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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.


Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.



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


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




Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.






Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston


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AA4130TheRomanArmySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


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.


Pre-requisite(s): PermissionoftheClassicsHonoursAdviser



Weeklycontact:2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.






Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrJCoulston


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AncientHistory(AN)modules

AN3034ApproachestoAncientHistorySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1


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.


Weeklycontact:InductionclassinOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.




Re-Assessmentpattern: NewCoursework=100%


AN4110TheCultureofRomanImperialism



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.








ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavan

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrMLavan


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AN4155ReligiousCommunitiesintheLateAntiqueWorldSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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








Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCMachado

AN4426RomanSlaverySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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







ModuleCo-ordinator: DrMLavan

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrMLavan


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AN4427GreeksandOthersSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


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.


Weeklycontact:1x2-hourseminar,plus1tutorial.





ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfTHarrison

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfTHarrison


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ClassicalStudies(CL)modules CL4406Herodotus



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.



Anti-requisite(s): AN4122,GK4123







ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRAnderson

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson


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CL4433ReligionsoftheGreeksSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Plannedtimetable: 2.00pm-4.00pmTue.

ThismodulewillexaminetherangeofreligiouspracticeandexperienceinGreeceprimarilybetweenca500andca300BCE.Thecivicandpoliticalrolesofreligionwillbeconsidered,fromlocalheroestopanhellenicfestivals,aswilltheroleofreligioninthehomeandinthelife-cycleoftheindividual.Divinationandhealing-cultswillalsobediscussed.Attentionwillbepaidthroughouttoquestionsofmethodandinterpretation,withregardbothtothehandlingofancientevidenceandtotherelativemeritsanddemeritsofthecompetingmodernapproaches.TheoverallaimistoattempttounderstandakeyelementofancientGreekmentality.









ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRAnderson

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRAnderson

CL4445WomeninAncientSocieties



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.



Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrSLewis

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrSLewis


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CL4455RomanPraiseSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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






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


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRRees

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees


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CL4461SenecanTragedyanditsReceptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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







ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEBuckley

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrEBuckley


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CL4502EthicsandLifestyles:PhilosophyandWaysofLivinginAntiquitySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


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.




Weeklycontact:1x1-hourlectureand1x1-hourseminar.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrCAddey

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrCAddey


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CL4604GreekSculptureSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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.




Weeklycontact:InductionmeetinginOrientationWeekfollowedby2hoursoflecturesandseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhourperweek.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrECousins

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrECousins


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CL4794JointDissertation(30cr)SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: TBC


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


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


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsintheSecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme,whohavecompletedtheLetterofAgreement,downloadablefrom(urltobeconfirmed).Nostudentmaydomorethan60creditsinDissertationorProjectmodules.


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


Weeklycontact:AsperLetterofAgreement.


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

AsusedbyStAndrews:AsperLetterofAgreement.

Re-Assessmentpattern: AsperLetterofAgreement.

ModuleCo-ordinator: AsperLetterofAgreement.


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CL4990SpecialTopicinClassicalStudiesSCOTCATCredits: 15 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsalsotakingID4002.


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.



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

Co-requisite(s): ID4002 Requiredfor:


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




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



Weeklycontact:1-hourresearchtraining;4hours(intotal)ofsupervisorymeetings.Scheduledlearning:5hours Guidedindependentstudy:295hours


AsusedbyStAndrews:Assessmentisviahomeinstitution.

Re-Assessmentpattern: NoRe-AssessmentavailableModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee


CL4999Dissertation(Short)inAncientHistory,AncientHistoryandArchaeology,orClassicalStudies

SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.


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


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



AsusedbyStAndrews:Coursework(Dissertation)=100%

Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation

ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEGee



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Greek(GK)modules

GK3021GreekforHonoursClassics1:SpecialOptionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1


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


Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeek,then3or4classesweekly.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework=60%(essay,20%,43classtests,40%)


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


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


GK4110ImaginingtheSymposium


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



Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminarsand1courseworkconsultationhour.Scheduledlearning:33hours Guidedindependentstudy:267hours

Assessmentpattern: AsdefinedbyQAA:WrittenExaminations=55%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=45%AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Unseentest=15%,Coursework=45%


ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfSHalliwellLecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfSHalliwell


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GK4113GreeksandBarbariansSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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


Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.



