlsoavailableasanoptioninotherdegreeswithintheSchoolsubjecttodegreerequirements.
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrSLewis
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrSLewis
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CL4455RomanPraiseSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-12.00noonWed.
ThismoduleconsidersRomanpraise-givinginavarietyofcontexts-educational,familial, legal,social,religious,political-overalargetimescale(fromthelateRepublictothefifthcentury).Themoduleisdesignedbothtoplotchanges inRomanpraise-cultureover timeand to identify thekey functionsofpraise inRoman society, frominfancytodeath.AregularcomparandumwillbeGreekpraise,via/againstwhichRomanpraisecontributedtoasenseofRomanculturalidentity.Manyprimarytextsintranslation,inverseandproseandacrossseveralgenres,willberead.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory&Archaeology,allClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%(2sourcecriticisms,20%;1essay,30%)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRRees
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees
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CL4461SenecanTragedyanditsReceptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-12.00noonFri.
ThismoduleexploresSenecanTragedy,the'darkside'ofSenecatheYounger'sliteraryoutput,anditsreceptionintheearlymodernandcontemporaryperiods.ItputsSenecainhiscontemporarycontext,examinestheinfluenceofGreekandRomantragicandepicantecedents,andsetsthe'nefarious'poeticsofhisdramainthecontextofhisphilosophicalwritingsandhisNeronianpoliticalsetting.WethenstudySeneca'smostfertileperiodofinfluence,theearlymodernperiod:poetryandplaysbyarangeofauthorsshowshowSenecantragedyrefractsthereligiousandculturalpressuresofElizabethanEngland.Finally,wefocusonSenecantragedy'safterlifeinthetwentiethandtwenty-firstcenturies.TheculturalimpactofSeneca'sdramasmayhavewaned,buttheworkofplaywrightslikeTed Hughes, Tony Harrison and Sarah Kane shows how Senecan tragedy is still a powerful conduit forcontemporarystrugglewiththeproblemsoftyrannicalpower,genderidentityandnatureofevil.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudies,Classics,Latin
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser
Anti-requisite(s): LT4215
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEBuckley
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrEBuckley
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CL4502EthicsandLifestyles:PhilosophyandWaysofLivinginAntiquitySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-1.00onWed.
For the major philosophers and philosophical schools of antiquity (including Platonism, Stoicism andEpicureanism),philosophywasnotjustamatterofabstractideasaboutthecosmosbutofeverydayconductandethics.Philosophygaveguidanceonhow life shouldbe lived. Issues suchasmortalityand immortality,death,friendship,loveandvegetarianismwerecommontopicsofdebate.Biographiesofphilosophers,oftenwrittenbyotherphilosophers,reflectthispreoccupationwiththepractical,presentingphilosophersasexamplesofhowtolive, teach and act. This module examines the functions, purposes and contexts of philosophical biography,consideringtheinterconnectionsandinterplaybetweenbiographyandphilosophyinantiquity.ThefocuswillbethephilosophyoftheRomanImperialperiod(includingtheSecondSophistic)andLateAntiquityandtextssuchasPorphyry’s On Abstinence from Killing Animals, Eunapius’ Lives of the Philosophers, and Iamblichus’ On thePythagoreanWayofLifewillbeconsidered.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory&Archaeology,allClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,AncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,PhilosophyandLogicandPhilosophyofScienceDegrees.
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Anti-requisite(s): CL4458
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1x1-hourlectureand1x1-hourseminar.
Scheduledlearning:22hours Guidedindependentstudy:278hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCAddey
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCAddey
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CL4604GreekSculptureSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amFri.
TheartofancientGreecestillholdspowertoday.ButhowwouldobjectssuchastheParthenonMarblesortheVenusdeMilohavebeenunderstoodandexperiencedbyancientviewers?ThismoduletracesthedevelopmentofGreeksculpturefromtheArchaicthroughtotheClassicalandHellenisticperiods,startingwithArchaickouroiand concludingwithBactrianart inwhat isnowAfghanistan. It explores the changingaesthetics and stylesofsculptureintheGreekworld,andexaminesthesocialrolesandarchitecturalcontextsofsculpturalartfromcultstatuestogravestelae.ItalsoconsidersthepartplayedbyRomancopiesinourknowledgeandunderstandingofGreekstatues.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalmoduleforClassicalStudies,AncientHistory,AncientHistory&Archaeology,Greek,LatinandClassicsjointandsingleHonoursandforsomeTripleHonourscombinationsthatincludeClassicalsubjects.
