Postgraduate Course: Society and Ethics in Homer and Hesiod (PGHC11136)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to investigate at an advanced level sociological, ethical, and theological issues in Homer and Hesiod. No knowledge of Greek is required, though students with ancient Greek language qualifications are welcome. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
-write well-researched, well-argued and relevant critical essays on specific aspects of the Homeric and Hesiodic poems
-demonstrate in written work and in class an informed understanding of the sociological, ethical, and theological issues raised by the study Homer and Hesiod
-demonstrate in written work and in class a detailed understanding of the most significant contemporary interpretations of Homer and Hesiod as documents for the student of archaic Greek society |
Assessment Information
| Two 2,500-word essays. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Douglas Cairns
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Course secretary | Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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