Undergraduate Course: Athens in the Age of Pericles (LLLE07034)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The age of Pericles (c. 460 BC to 400 BC) was a formative period in European history. This course looks at the remarkable developments of the period, political and cultural, including the emergence of democracy, the growth of literature and education, and the construction of significant buildings. The course will place these developments in the broader historical context of society at the time. |
| Course description |
1. Introduction and overview of Athenian society after the Persian Wars (c.480 BC)
2. The Acropolis and Athenian Imperialism
3. The Agora and the development of democracy
4. Educational and intellectual developments
5. Greek drama in its social and political context part 1
6. Greek drama in its social and political context part 2
7. The Athenian empire and the economy
8. Slaves and women
9. Athenian religion
10. Athenian social values
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2018 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2000 word essay worth 100% of the mark. Students can complete a formative exercise of an optional practice essay (no mark awarded). |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:
¿ an ability to assess critically the key political and cultural developments of the time, including the development of democracy, the flourishing of historical and philosophical writing and drama, and the construction on the Acropolis;
¿ an ability to engage with a range of primary sources, and to analyse them in a balanced way;
¿ an ability to engage with secondary sources to help form opinions on developments of the time;
¿ an ability to present a cogent argument both orally during class discussion, and in written form in the essay.
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Reading List
Essential:
Davies, J. K, 1993. Democracy and Classical Greece, 2nd ed. London: Fontana.
J. A. C. T (Joint Association of Classical Teachers). 1984. The World of Athens. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Recommended:
Bury, J. B., & Meiggs, R., 1975. A History of Greece. (Chapters 8-11) 4th edition. London: Macmillan.
Meier, C., 1999. Athens: a Portrait of a City in its Golden Age. London: John Murray.
Samons II, L.J., ed. 2007. The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles. Cambridge: CUP.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
¿ Critical thinking.
¿ Handling and analysis of sources.
¿ Oral discussion. |
| Special Arrangements |
N/A |
| Study Abroad |
N/A |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1x2-hr class per week. Lecture and discussion. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sally Crumplin
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | |
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