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Anti-requisite(s): CL4458
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.
Scheduledlearning:34hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrECousins
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrECousins
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CL4794JointDissertation(30cr)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: TBC
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsintheSecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme,whohavecompletedtheLetterofAgreement,downloadablefrom(urltobeconfirmed).Nostudentmaydomorethan60creditsinDissertationorProjectmodules.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
Thedissertationmust consistofnotmore than10,000wordsofEnglishproseona topicagreedbetween thestudentandtwoappropriatemembersofstaff(whoactassupervisors).ThetopicdoesnothavetorelatetoworkcoveredinpreviousHonoursmodules,thoughitmaybehelpfultothestudentifitbuildsonpreviouswork.Thetopicandrangeofsourcesshouldbechoseninconsultationwiththesupervisorsinordertodeterminethatthestudenthasaccesstosourcesaswellasaclearplanofpreparation.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforJointorTripleHonoursintheSchoolofClassics
Pre-requisite(s): ALetterofAgreement Anti-requisite(s): Morethan30creditsinotherdissertation/projectmodules
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:AsperLetterofAgreement.
Scheduledlearning:hours Guidedindependentstudy:hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=%,PracticalExaminations=%,Coursework=%
AsusedbyStAndrews:AsperLetterofAgreement.
Re-Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.
ModuleCo-ordinator: AsperLetterofAgreement.
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CL4795JointDissertation(60cr)SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: WholeYear
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsintheSecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme,whohavecompletedtheLetterofAgreement,downloadablefrom(urltobeconfirmed).Nostudentmaydomorethan60creditsinDissertationorProjectmodules.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
Thedissertationmust consistofnotmore than20,000wordsofEnglishproseona topicagreedbetween thestudentandtwoappropriatemembersofstaff(whoactassupervisors).ThetopicdoesnothavetorelatetoworkcoveredinpreviousHonoursmodules,thoughitmaybehelpfultothestudentifitbuildsonpreviouswork.Thetopicandrangeofsourcesshouldbechoseninconsultationwiththesupervisorsinordertodeterminethatthestudenthasaccesstosourcesaswellasaclearplanofpreparation.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforJointorTripleHonoursintheSchoolofClassics
Pre-requisite(s): ALetterofAgreement. Anti-requisite(s): Anyotherdissertation/projectmodule
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:AsperLetterofAgreement.
Scheduledlearning:hours Guidedindependentstudy:hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=%,PracticalExaminations=%,Coursework=%
AsusedbyStAndrews:AsperLetterofAgreement.
Re-Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.
ModuleCo-ordinator: AsperLetterofAgreement.
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CL4990SpecialTopicinClassicalStudiesSCOTCATCredits: 15 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsalsotakingID4002.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
ThismoduleisdesignedtocomplementID4002‘CommunicationandTeachinginArts&Humanities’,aplacementmodule in which students gain substantial experience of a working educational environment, and ofcommunicatingaspectsoftheGreekandRomanworldtoschoolpupils.ThismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutanextendedpieceofworkonatopicrelatedtotheirworkinID4002.Forexample,thetopiccould have a pedagogical focus, exploring the place of Classics in education, or it could be a more detailedexplorationofasubjectrelatedtothestudent’sspecialtopicinID4002.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory&Archaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.
Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,GK4998,GK4999,LT4999.
Co-requisite(s): ID4002 Requiredfor:
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;2hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.
Scheduledlearning:4hours Guidedindependentstudy:146hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Resubmissionofthedissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRTAnderson
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired
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CL4997Dissertation(Non-Graduating)(30)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
Thismodule is for incoming Exchange and non-graduating studentswho spend all or part of their time in StAndrewsworking on dissertationswhich theywill submit in their home university. Such studentswill receivesupervisionduringtheirtimeinStAndrewsandmayberequiredtosubmitsamplesofwrittenworkforinformalassessment,butthereisnoformalassessmentinStAndrews.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandClassicalStudiesVisitingProgrammes
Anti-requisite(s): CL4996
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.Scheduledlearning:5hours Guidedindependentstudy:295hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Assessmentisviahomeinstitution.