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


ModuleCo-ordinator: ProfJKönig

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): ProfJKönig

GK4117Lies,HistoryandIdeology



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.



Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen2hoursoflecturesandseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.



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


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrALong

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrALong


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GK4122Wealth,VirtureandHappinessfromHomertoAristotleSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


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.


Pre-requisite(s): ofGK2001,GK2002,GK2003,GK2004,includingatleast1grade11orabove,orGK3021andGK3022,orequivalentstandardofGreek.



Weeklycontact:





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrKMantzouranis

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrKMantzouranis


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GK4123NarratingWarinGraeco-RomanAntiquity:Herodotus,Thucydides,PolybiusSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


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



Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminar,plus1optionalofficehourand1additionalweeklyhouronsettexts.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrNWiater

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrNWiater


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GK4998DissertationinGreek(Long)SCOTCATCredits: 60 SCQFLevel10 Semester: TBC


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefinalyearoftheSingleHonoursGreekprogramme.


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


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








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GK4999DissertationinGreekSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.


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










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Latin(LT)modules

LT3017LatinforHonoursClassics1SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 1


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


Weeklycontact:2-4meetingsperweekplusattendanceatselected4000-levelLTseminars.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework(1essay,30%;1literarycriticism,20%;2classtests,10%)=60%





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LT3018LatinforHonoursClassics2SCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel9 Semester: 2


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


Weeklycontact:2-4meetingsperweekplusattendanceatselected4000-levelLTseminars.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%;Coursework=60%(1essay,30%;1literarycriticism,20%;1classtest,10%)


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrAKönig


LT4201RomanEpic



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


Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.



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


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrEBuckley

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


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LT4203LatinProseCompositionSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 2


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.




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


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.




Weeklycontact:2x1-hoursseminarand1courseworkconsultationhour.



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


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrGPezzini

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrGPezzini


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LT4211LatinLettersSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


Plannedtimetable: 11.00am-12.00noonTueandThu.

Thismodulestudies thegenreofepistolography through theselected lettersof the threeLatinwritersCicero,SenecaandPliny.Theaims,methods,styleandsubject-matterofeachwriterwillbestudiedandcompared,aswilltheirdifferentpersonal,politicalandculturalbackgrounds.Lettersfromotherauthorsandperiodswillbeusedforcomparativepurposes.



Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen2hoursofclassesand1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.



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


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrAKönig

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrAKönig,DrMLavan,DrRRees

LT4214LatinPhilosophicalWriting



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.









ModuleCo-ordinator: DrERGGee

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrERGGee


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LT4219RomanBiographySCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1


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


Weeklycontact:InductioninOrientationWeekthen1x2-hourseminarand1courseworkconsultationhoureachweek.





ModuleCo-ordinator: DrTGeue


LT4220LatinLyric



Plannedtimetable: 4.00pm-5.00pmTueandThu.

ThismoduleadoptsathematicapproachtothetwomostmetricallyversatilepoetsofthelateRepublicandearlyEmpire,CatullusandHorace.Themodulewillfollowprescribedpoemsfrombothauthors,organisedintothemes,suchasPolitics,Erotics,Greeklegacy,Poetology,etc.

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforMAsingleorjointHonoursinLatin,ClassicsandGreek.


Weeklycontact:2x1-hourseminars,and1courseworkconsultationhour.



AsusedbyStAndrews:2-hourWrittenExamination=40%,Coursework(includingunseentranslationtest15%)=60%


ModuleCo-ordinator: DrRRees

Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s): DrRRees,DrNWaiter


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LT4999LatinDissertationSCOTCATCredits: 30 SCQFLevel10 Semester: 1or2


Availabilityrestrictions: AvailableonlytostudentsinsecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.


Thismoduleprovidestheopportunityforstudentstocarryoutasustainedpieceofworkonatopicessentiallyoftheirownchoice,withsupervisionbyamemberofstaff.ThedissertationmayrelatetoanyaspectofRomanlifeorliterature,providedthatthestudyofLatintextsisinvolved.ThetopicmustbeapprovedbytheDissertationsCo-ordinator.Thedissertationwillbecompletedwithinonesemester,andthemaximumlengthis10,000words(seemodulebookletfordetails).

Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallClassicsandLatinDegrees


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










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