Undergraduate Course: Studying Ancient History 6 (ANHI10072)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to introduce students to the study of a particular topic in Ancient History. The topic is chosen by the courser organiser for each outing of the course. Topics may include (but are not restricted to) larger areas of study, such as 'The Roman economy', 'Diet in the ancient world', or 'Ancient imperialism' |
| Course description |
There is no predetermined contextual syllabus because the teaching schedule will change with each outing of the course depending on the chosen course topic. The schedule given here is indicatory of the methodological and source-based issues covered in this course:
W1: Introduction: evidence and models in ancient history
W2: Approaching the topic: the modern historiography
W3: The evidence: literary sources
W4: The evidence: epigraphic evidence
W5: The evidence: archaeological evidence
W6: Viewpoints: geography
W7: Viewpoints: chronology
W8: Viewpoints: gender
W9: Viewpoints: class
W10: Beyond ancient history: the topic in other periods
W11: Conclusion: looking at the wider context
The core aim of the course is to teach students how to approach the study of a defined topic, how to access the relevant sources and the modern debate, and how to identify important questions and understudied areas within the study of the relevant topic. Students will also learn how the studied topic relates to other areas of ancient and modern history, as well as the study of the ancient world more generally.
Specific thematic information for each outing of this course will be provided during the course selection process.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Classics related subject matter (at least 2 of which should be in Ancient History) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
171 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One Essay (40%); one (2-hour) Degree Examination (60%). |
| Feedback |
How will the effectiveness of the course in meeting its objectives be determined?
- The course's effectiveness will be monitored by:
- the evaluation of students' progress and understanding through interactive, student-centred teaching;
- the quality of students' assessed work;
- verbal and written feedback from students on their own assessment of the course.
What feedback will be sought from students and others (e.g., those involved in teaching)?
- Informal preliminary and midterm surveys will determine where students are at in the first week and in the middle of the course.
A formal course survey in the final week will seek summative feedback.
Informal conversations and assessment by the organizer will also help the organizer to monitor the effectiveness of the course.
What course monitoring procedures will be followed?
- A questionnaire will be issued to all students at the end of the course that seeks their comments for the purpose of allowing the course teacher(s) to reflect on the course design, delivery of teaching, student engagement, etc.
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate by means of coursework, an exam or class discussion (as appropriate) a familiarity with a range of evidence - esp. literary, epigraphic, archaeological - for the study of the course topic;
- Demonstrate by means of coursework, an exam or class discussion (as appropriate) the ability to engage critically with the both the relevant ancient evidence and the modern debate;
- Demonstrate by means of coursework, an exam or class discussion (as appropriate) an understanding of the different modern approaches to the study of the course topic and the topic's interrelatedness with the study of other topics in ancient history;
- Demonstrate by means of coursework, an exam or class discussion (as appropriate) the ability to conduct a sustained individual inquiry into a particular aspect of the course topic (in the coursework essay).
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Reading List
There is no predetermined reading list because the bibliography will change with each outing of the course depending on the chosen course topic.
A number of seminal methodological and source-oriented studies will be employed for each outing of the course though:
R.S. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History. London and NY, 1995
J. Bodel, Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History from Inscriptions. London, NY 2001.
M.H. Crawford (ed.), Sources for Ancient History Cambridge, 1984
C. W. Hedrick, Ancient History: Monuments and Documents. Oxford, 2006.
K. Hopkins, ¿Rules of evidence¿, JRS 68 (1978), 178-86
C. Howgego, Ancient History from Coins. London and NY. 1995
M.I. Finley, Ancient History: Evidence and Models London, 1985.
C. Pelling, Literary Texts and the Greek Historian, London and NY, 1999
D.S. Potter, Literary Texts and the Roman Historian. London and New York, 1999.
O.F. Robinson, The Sources of Roman Law: Problems and Method for Ancient Historians. London and NY, 1996.
D.M. Schaps, Handbook for Classical Research (Routledge, 2010)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handbook-Classical-Research-David-Schaps/dp/0415425239
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
In addition to the ILOs listed under 32 above that contain already some transferable skills (such as the capacity to compare cognate yet complex materials), students who successfully complete the course will also gain:
- an enhancement of critical skills in reading and debate through engagement with alternative approaches and ideas
- an improvement of skills in conducting research and writing essays
- an ability to work in and with a team
- verbal communication skills, esp. through class discussion and oral
presentations/contributions
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| Keywords | STUDYING AH 6 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ulrike Roth
Tel: (0131 6)50 3586
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Toni Wigglesworth
Tel: (0131 6)50 3580
Email: |
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