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Classics-HonoursLevel-2015/6-August2015

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SchoolofClassics

Generaldegreestudentswishingtoenter3000-levelmodulesandnon-graduatingstudentswishingtoenter3000-levelor4000-levelmodulesmustconsultwiththerelevantHonoursAdviserwithintheSchooltoconfirmtheyareproperlyqualifiedtoenterthemodule.AncientHistory&Archaeology(AA)modulesAA3020PrinciplesandTechniquesinArchaeology(wasAN3020)

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1

Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7

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 giveageneral grounding toenablestudentstounderstandarchaeologicalreports,andtoapplythisunderstandingtootherpartsoftheHonoursdegree.Thesecondpartwilladdresstheimportantcontributionoftheoreticalarchaeologytothediscipline,whilealsoelucidatingthepracticalapplicationsandrelevanceoftheory.

Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,MediaevalHistoryandArchaeology

Pre-requisite(s): 2ofAN2002,AN2003,CL2003,CL2004-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinboth.ORME2003-withapassatgrade11orbetterand1ofAN2003orHI2001orMH2002orMO2008

Anti-requisite(s): AN3020

Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:

Weeklycontact:2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.

Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours

Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%

AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=100%

Re-Assessmentpattern: Newcourseworkofequivalentweighttoa3-hourHonoursexam(2essaysoronelongessay)

ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRJSweetman

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught


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AA4001CitiesandUrbanLifeinLateAntiquity(300-700CE)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1

Academicyear: 2015/6

Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amThu

Theevolutionofcitiesplaysakeyrole inourunderstandingof the lateantiqueperiod.No longerseenasdestined todecline, urban settlements underwent important transformations during this period, in termsboth of their physical fabric and outlook and their political and cultural definition. These changes aredocumented throughavarietyofarchaeological,epigraphic,andwrittensources.Thismodulewilldiscusstheseissues,providinganoverviewofcurrentscholarlydebatesinthearea.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,andClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistoryandArchaeology

Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser.


Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.



AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%

Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%

ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCMachado

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCMachado

AA4121TheAncientCityofRome(wasAN4121)



Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.

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,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,andClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistoryandArchaeology,ScottishHistory









ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoulston

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston


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AA4130TheRomanArmy(wasAN4130)




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.


Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser








ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoulston

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston


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AA4149TheArchaeologyofMinoanCrete(wasAN4149)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Plannedtimetable: 9.00-11.00amWed

ThismoduleexaminesthearchaeologyofMinoanCrete fromitsbeginningstothecrisisat theendof theLateMinoanIBperiodandriseoftheMyceneans(around3000-1000BCE).Theapproachtothestudyofthisprehistoric culturewill be througha rangeof resources,primarily their artefacts andarchitecture suchasfrescos, pottery and religious paraphernalia as well as palatial structures, villas and tombs. Differentmethodologies will be called upon to reveal aspects of Minoan society such as the organisation of theMinoan states and palaces, religion and art, trade and administration and relations between Crete andneighbouringregionssuchasMainlandGreeceandtheCyclades.KeysitesincludeKnossos,Phaestos,Mallia,Gournia,Myrtos,Armeni,MycenaeandThera.








AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=35%,Coursework=65%(1essay,40%,1presentation,15%,researchdiary,10%)


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRSweetman

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRSweetman


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AA4425NetworksandIslands:TheArchaeologyoftheCyclades(wasAN4425)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1



Islandsarecommonlydismissedasisolatedfromthecurrentsofhistory,buttheyoftenhavepivotalrolesinsocialandeconomicnetworksthatcontradictthisimageofinsularity.Thismoduletakesaninnovativelookat the archaeologyof islandswith a focuson theCyclades in theGreekBronzeAge,Classical andRomanperiods. We will examine issues concerning the fluctuating status of islands, their changing levels ofconnectivity and isolation, and of course the merits of network analysis as an approach. Through thearchaeologyandhistorywewill lookatmajorformsofcontactsuchastrade,tourismandexileto islands,andtopicssuchaspiracyandevidencefromshipwrecks,andwewillfocusonsomekeysitessuchasAkrotiri,MelosandDelos.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,AncientHistory,ClassicalStudies.












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AncientHistory(AN)modules

AN4106PersiaandtheGreeksSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amThuThismodulelooksindetailatthehistoryoftheAchaemenidPersianempire,aloomingpresenceinGreekhistory,fromitsbeginningsunderCyrustheGreatinthemid-sixthcenturyuntiltheconquestsofAlexandertheGreat.UsewillbemadeofallavailablesourcesofevidenceincludingPersianart,architectureandroyal inscriptions,butaparticularfocuswillbeplacedonthedifficultiesinusingGreekliteraryevidenceinthereconstructionofPersianhistory. Themodulewill focus on a number of key episodes: including Cambyses’ conquest of Egypt, Darius’accession, thePersianwars,andAlexander’s conquests,butwill also lookat themes including the royal court,imperialideology,theroleofwomen,andtheresponsetoempireofPersia’ssubjectpeoples.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and

ClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,



Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hoursAssessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:

WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%

Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfTHarrisonLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfTHarrison

AN4110TheCultureofRomanImperialismSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Whatimperialpowersthinktheyaredoingandwhattheyclaimtodoareissuesthatdeservejustasmuchscrutiny as their conduct in practice. Thismodule explores how the Roman elite conceived their imperialproject - how they explained and justified Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean world and how theythought Roman power should be used. It also asks how literary and visual culture were complicit inlegitimisingandpromotingtheimperialproject.Keytopicsincludecosmocracy,peaceandpacification,thecivilisingmission,ethnographyandtheideaofthebarbarian.Discussionwillproceedthroughcloseanalysisofawiderangeoftextsandimages.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and