Re-Assessmentpattern: NoRe-AssessmentavailableModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired
CL4999Dissertation(Short)inAncientHistory,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,orClassicalStudies
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
Thismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.Thedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspectoftheclassicalworld,includingancienthistory,and/orancientarchaeology,butthetopicmustbeapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudiesSingleHonoursDegreesOptionalforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudiesJointDegreesHI4997,HI4998,CL4999orwithpermissionHI4999iscompulsoryforHistory
Anti-requisite(s): CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,CL4990,LT4999,GK4999,GK4998
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.
Scheduledlearning:6hours Guidedindependentstudy:294hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired
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Greek(GK)modules
GK3021GreekforHonoursClassics1:SpecialOptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00am4daysaweek(Tue-Fri)
Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenLatininbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunGreekintheirsecondyearwithGK1001andGK1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsorjointHonoursGreekintheirthirdyear.Itconsistsof4000-levelanalysisandessayworktogetherwithconsolidationofthestudent'spriorknowledgeoftheGreek language, practice in translation skills, and training in techniques of literary analysis. The module willconcentrateonthestudyofselectedgenresofGreekpoetryandproseandaimstofosteranawarenessoftheinterrelationships between later and earlier periods of Greek literature, such as Homeric epic and the GreekliteratureoftheRomanempire.Fordetailsofeachyear’sprescribedtexts,consultthemodulebookletand/ortheSchoolofClassicsHonoursbooklet.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursGreekDegreestudentswhopassedGK1002intheirsecondyear.
Pre-requisite(s): Passesatgrade11orbetterinGK1002andinLT2004
Anti-requisite(s): GK2003
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeek,then3or4classesweekly.
Scheduledlearning:41hours Guidedindependentstudy:259hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=80%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=20%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(essay,20%,43classtests,40%)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrNWiater
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught
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GK3022GreekforHonoursClassics2:SpecialOptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00am3daysaweek(Tue-Fri)
Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenLatininbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunGreekintheirsecondyearwithGK1001andGK1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsorjointHonoursGreekintheirthirdyear.Itconsistsof4000-levelanalysisandessayworktogetherwithconsolidationofthestudent'spriorknowledgeoftheGreek language, practice in translation skills, and training in techniques of literary analysis. The module willconcentrateonthestudyofselectedgenresofGreekpoetryandproseandaimstofosteranawarenessofthewaysinwhichdifferentgenresandauthorscanshareandmanipulatelanguage,strategyandthemes.Fordetailsofeachyear’sprescribedtexts,consultthemodulebookletand/ortheSchoolofClassicsHonoursbooklet.Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursGreekDegreestudents
whopassedGK1002intheirsecondyear.
Pre-requisite(s): GK3021 Anti-requisite(s): GK2004
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3or4classes.Scheduledlearning:36hours Guidedindependentstudy:264hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=80%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=20%AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(essay,20%,43classtests,40%)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrNWiater
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught
GK4110ImaginingtheSymposium
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-1.00pmThu.
This module will explore the symposium, a key cultural institution of the ancient Greek world, through itsrepresentation and dramatisation in both poetry and prose. The texts studied, which were produced forperformanceatsymposiaand/ordesignedtoevokethementalityandpreoccupations(alcoholic,erotic,political,religious,andcultural) associatedwith sympoticgatherings,will range fromthe lyricandelegiacpoetryof thearchaic period, via the two Socratic Symposia of Plato and Xenophon in the fourth century, to the continuedthematisationofthesymposiuminHellenisticepigrams.Themodulewillalsomakesomesupplementaryuseofpictorialevidenceforthehistoryofthesymposium,payingcomparativeattentiontotherolesofpoeticandvisualmaterialwithinsymposiacculture.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but
excludingThreesubject)Degrees
Anti-requisite(s): CL4503
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhour.Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Unseentest=15%,Coursework=45%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfSHalliwellLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfSHalliwell
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GK4113GreeksandBarbariansSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-12.00noonTueandThu.
