Postgraduate Course: Classics: Greek Vase Painting (PGHC11172)
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 course provides postgraduate students with a close study of Greek vases - their variety, manufacture, use, and most especially their imagery, which yields valuable information regarding many aspects of Greek myth and culture (including, religion, politics, gender relations, everyday life), and the varied methods of interpreting imagery. Special emphasis will be on Attic pottery, but Korinthian, Lakonian, East Greek, South Italian, and Sicilian will also be examined. |
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
| After successful completion of this course, students will have gained a thorough and extensive knowledge of Greek vase painting and of iconographical and iconological methodology.Students will refine analytical skills, their ability to understand and interpret what they see, and craft and express an argument in written form in and oral form through oral presentations, discussions, and a research paper. |
Assessment Information
| Oral presentations and class discussion (50%); one essay of c.5000 words (50%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Judith Barringer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3584
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Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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