ClassicalStudies,Classics,GreekandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees,History,MediaevalHistoryandArchaeology,ScottishHistory





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavanLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrMLavan


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AN4136AlexandertheGreatSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amFri.AlexandertheGreat'slifeandcareerhaveexercisedanenormousinfluence-bothonthesubsequenthistoryoftheHellenisticandRomanworlds,andonthelaterimaginationofartistsandwriters.Thismodulewillaskhowmuchwe can really knowofAlexander's aims and career, throughdetailed examinationbothof thesources for his life and their literary andhistoriographicalmodels. Topicswill include: theorigins of rulercult,Alexander'svisionoftheworld,hisrelationshipwithhisarmy,hisallegedattempttofuseeastandwestandother'lastplans'.Themodulewilllook,finally,atsomeofthemodernrepresentationsofAlexander-inscholarship,filmandliterature.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and





WrittenExaminations=50%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=50%


Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrSLewisLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrSLewis

AN4152AncientEmpiresSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmThuThis module offers the opportunity for comparative study of the imperial powers of the ancientMediterranean and Near East. To ensure a manageable workload, it will focus on four case studies, forexample theAchaemenid, Seleukid, Roman and Sasanian empires. Thiswill nevertheless be a challengingcourse,introducingstudentstomuchunfamiliarmaterial,andwillrequirewideanddisciplinedreading.Thefirst half of the coursewill introduce students to the four imperial systems in turn. The second half willengageincomparativeanalysisofkeyaspectsofimperialpractice,includingmodesofcontrol,relationswithlocalelitesandtheextractionofsurplus.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallAncientHistoryDegrees,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,and






WrittenExaminations=40%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=60%AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(1essay,2commentaries)

Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavanLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrMLavan


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AN4155ReligiousCommunitiesintheLateAntiqueWorldSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2



ThelateantiqueperiodwasmarkedbydramaticdevelopmentsinthereligioushistoryoftheMediterranean,suchasthedeclineofpagancults,theriseandestablishmentofChristianity,andthespreadofIslam.Thismodule will approach these developments from the perspective of local communities, asking how theyrespondedtoandhelpedtoshapethesewiderprocesses,consideringreligiouschange in itspropersocialand cultural context. Issues such as the definition of religious identities, the construction of religiousauthority, and the role played by religion in urban life will be considered in a comparative perspective,throughtheanalysisofspecificcasesfromaroundtheMediterranean.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudies








ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCMachado

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCMachado


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ClassicalStudies(CL)modules CL4406Herodotus




Herodotus was known, even in antiquity, as both the 'father of history' and the 'father of lies', but hisreputation has undergone serious re-evaluation in recent years. This module will examine all aspects ofHerodotus’work,anditsvalueashistoricalevidence,whileatthesametimeseekingtolocatetheHistoriesintheir latefifth-century intellectualcontext.Topicswill includehis ideasofcausation,useofsources,therepresentationof foreign landsandpeoples, religiousbeliefs,geographicalunderstanding,andhis implicitcritiqueofAthenianimperialism.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees


Anti-requisite(s): CL3101,AN4122







ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRAnderson

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson

CL4419MagicinGreco-RomanLiteratureandLife

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 2.00-m-4.00pmTueThismoduleexaminesmagicandrelatedphenomenaintheGreco-Romanworld.Attentionwillbepaidbothtothefascinationwithmagicinliteratureandtomagicalbeliefsandpracticesinreallife,notjustpracticesto which the ancient writers themselves apply the word 'magic' or similar terms, but also features ofconventional religion, public and private, that somemodern scholars have regarded asmagical. This willrequire examination of the problems of defining magic, sorcery, witchcraft, and the like, and ofdistinguishing them from religion. Students will study - in English translation - both literary texts (fromHomertoApuleiusandbeyond)anddocumentaryandarchaeologicalevidence(includingmagicalpapyriandcursetablets).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesor

ClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRTAndersonLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson


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CL4420Fame,TraditionandNarrative:Homer'slliadSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.This module will give students the opportunity to study Homer's celebrated martial epic, the Iliad, intranslation and in detail. It will consider the relevant social and cultural-historical questions which arepromptedbythistaleofheroicsavageryandsuffering:whymightarchaicGreekshaveneededanepiclikethis?Why is theHomeric conceptionof theheroic so fraughtwith conflict and soobsessedwithhonour,memory and power? Themodule will also analyse and interpret the epic's rich poetic texture and 'oral-derived' style (formulae, similes, type-scenes…); it will explore the character of its heroes and theirrelationshipwithdivinity.ForallitsdepictionsofbattleandslaughtertheIliadisapoemaboutlanguageasmuchasactionandparticipantswillconsiderthecomplexrhetoricofheroeswhofightwithwordsaswellasswords.Finally,themodulewillaskhowandwhyfamousartistsandpoetsofthemodernerahavereturnedtotheIliad'sideasandimagery.Programmemoduletype: OptionalmoduleforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudies

orClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJHeskLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJHesk

CL4433ReligionsoftheGreeksSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.ThismodulewillexaminetherangeofreligiouspracticeandexperienceinGreeceprimarilybetweenca500andca300BCE.Thecivicandpoliticalrolesofreligionwillbeconsidered,fromlocalheroestopanhellenicfestivals,aswilltheroleofreligioninthehomeandinthelife-cycleoftheindividual.Divinationandhealing-cultswill alsobediscussed.Attentionwill bepaid throughout toquestionsofmethodand interpretation,with regard both to the handling of ancient evidence and to the relative merits and demerits of thecompetingmodernapproaches.TheoverallaimistoattempttounderstandakeyelementofancientGreekmentality.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesor







Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRAndersonLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson


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CL4437ModernClassics:ClassicsintheNineteenthandTwentiethCenturiesSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amTue“ButwhatisClassicsfor?”ThisisaquestionthatmoststudentsoftheGreekandRomanworldshavesurelyhadtofaceatsomepoint intheircareers.Thismodulesetsouttoanswerthatquestion intermsofwhatpurposestheGreeksandRomanshavebeenmadetoserve in themodernworld, fromapproximately themid-nineteenthcenturytothepresentday.TopicsforconsiderationincludetheroleofClassicaleducationinconstructingsocialstatus;whyitusedtobeunacceptabletomentionanthropologyinclassicalstudies;whatmuseumsdototheirvisitorsapartfromshowingthemartefactsinglasscases;whyandinwhatformGreektragedy keeps coming back to the stage; the ideological baggage of blockbuster films set in Greece andRome;andwhattothinkaboutAchillesaftertwoWorldWars.Ifthismoduledoesn’tansweryourquestionsabout the point of studying theGreeks and Romans, it should at least give you somenewways to thinkaboutit.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesor






Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRTAndersonLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRTAnderson

CL4438AnimalsinGreco-RomanAntiquitySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmTueFromhorses and dogs to crocodiles and rhinoceroses, and fromoxen and ferrets to unicorns and giantants,thismoduleexamineshumanrelationshipswithanimalsinancientGreeceandRome.Animalshaveplayedessentialrolesinhumansocietiesforallofrecordedhistory,andtodayformalivinglinkwiththeclassicalpast.Usingliterary,artisticandarchaeologicalevidencethemodulewilltracethesignificanceofanimals in classical life,as sourcesof food, labour, companionshipandentertainment,andasobjectsofritual,scientificexperimentandconspicuousconsumption.Studentswillexaminetheconceptualisationofthe animal (as 'wild', as 'pet', or as 'exotic', for instance), and will consider the philosophical debatessurroundinganimalsinantiquityandtheirsymbolicmeaningsinancientsocieties.Programmemoduletype:

OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrSLewisLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrSLewis


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CL4455RomanPraiseSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1



This module considers Roman praise-giving in a variety of contexts - educational, familial, legal, social,religious, political - over a large timescale (from the late Republic to the fifth century). The module isdesignedbothtoplotchangesinRomanpraise-cultureovertimeandtoidentifythekeyfunctionsofpraisein Roman society, from infancy to death. A regular comparandumwill beGreek praise, via/againstwhichRomanpraisecontributedtoasenseofRomanculturalidentity.Manyprimarytextsintranslation,inverseandproseandacrossseveralgenres,willberead.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,allClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees






AsusedbyStAndrews:3-hourWrittenExamination=50%,Coursework=50%(2sourcecriticisms,20%;1essay,30%)


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRRees

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees

CL4500Pleasure,GoodnessandHappiness:HellenisticEthics(wasCL4444)



Plannedtimetable: 4.00-5.00pmTueandThu

Thismodulewill explore theethical thoughtof theHellenisticperiod, a keyphase in thedevelopmentofGraeco-Romanculture.Weshallexaminesomeofthemostsophisticatedandinfluentialmoraltheoriesofantiquity, principally thoseof the Epicureans, Stoics and sceptics. The core textwill beCicero'sOnMoralEnds.Themodulewillincludethefollowingtopics:thenatureandvalueofpleasure;friendshipandsociety;thefearofdeath;virtueandvice;happiness;humandevelopment;moralpsychology;lifewithoutbeliefs.AllprimarytextswillbeavailableinEnglishtranslation.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,andallClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)orPhilosophyDegrees

Anti-requisite(s): CL4444,CL4458,CL4502


Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhour.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrALong

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrALong


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CL4503PlatoonLove,VIrtueandtheSymposiumSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.SomeofPlato'smostpowerfulwritingconcernslove(eros)anditscontributiontothegoodhumanlife.IntheSymposiumandPhaedrusPlatoexplorestherelationshipbetween interpersonal love,virtueandthevarious formsof creativity, including above all philosophy. But he also uses these dialogues to examineprevious writing about love, particularly in poetry, and the Greek symposium as an environment forreflectionsonlove.InthemodulewewillstudyboththeSymposiumandthePhaedrus,beforeturningtoPlato’s final reflections on virtue and the symposium in his Laws. All texts will be provided in Englishtranslation.Programmemoduletype:

OptionalforAncientHistoryandArchaeology,allClassicalStudiesorClassicsDegrees,andAncientHistory,Greek,Latin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)orPhilosophyDegrees

Anti-requisite(s): CL4458,CL4502,GK4100





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrALongLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrALong


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CL4602ClassicalTempletoChristianBasilica:DevelopmentofReligousArchitectureinGreece(wasAN4424)



Plannedtimetable: 9.00am-11.00amWed

ThismoduletakesabroadapproachtothestudyofGreecefromtheClassicaltoEarlyChristianperiods.Withinahistoricalframeworkitaimstoillustratehowreligiousarchitecture(temples,sanctuaries,basilicasandmonasteries)canbeusedtostudykeychangesinGreeksocietyandpolitics.Themodulewillexaminereligious architecture and interior decoration and then apply an architectural study of its function todiscovermore about the nature of the liturgy and the people involved in it. Using historical sources incombinationwith the study of particular sites such as Athens, Delphi, Corinth and Sparta the followingthemes will be a focus: architecture as propaganda, effects of Hellenic expansion, Romanisation andChristianisation.