ExploringGreekidentitythroughrepresentationofnon-GreekswasaprominentfeatureofGreekliteratureandcultureacrossmanycenturies.Thismoduleexaminesthatthemeinarangeofauthorsandperiods.Itlooksfirstatarchaic epic, especially Homer's Odyssey. The central part of the course then focuses on classical Athens,especially Euripides and Aristophanes, as well as a selection of extracts from prose texts (Herodotus is animportantreferencepoint,butwillnotbestudiedatlengthasasettext,havingbeencoveredatGK1000-level).Thefinalpartofthecoursethen looksahead,morebriefly, totheHellenisticandRomanworlds,withextractsfromthedescriptionofIndiainPhilostratus'LifeofApolloniusofTyana.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORGK3021andGK3022
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Unseentest=15%,Coursework=45%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfJKönig
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfJKönig
GK4117Lies,HistoryandIdeology
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 4.00pm-5.00pmTueandThu.
WeshallexaminestoriesabouttheAthenianpast,particularlythemythof'autochthony',accordingtowhichtheAthenians'nativelandgavebirthtotheirancestors.WeshallconsidertheroleplayedbythesestoriesinshapingAthenian civic identity; our focuswill be on the sophisticated exploration of and response to these stories inAthenian literature, rhetoric and philosophy. An important theme discussed by these texts is the politicalexpediencyoftellingfalsehoodsaboutthepast.ThesettextswillbeEuripides' Ion,selectedpartsof Isocrates'politicalwriting,Plato'sMenexenusandselectedpartsofPlato'sRepublic.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Unseentest=15%,Coursework=45%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrALong
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrALong
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GK4122Wealth,VirtureandHappinessfromHomertoAristotleSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-12.00noonTueandFri.
Thismoduleexploresoneof themosthotlydebated topics inGreek literature fromHomerdowntoAristotle,namelythenatureofwealthanditsplaceinthegoodlife.Iswealthadesirablegoodnecessaryforhappiness?Orisittheunderlyingcauseofgreed,injustice,andcivilunrest?Isthere,orshouldtherebe,alimitintheacquisitionof wealth? And how should wealth be used by those who possess it? In this module, we shall explore howdifferentauthorsatdifferenttimesandacrossdifferentliterarygenresproblematizedtheconceptofwealth,itsimpactoncommunal life, and theway it relates to centralethical concepts suchasvirtue (arete), justice,andhappiness (eudaimonia).Wewill study extendedpassages fromabroad rangeofGreek texts such asHomer,Hesiod,Pindar,Solon,Aeschylus,andthephilosophicalworksofPlatoandAristotle.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,orGK3021andGK3022,orequivalentstandardofGreek.
Anti-requisite(s): CL4420
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:
Scheduledlearning:hours Guidedindependentstudy:hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=40%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=60%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrKMantzouranis
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrKMantzouranis
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GK4123NarratingWarinGraeco-RomanAntiquity:Herodotus,Thucydides,PolybiusSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 3.00pm-4.00pmTueandThu
Warmightnothavebeen fatherofall,but itcertainlywas the fatherof large-scaleGreekprosenarrativeandcontributed to the development of Greek historical thought and narrative to an extent that can hardly beoverestimated.InthismodulewewillexplorethenarrativesofthreemajorGreekhistoricalwriterswhoseworkssetthestandardsanddefinedthegenreforallgenerationstocome.TheHistoriesofHerodotus,ThucydidesandPolybiusareof suchcomplexity thateachandeveryoneof themcouldbeapproachedfromavarietyofdifferentangles.Butsincewarswerethemajorconcernofallofthemandpromptedthemtowritetheirworksinthefirstplace,itisthisparticularaspectonwhichweshallfocusinclassbystudyingselectedpassagesfromallthreeworksinconjunctionintheoriginallanguageandreadingsomerelevantarticlesandchaptersofmodernscholarshiptoputourdiscussionsinclassintoawiderperspective.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingthree-subject)Degrees
Anti-requisite(s): CL4406
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminar,plus1optionalofficehourand1additionalweeklyhouronsettexts.
Scheduledlearning:22hours Guidedindependentstudy:278hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=40%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=60%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrNWiater
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrNWiater
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GK4998DissertationinGreek(Long)SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: TBC
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefinalyearoftheSingleHonoursGreekprogramme.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
ThismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentsinSingleHonoursGreektocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.Thedissertationmayrelatetoany aspect of Greek life or literature, provided that the study of Greek texts is involved. The topic must beapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedoveroneortwosemesters,andthemaximumlengthis20,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforSingleHonoursGreekDegrees
Pre-requisite(s): (GK2001withGK2002)or(GK2003withGK2004)-withapassatgrade11orbetterinatleastoneofthese.
Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,LT4999,GK4999,CL4990
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;8hoursofsupervisorymeetings.
Scheduledlearning:10hours Guidedindependentstudy:590hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired
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GK4999DissertationinGreekSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
Thismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.ThedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspectofGreeklifeorliterature,providedthatthestudyofGreektextsisinvolved.ThetopicmustbeapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreek(exceptSingleHonours)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORGK3021andGK3022
Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,GK4998,LT4999,CL4990
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.
Scheduledlearning:6hours Guidedindependentstudy:294hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired
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Latin(LT)modules
LT3017LatinforHonoursClassics1SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-3.00pmTue,ThuandFri
Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenGreekinbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunLatinintheirsecondyearwithLT1001andLT1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsorjointHonoursLatinintheirthirdyear.Itconsists of thewhole of the 20-credit LT2003module, with some additional set text reading in Latin and anadditional piece of Honours-level assessment. Themodule is assessed by oneHonours-level essay (30%), oneliterarycriticism(20%)twoclasstests(10%)andanend-of-semesterexam(40%).
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursLatinDegreestudentswhopassedLT1002intheirsecondyear.
Pre-requisite(s): Passesatgrade11orbetterinLT1002andinGK2004.
Anti-requisite(s): LT2003 Requiredfor: LT3018,LT4203
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2-4meetingsperweekplusattendanceatselected4000-levelLTseminars.
Scheduledlearning:47hours Guidedindependentstudy:253hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework(1essay,30%;1literarycriticism,20%;2classtests,10%)=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught
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LT3018LatinforHonoursClassics2SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-3.00pmTue,ThuandFri
Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenGreekinbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunLatinintheirsecondyearwithLT1001andLT1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsorjointHonoursLatinintheirthirdyear.Itconsists of thewhole of the 20-credit LT2004module, with some additional set text reading in Latin and anadditionalpieceofHonours-levelassessment.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursLatinDegreestudentswhopassedLT1002intheirsecondyear.
Pre-requisite(s): LT3017 Anti-requisite(s): LT2004
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2-4meetingsperweekplusattendanceatselected4000-levelLTseminars.
Scheduledlearning:47hours Guidedindependentstudy:253hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%;Coursework=60%(1essay,30%;1literarycriticism,20%;1classtest,10%)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrAKönig
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught
LT4201RomanEpic
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-1.00pmWed
SelectedportionsfromthreeLatinepicsarestudiedinthismodule.Topicscoveredwill includetheinfluenceofGreekepicupontheLatinwriters,andthedevelopmentofepicinthecenturyafterVirgil.Closeattentionwillbepaidtoeachpoet'shandlingofthemesandnarrativestructure,tohisexploitationofthetradition,andtohisstyle.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORLT3017andLT3018
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=60%(2commentaries,30%;essay,15%,classtest,15%),2-hourWrittenExamination=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEBuckley
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrEBuckley,DrERGGee
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LT4203LatinProseCompositionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 12.00noon-1.00pmTueandFri.
ThismodulewilldealwiththedifferentwaysinwhichstudentsmaymakeuseoftheirknowledgeofLatininorderto produce both translations from English texts into grammatically correct Latin and also free compositionsdirectlyinLatin.ThiswillinvolveamoreactiveprocessoflanguagelearningthanisrequiredfortranslationfromLatinintoEnglish,thoughitwillalsohavebenefitsforthereadingoforiginaltexts.Thecontentofthemodulewilldealwithallaspectsof theLatin languagethatneedspecial study foreffective translation intoLatin:particles,participles,thetreatmentofabstractnouns,equivalencebetweenEnglishandLatinidioms,etc.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORLT3017andLT3018
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2seminarsand1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=100%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=0%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=60%(2classtests,30%each),2-hourWrittenExamination=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoderch
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoderch
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LT4207RomanComedySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amFri.
