Homer (VS1) (U02895)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-VS1-HOMER

A study of two books of Homer's 'Iliad'.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : CL0126

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in a Greek 2nd-Level course, or an equivalent course.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Greek, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	10:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

'On successful completion of the course, you will have:
acquired a thorough knowledge of two books of Homer in the original Greek;
deepened your appreciation of the language, style and literary methods of Homer;
developed your understanding and critical appreciation of the thoughts and beliefs evidenced in the Homeric poems;
developed your awareness of the variety of modern critical approaches to Homeric epics, with regard not only to how they came into being, but how they were interpreted in times past, and how we interpret them nowadays;
had experience of working independently and investigating purposefully, exploiting reference, library and networked sources;
presented the results of your investigations in clear, reasoned and well-structured form, oral or written.'