Anti-requisite(s): AN4424,CL4424


Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminar,and1courseworkconsultationhour.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=35%,Coursework=65%(1essay25%,1presentation20%,researchdiary20%)

Re-Assessment: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%




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CL4603GreekPaintedPottery(wasCL4442)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2



Greek Painted Pottery offers students the chance to study the ceramic art of Greece, and to examinemodern interpretations of thismaterial. The first four seminars provide a survey of themajor styles ofpainted pottery in Greece, primarily in Athens, and their development fromGeometric to the late red-figureperiod(750-300BCE).ThisincludesthehistoryofthescholarshipofGreekpotter,andstudyofthemain themes depicted in the iconography. In the second part of the module student apply this basicknowledge to explore the differing modern approaches to pottery (art historical, archaeological,structuralist),andthedebatesbetweentheirpractitioners.Casestudiesofparticularthemesareusedtodemonstratetheassumptionsthatunderliescholars'useoftheevidenceofpottery,andtosuggestwaysinwhichtheimagesandtheircontextcanusefullycommentonGreeksociety.



Anti-requisite(s): CL4442






Re-Assessment: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%

ModuleCo-ordinator: DrSLewis

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrSLewis


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CL4990SpecialTopicinClassicalStudiesSCOTCATCredits: 15 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsalsotakingID4002.


This module is designed to complement ID4002 ‘Communication and Teaching in Arts & Humanities’, aplacementmoduleinwhichstudentsgainsubstantialexperienceofaworkingeducationalenvironment,andof communicating aspects of the Greek and Roman world to school pupils. This module provides theopportunityforstudentstocarryoutanextendedpieceofworkonatopicrelatedtotheirworkinID4002.For example, the topic could have a pedagogical focus, exploring the place of Classics in education, or itcouldbeamoredetailedexplorationofasubjectrelatedtothestudent’sspecialtopicinID4002.



Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,GK4998,GK4999,LT4999.

Co-requisite(s): ID4002


Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;2hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.



AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=100%

Re-Assessmentpattern: Resubmissionofthedissertation

ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRTAnderson

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired

CL4996Dissertation(Non-Graduating-60)

SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2orWholeYear



ThismoduleisforincomingExchangeandnon-graduatingstudentswhospendallorpartoftheirtimeinStAndrewsworkingondissertationswhichtheywillsubmitintheirhomeuniversity.Suchstudentswillreceivesupervision during their time in St Andrews andmay be required to submit samples ofwrittenwork forinformalassessment,butthereisnoformalassessmentinStAndrews.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandClassicalStudiesVisitingProgrammes



Weeklycontact:1-hourresearchtraining;8hoursofsupervisorymeetings.



AsusedbyStAndrews:Assessmentisviahomeinstitution.

Re-Assessmentpattern: NoRe-Assessmentavailable




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CL4997Dissertation(Non-Graduating)(30)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2



ThismoduleisforincomingExchangeandnon-graduatingstudentswhospendallorpartoftheirtimeinStAndrewsworkingondissertationswhichtheywillsubmitintheirhomeuniversity.Suchstudentswillreceivesupervision during their time in St Andrews andmay be required to submit samples ofwrittenwork forinformalassessment,butthereisnoformalassessmentinStAndrews.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandClassicalStudiesVisitingProgrammes



Weeklycontact:1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.



AsusedbyStAndrews:Assessmentisviahomeinstitution.

Re-Assessmentpattern: NoRe-Assessmentavailable



CL4998Dissertation(Long)InClassicalStudies

SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2orWholeYear


Availabilityrestrictions: Thismoduleisavailableonlyaspartofanapprovedexchangeprogramme.


Thismodule isavailableonly tostudentswhotake itwhilestudyingatanotheruniversityonanapprovedexchangeprogramme.Itprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.Thedissertationmayrelatetoany aspect of the classicalworld, but the topicmust be approved by theDissertations Co-ordinator. Thedissertation will either be completed within one semester or spread over two semesters. Themaximumlengthis20,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforAncientHistoryandClassicalStudiesDegrees

Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4997,CL4996,LT4999,GK4999,GK4998


Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;8hoursofsupervisorymeetings.



AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(dissertation)=100%

Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation




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CL4999Dissertation(Short)inAncientHistory,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,orClassicalStudies

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.


This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out a sustained piece of work on a topicessentiallyof theirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberof staff.Thedissertationmay relate toanyaspectof theclassicalworld, includingancienthistory,and/orancientarchaeology,but the topicmustbeapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).

Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudiesSingleHonoursDegreesOptionalforAncientHistory,ClassicalStudiesJointDegreesHI4997,HI4998,CL4999orwithpermissionHI4999iscompulsoryforHistory

Anti-requisite(s): CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,CL4990,LT4999,GK4999,GK4998


Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.



AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%

Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation



CL4794JointDissertation(30cr)

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: EitherorWholeYear


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsintheSecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme,whohavecompletedtheLetterofAgreement.Nostudentmaydomorethan60creditsinDissertationorProjectmodules.


Thedissertationmustconsistofnotmorethan10,000wordsofEnglishproseonatopicagreedbetweenthestudentand twoappropriatemembersof staff (whoactas supervisors).The topicdoesnothave torelatetoworkcoveredinpreviousHonoursmodules,thoughitmaybehelpfultothestudentifitbuildsonpreviouswork. The topic and rangeof sources shouldbe chosen in consultationwith the supervisors inordertodeterminethatthestudenthasaccesstosourcesaswellasaclearplanofpreparation.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforJointorTripleHonoursintheSchoolofClassics.

Pre-requisite(s): ALetterofAgreement

Anti-requisite(s): Morethan30creditsinotherdissertation/projectmodules


Weeklycontact:AsperLetterofAgreement.

Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.

Re-Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.

ModuleCo-ordinator: AsperLetterofAgreement.


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CL4795JointDissertation(60cr)SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: WholeYear


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsintheSecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme,whohavecompletedtheLetterofAgreement.Nostudentmaydomorethan60creditsinDissertationorProjectmodules.


Thedissertationmustconsistofnotmorethan20,000wordsofEnglishproseonatopicagreedbetweenthestudentand twoappropriatemembersof staff (whoactas supervisors).The topicdoesnothave torelatetoworkcoveredinpreviousHonoursmodules,thoughitmaybehelpfultothestudentifitbuildsonpreviouswork. The topic and rangeof sources shouldbe chosen in consultationwith the supervisors inordertodeterminethatthestudenthasaccesstosourcesaswellasaclearplanofpreparation.(Guidelinesforprintingandbindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforJointorTripleHonoursintheSchoolofClassics.

Pre-requisite(s): ALetterofAgreement

Anti-requisite(s): Anyotherdissertation/projectmodule


Weeklycontact:AsperLetterofAgreement.

Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.

Re-Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.

ModuleCo-ordinator: AsperLetterofAgreement.


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Greek(GK)modulesGK3021GreekforHonoursClassics1:SpecialOption

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00am4daysaweek(Tue-Fri)Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenLatininbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunGreekintheirsecondyearwithGK1001andGK1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsor jointHonoursGreek in theirthirdyear.Itconsistsof4000-levelanalysisandessayworktogetherwithconsolidationofthestudent'spriorknowledgeoftheGreeklanguage,practiceintranslationskills,andtrainingintechniquesofliteraryanalysis.ThemodulewillconcentrateonthestudyofselectedgenresofGreekpoetryandproseandaimstofosteran awareness of the interrelationships between later and earlier periods of Greek literature, such asHomeric epic and the Greek literature of the Roman empire. For details of each year’s prescribed texts,consultthemodulebookletand/ortheSchoolofClassicsHonoursbooklet.Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursGreekDegree

studentswhopassedGK1002intheirsecondyear.Pre-requisite(s): Passesatgrade11orbetterin

GK1002andinLT2004Anti-requisite(s): GK2003


Weeklycontact:3or4classes.


WrittenExaminations=80%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=20%AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(essay,20%,4classtests,40%)

Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJHeskLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught


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GK3022GreekforHonoursClassics2:SpecialOptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Plannedtimetable: 10.00am-11.00am3daysaweek(Tue-Fri)Thismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenLatininbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunGreekintheirsecondyearwithGK1001andGK1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsor jointHonoursGreek in theirthirdyear.Itconsistsof4000-levelanalysisandessayworktogetherwithconsolidationofthestudent'spriorknowledgeoftheGreeklanguage,practiceintranslationskills,andtrainingintechniquesofliteraryanalysis.ThemodulewillconcentrateonthestudyofselectedgenresofGreekpoetryandproseandaimstofosteran awareness of the ways in which different genres and authors can share and manipulate language,strategy and themes. For details of each year’s prescribed texts, consult themodule booklet and/or theSchoolofClassicsHonoursbooklet.Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursGreekDegree

studentswhopassedGK1002intheirsecondyear.Pre-requisite(s): GK3021 Anti-requisite(s): GK2004


Weeklycontact:3or4classes.


WrittenExaminations=80%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=20%AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(essay,20%,4classtests,40%)

Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrKMantzouranisLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught

GK4100GreekProseComposition



Plannedtimetable: 12.00noon-1.00pmTueandFri

ThismodulewilldealwiththedifferentwaysinwhichstudentsmaymakeuseoftheirknowledgeofGreekinorder to produce both translations from English texts into grammatically correct Greek and also freecompositionsdirectlyinGreek.ThiswillinvolveamoreactiveprocessoflanguagelearningthanisrequiredfortranslationfromGreekintoEnglish,thoughitwillalsohavebenefitsforthereadingoforiginaltexts.ThecontentofthemodulewilldealwithallsyntacticalaspectsoftheGreeklanguagethatneedspecialstudyforeffectivetranslationintoGreek:particles,participles,thetreatmentofabstractnouns,equivalencebetweenEnglishandGreekidioms,etc.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees


Weeklycontact:2seminarsand1courseworkconsultationhour.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(2classtests)


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoderch

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoderch


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GK4102GreekTragedySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-12.00noonTueand2.00-3.00pmFri

This module increases the student's familiarity with Greek tragedy. Plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles andEuripidesareprescribed fordetailed study, and students learn toaddressquestionsof content, contextandstaginginpreparedtexts,totranslatepassagesfromunpreparedtexts,andtoaddresswiderdramaticandgenericissues.

Programmemoduletype:

OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees

Anti-requisite(s): CL4402,CL4416


Weeklycontact:1seminarand1tutorial/lecture,and1courseworkconsultationhour.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Unseentest=15%,Coursework=45%


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJHesk

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJHesk

GK4105GreekRhetoricandItsRepresentation




Thismodule gives students the opportunity to translate and perform detailed critical analysis of Greekprosetextsoftheclassicalperiodwhichareconcernedwiththenature,developmentandrepresentationof rhetoric and sophistry. It also requires students to address broader questions concerning Athenianculture'ssocial,moralandpoliticalresponsetothedevelopmentofan'art'ofpersuasion.

Programmemoduletype:

OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees

Pre-requisite(s): 2ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORGK3021andGK3022


Weeklycontact:1seminarand1tutorial/lecture,and1courseworkconsultationhour.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJHesk

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJHesk


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GK4109GreekLiteratureintheRomanEmpireSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6Plannedtimetable: 11.00am112.00noonWedandFriThefirst tothirdcenturiesCEwereoneof themost fertileperiodsofGreek literaryproduction (andhavebeen an exciting growth area of recent scholarship). This module samples a range of genres, payingparticular attention to detailed appreciation of specific works: the speeches and dialogues of thecontroversialandcolourfulorator/philosopherDioChrysostom;the irreverentsatiricalandcomicalwritingofLucian;andtheworksofPhilostratus,whooffersussuchavividportraitofhisowncontemporaryculturethrough his biographical writing. It also addresses a range of broader questions: how far are these textsinfluencedbytheirsocialandpoliticalcontext,especiallybythecontinuingRomanruleovertheGreekeast?What relation do they have with classical literary traditions which they draw on and transform in suchoriginalways? Themodulewill combine thematic discussionwith detailedwork on set texts and relatedunseenpassages.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but

excludingThreesubject)DegreesLearningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:

Weeklycontact:2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.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: ProfJKönigLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfJKönig

GK4110ImaginingtheSymposiumSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Thismodulewillexplore thesymposium,akeycultural institutionof theancientGreekworld, through itsrepresentation and dramatisation in both poetry and prose. The texts studied, whichwere produced forperformance at symposia and/or designed to evoke the mentality and preoccupations (alcoholic, erotic,political, religious, and cultural) associatedwith sympotic gatherings,will range from the lyric andelegiacpoetryofthearchaicperiod,viathetwoSocraticSymposiaofPlatoandXenophoninthefourthcentury,tothe continued thematisation of the symposium in Hellenistic epigrams. Themodulewill alsomake somesupplementaryuseofpictorialevidenceforthehistoryofthesymposium,payingcomparativeattentiontotherolesofpoeticandvisualmaterialwithinsymposiacculture.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but

excludingThreesubject)DegreesAnti-requisite(s): CL4503




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: 2



ExploringGreekidentitythroughrepresentationofnon-GreekswasaprominentfeatureofGreekliteratureandcultureacrossmanycenturies.Thismoduleexaminesthatthemeinarangeofauthorsandperiods. Itlooks first at archaic epic, especially Homer's Odyssey. The central part of the course then focuses onclassicalAthens, especially Euripides andAristophanes, aswell as a selectionof extracts fromprose texts(Herodotus is an important reference point, but will not be studied at length as a set text, having beencoveredatGK1000-level).Thefinalpartofthecoursethenlooksahead,morebriefly,totheHellenisticandRomanworlds,withextractsfromthedescriptionofIndiainPhilostratus'LifeofApolloniusofTyana.


Pre-requisite(s): 2ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORGK3021andGK3022







ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfJKönig

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfJKönig

GK4116GreeksonEducation



Plannedtimetable: 4.00pm-5.00pmTueand4.00pm-5.00pmThu

ThedebateabouteducationinoneofthemostexcitingperiodsofancientAthenianhistory.Caneducationmakeyouabetterperson?Couldeducationmakeyouaworseperson?Whatformshouldagoodeducationtake?WeshallconsiderhowdifferentAthenianintellectualsconceivedofthechallengeposedbysophistry,how they tried to distance their own teaching from sophistry, and how they looked within and beyondAthenian culture for models of good (and bad) education. We shall also examine their discussions ofwhethereducationcandelivertheadvantagespromisedbysomeeducatorsandtheirdifferentconceptionsoftheconnectionbetweeneducationandpoliticalleadership.








ModuleCo-ordinator: DrALong

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrALong


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GK4117Lies,HistoryandIdeologySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.WeshallexaminestoriesabouttheAthenianpast,particularlythemythof'autochthony',accordingtowhichtheAthenians'nativelandgavebirthtotheirancestors.WeshallconsidertheroleplayedbythesestoriesinshapingAtheniancivicidentity;ourfocuswillbeonthesophisticatedexplorationofandresponsetothesestories inAthenianliterature,rhetoricandphilosophy.Animportantthemediscussedbythesetexts isthepoliticalexpediencyoftellingfalsehoodsaboutthepast.ThesettextswillbeEuripides'Ion,selectedpartsofIsocrates'politicalwriting,Plato'sMenexenusandselectedpartsofPlato'sRepublic.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrALongLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrALong

GK4120Thucydides-'Histories'SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Thucydides’'HistoryofthePeloponnesianWar'isoneofthemostbrilliant,exciting,andchallengingworksof world literature. In this module we want to explore Thucydides’ fascinating narrative from a literary,stylistic,andhistoricalperspective.TheclasseswillcombineclosereadingandintensiveanalysisofkeypassagesfromThucydides’work(suchasPerikles’ funeral oration and the account of the great plague inAthens; theMytilene debate; theMelianDialogue; excerpts from the Sicilian expedition, etc.) with discussion ofmore general issues arising fromThucydides’workonthebasisofselectsecondaryreading.TopicswewilllookintowillincludekeyaspectsofThucydides’ interpretation of the past (such asman’s place in history;morals, power, and responsibility;historical truth); Thucycides’ narrative method (the role of speeches; metaphors and historicalinterpretation,etc.); and somehistoricalquestions (forexample,Thucydides’useofhistoricaldocuments;hisreliabilityasa“source”).Attheendofthismoduleyouwillhavegained in-depth insight intotheworkofoneofthemosteminentandinfluentialhistoriansofalltimesfromarangeofdifferentperspectives.YouwillalsohavelearnedhowtodealwithThucydides’highlyoriginalstyle,whichoftenpusheslanguagetoitslimits.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreekDegreesandLatin(SingleandJoint,but





Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrNWiater


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GK4998DissertationinGreek(Long)SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2orWholeYearAcademicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefinalyearoftheSingleHonoursGreek

programme.Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.ThismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentsinSingleHonoursGreektocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.ThedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspectofGreeklifeorliterature,providedthatthestudyofGreektextsisinvolved.Thetopicmust be approvedby theDissertations Co-ordinator. The dissertationwill be completed over one or twosemesters,andthemaximumlengthis20,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforSingleHonoursGreekDegreesPre-requisite(s): (GK2001withGK2002)or(GK2003withGK2004)-withapassatgrade11or

betterinatleastoneofthese.Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,LT4999,GK4999,CL4990


Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;8hoursofsupervisorymeetings.Scheduledlearning:10hours Guidedindependentstudy:590hours

Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%

Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertationModuleCo-ordinator: DrRReesLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Individualsupervisorsassignedasrequired

GK4999DissertationinGreekSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out a sustained piece of work on a topicessentiallyof theirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberof staff.Thedissertationmay relate toanyaspect of Greek life or literature, provided that the study of Greek texts is involved. The topic must beapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandGreek(exceptSingleHonours)DegreesPre-requisite(s): 2ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,

ORGK3021andGK3022Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,GK4998,LT4999,CL4990


Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.Scheduledlearning:6hours Guidedindependentstudy:294hours




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Latin(LT)modulesLT3017LatinforHonoursClassics1

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-3.00pmTue,ThuandFriThismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenGreekinbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunLatinintheirsecondyearwithLT1001andLT1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsorjointHonoursLatinintheirthirdyear.Itconsistsofthewholeofthe20-creditLT2003module,withsomeadditionalsettextreadinginLatinandanadditional pieceofHonours-level assessment. Themodule is assessedbyoneHonours-level essay(30%),oneliterarycriticism(20%)twoclasstests(10%)andanend-of-semesterexam(40%).Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursLatinDegreestudents

whopassedLT1002intheirsecondyear.Pre-requisite(s): Passesatgrade11orbetterinLT1002andinGK2004.

Anti-requisite(s): LT2003 Requiredfor: LT3018,LT4203


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: DrEBuckleyLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught

LT3018LatinforHonoursClassics2SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-3.00pmTue,ThuandFriThismoduleisforstudentswho,havingtakenGreekinbothoftheirfirsttwoyears,butonlybegunLatinintheirsecondyearwithLT1001andLT1002,areenteringHonoursClassicsorjointHonoursLatinintheirthirdyear.Itconsistsofthewholeofthe20-creditLT2004module,withsomeadditionalsettextreadinginLatinandanadditionalpieceofHonours-levelassessment.Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforSingleHonoursClassicsorJointHonoursLatinDegreestudents

whopassedLT1002intheirsecondyear.Pre-requisite(s): LT3017 Anti-requisite(s): LT2004


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: DrNManiotiLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught


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LT4201RomanEpicSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2



SelectedportionsfromthreeLatinepicsarestudiedinthismodule.TopicscoveredwillincludetheinfluenceofGreekepicupontheLatinwriters,andthedevelopmentofepicinthecenturyafterVirgil.Closeattentionwillbepaidtoeachpoet'shandlingofthemesandnarrativestructure, tohisexploitationofthetradition,andtohisstyle.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,butexcludingThreesubject)Degrees

Pre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,ORLT3017andLT3018





AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=60%(2commentaries,30%;essay,15%,classtest,15%),2-hourWrittenExamination=40%


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEBuckley

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrEBuckley,DrERGGee

LT4203LatinProseComposition




ThismodulewilldealwiththedifferentwaysinwhichstudentsmaymakeuseoftheirknowledgeofLatininorder to produce both translations from English texts into grammatically correct Latin and also freecompositionsdirectly inLatin.Thiswill involveamoreactiveprocessof languagelearningthanisrequiredfortranslationfromLatinintoEnglish,thoughitwillalsohavebenefitsforthereadingoforiginaltexts.ThecontentofthemodulewilldealwithallaspectsoftheLatin languagethatneedspecialstudyforeffectivetranslation into Latin: particles, participles, the treatmentof abstractnouns, equivalencebetweenEnglishandLatinidioms,etc.