Themodule aims to delve into the comicworld of the Latin playwrights Plautus and Terence and its culturalbackground.At thebeginningof itspolitical rising in theMediterranean,whenRomewas still, froma culturalpoint of view, a provincial Hellenistic city, the comic genre became one of the fields in which the new-bornliteraturetookitsfirststeps,tryingtokeeppacewithitsothermoresophisticatedrivals.ThenamesofPlautusandTerence emerge from that time and their plays form a corpuswhich is only slightly smaller than that of theHomericpoems.Keytopicsthatwillbeconsideredintheanalysisofthisvariegatedtheatricaluniverseare:therelationwiththeGreekoriginalsanditsproblems;theinfluenceofotherculturaltraditions,suchastheItalicandthe Hellenistic, and their interaction with the more distinctive elements of Roman culture; the comparisonbetweenPlautusandTerence;the impactofhistoricaleventssuchasthevictoryoverCartago,PergamumandGreece;genreconventions,stock-charactersandtheirsubversion.ThemodulewillalsoexaminethereceptionofcomedyinlaterLatinliterature,anditsinfluenceonthehistoryofwesterntheatreandculture.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Anti-requisite(s): CL4403
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2x1-hoursseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(2sourcecriticisms30%;essay15%;classtest15%)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrGPezzini
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrGPezzini
Classics-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
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LT4211LatinLettersSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-12.00noonTueandThu.
Thismodulestudies thegenreofepistolography through theselected lettersof the threeLatinwritersCicero,SenecaandPliny.Theaims,methods,styleandsubject-matterofeachwriterwillbestudiedandcompared,aswilltheirdifferentpersonal,politicalandculturalbackgrounds.Lettersfromotherauthorsandperiodswillbeusedforcomparativepurposes.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen2hoursofclassesand1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.
Scheduledlearning:22hours Guidedindependentstudy:278hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(1essay,15%,2commentaries,30%,1class-test,15%)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrAKönig
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrAKönig,DrMLavan,DrRRees
LT4214LatinPhilosophicalWriting
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-12.00noonWed.
Thismodulewillexplorea traditionofphilosophywhichhasoftenbeenconsidered 'secondary'or 'derivative',namelythewritingofphilosophicalworksinLatin.ThismoduleaimstoevaluateLatinphilosophicalwritinginitsownright.Takenasawhole,theLatinphilosophicalcorpuspresentanimpressiverecordofculturalassimilationand innovation.We shall seehow, from the LateRepublic onwards, RomanphilosophyengageswithdebatescurrentintheHellenisticphilosophicalschools,Romanisingthemintheprocess,andplacingtheminthecontextofworldorderundertheRomanempire.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORLT3017andLT3018
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrERGGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrERGGee
Classics-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
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LT4219RomanBiographySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00amTueandThu
Thismodule offers an opportunity for close reading of representative examples of classical Latin biographicaltexts, suchasNepos,Suetoniusand theHistoriaAugusta, in theoriginal Latin.Apart frompromotingaccuratereadingofthetexts,themodule’semphasiswillbeontheirliteraryqualities.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforforMAsingleorjointhonoursinLatinorClassics.
Pre-requisite(s): LT2001andLT2002ORLT2003andLT2004
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.
Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=40%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=60%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrTGeue
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught
LT4220LatinLyric
SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2
Academicyear: 2016/7
Plannedtimetable: 4.00pm-5.00pmTueandThu.
ThismoduleadoptsathematicapproachtothetwomostmetricallyversatilepoetsofthelateRepublicandearlyEmpire,CatullusandHorace.Themodulewillfollowprescribedpoemsfrombothauthors,organisedintothemes,suchasPolitics,Erotics,Greeklegacy,Poetology,etc.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforMAsingleorjointHonoursinLatin,ClassicsandGreek.
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.
Scheduledlearning:hours Guidedindependentstudy:hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%
AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework(includingunseentranslationtest15%)=60%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRRees
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees,DrNWaiter
Classics-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
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LT4999LatinDissertationSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2
Academicyear: 2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinsecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.
Thismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.ThedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspectofRomanlifeorliterature,providedthatthestudyofLatintextsisinvolved.ThetopicmustbeapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegrees
Pre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORLT3017andLT3018
Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,GK4999,GK4998,CL4990
Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.
Scheduledlearning:6hours Guidedindependentstudy:294hours
Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired