Postgraduate Course: Classics: The Topography and Monuments of Athens and Attika (PGHC11173)
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 the monuments, topography, history, and culture of Attika as evidenced by primary visual and written evidence. While the focus will be on the Geometric through Hellenistic periods, attention will also be given to developments under the Romans and into the Byzantine period. Emphasis will be on the history and changes in the region, the impetus and construction of monuments (and their decoration) and public works (e.g., roads, mines), their function in the community, their interpretation and problems associated with them, and the reuse and transformation of monuments and public spaces. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 10-day optional trip to sites and museums in Attika immediatley after the end of classes. |
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 Attika, and of the general history of the development of Greek art and archaeology - as evidenced in one region - over a period of about 1500 years.
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 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 | Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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