Weeklycontact:2seminarsand1courseworkconsultationhour.



AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=60%(2classtests,30%each),2-hourWrittenExamination=40%


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrJCoderch

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoderch


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LT4207RomanComedySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2



TheaimsofthismodulearetoputthedevelopmentofRomancomedyinitsHellenisticcontext,toexplorethedifferentapproachesofPlautusandTerenceinlanguage,metre,style,andtechnique,andtoinvestigatethe issues involved in continuing scholarly debate. Three plays will be read closely with moderncommentaries and their introductions. The influence of Menander will also be examined, using Englishtranslationsofhiswork.hiswork.







AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(2sourcecriticisms30%;essay15%;classtest15%)


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEBuckley

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrEBuckley

LT4208LateLatin



Plannedtimetable: 12.00noon-1.00pmTueandFriThu

Thismoduleaimstogivean introductiontosomeof themost importantLatintexts fromtheLateRomanEmpireintheWest.Selectedliteraryworks,ofavarietyofgenres,willbereadinLatin,alongwithawidercorpusreadintranslation.






AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(1essay,15%,2literarycriticisms,30%,1class-test,15%)



Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees


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LT4209LatinHistoricalWritingSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


Plannedtimetable: 12.00noon-1.00pmWedand10.00am-11.00amFri

Thismodule studies the origins and development of Roman historicalwriting from the beginnings to theearly second century AD. Selectedworks of Roman historians, andwritings about historiography, will bereadinLatin.ThesourcesofRomanknowledgeofthepast,andtheinfluenceofGreekhistoricalwriting,willbe studied, as well as the development of the Roman historiographical tradition, and the styles andtechniquesofindividualwriters.







AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=60%(2commentaries,30%;essay,15%;classtest,15%),2-hourWrittenExamination=40%


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavan

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): Teamtaught

LT4210LatinDidacticPoetry



Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-12.00noonTueandThu

ThismoduleexaminesthedevelopmentofoneofthemajorgenresofClassicalLatinpoetryduringthelateRepublicandearlyEmpire,withdueconsiderationof theHellenisticandarchaicGreekbackground.Threebookswillbestudiedwithparticularattentiontotheirliteraryformandbackground,tothedidacticpoet'smessage,andtohisself-presentationasanauthorityandteacher.






AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(1essay,15%,2literarycriticisms,30%,1class-test,15%)


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrEGee


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LT4213RomanSatireSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-1.00pmThu

Thismoduleexplores theemergenceandevolutionofRomanSatire. Its core textsare selectedSatiresbyHorace,PersiusandJuvenal,butitalsoexaminesthebeginningsofRomanSatireinthesecondcenturyBCE,and takes in other, later Roman satirists along the way. Close reading of the primary texts forms a keycomponentofthemodule,butwealsohomeinonsomeoftherecurringthemesofRomansatiresothatstudentscancomparetheapproachesofdifferentauthorsandanalysethedevelopmentofthegenreovertime. Broader issues are also tackled, such as the purpose of satire (was it always moralistic?) and therelationshipbetweensatiricalwritingandsociety.








ModuleCo-ordinator: DrAKönig

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrAKönig

LT4214LatinPhilosophicalWriting




This module will explore a tradition of philosophy which has often been considered 'secondary' or'derivative', namely the writing of philosophical works in Latin. This module aims to evaluate Latinphilosophicalwritinginitsownright.Takenasawhole,theLatinphilosophicalcorpuspresentanimpressiverecordofculturalassimilationand innovation.Weshall seehow, fromtheLateRepubliconwards,Romanphilosophyengageswithdebates current in theHellenistic philosophical schools, Romanising them in theprocess,andplacingtheminthecontextofworldorderundertheRomanempire.









ModuleCo-ordinator: DrERGGee

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrERGGee


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LT4217LatinOratorySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1Academicyear: 2016/7Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.Oratory - or 'public-speaking' - was a fundamental medium throughout classical antiquity, in Greek andRomanculturesalike.Itdominatedmainstreameducationandwasasinequanoninpoliticsandlaw,thoseprinciple arenas of the aristocracy. But despite being a constant, oratory was far from stable and wasfrequentlytheorised,defined,defendedanddeveloped.ThismodulelooksatsomekeytextsinthehistoryofLatinoratoryacrosstimesofimmensechange–thelateRepublicthroughtotheHighEmpire.Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesandGreek(SingleandJoint,but

excludingThreesubject)DegreesPre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,

ORLT3017andLT3018Learningandteachingmethodsanddelivery:



WrittenExaminations=45%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=55%AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework=60%(2sourcecriticisms,30%;essay,15%;classtest,15%);2-hourWrittenExamination=40%

Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRReesLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees,DrNWiater

LT4999LatinDissertationSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2Academicyear: 2015/6&2016/7Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinsecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Plannedtimetable: Tobearranged.This module provides the opportunity for students to carry out a sustained piece of work on a topicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.Thedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspect of Roman life or literature, provided that the study of Latin texts is involved. The topicmust beapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegreesPre-requisite(s): 2ofLT2001,LT2002,LT2003,LT2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,

ORLT3017andLT3018Anti-requisite(s): CL4999,CL4998,CL4997,CL4996,GK4999,GK4998,CL4990


Weeklycontact:1-hourbriefinginthirdyear;1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.Scheduledlearning:6hours Guidedindependentstudy:294hours



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