Undergraduate Course: The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making (CLGE08001)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will introduce students to components of the history and culture of the Greeks in the period from the Bronze Age through to Archaic and early Classical eras (down to c. 476 BC). |
| Course description |
This course will introduce students to the history, society and culture of the ancient Greeks in various periods from the Bronze Age through to Archaic and early Classical eras (down to c. 476 BC). The course encourages students to explore Greek culture and history and attention will also be drawn to the political, military, and cultural institutions and interactions between Greece and its neighbours (Persia and Egypt). The course will be structured around the essential integration of diverse materials, ranging from the study of archaeological sites, key aspects of the development of Greek art and architecture, important historical events, notions of historiography, and major literary works in epic poetry, lyric poetry, and drama.
The course can be studied on its own or as a prelude to its sister course, The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons (it is also possible to study the two courses in reverse order, The Greek World 1B in one year and The Greek World 1A in the next).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 194 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework:
2000 word Essay (25%)
750 word Written exercise (15%)
Exam:
Two hour exam (60%) |
| Feedback |
Students will receive written feedback on their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser during their published office hours or by appointment. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- assess, analyse and criticise the various forms of ancient materials;
- compare and evaluate different approaches to and explanations of the ancient materials in the secondary sources and make critical choices between them;
- express their ideas and arguments clearly (in both oral and written form);
- compare data from different sources and draw conclusions from them;
- organise their own learning, manage their workload and work to a timetable.
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Reading List
Barringer, J.M. (2014) The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece. Cambridge.
Blundell, S. (1995) Women in Ancient Greece. London.
Cairns, D.L. (ed.) (2001) Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad. Oxford.
Camp, J.M. (1986) The Athenian Agora. London.
Dewald. C. & Marincola, J. (eds) (2006) The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus. Cambridge.
Fowler, R. (ed.) (2004) The Cambridge Companion to Homer. Cambridge.
Murray, O. (ed.) (1990) Sympotica: a Symposium on the Symposion. Oxford.
Pomeroy, S.B. et al (2004) A Brief History of Ancient Greece. Politics, Society, and Culture. Oxford.
Rhodes, P.J. (2004) Athenian Democracy. Edinburgh.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Tutorials: 1 hour per week for 5 weeks. |
| Keywords | Greek World 1A |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Lewis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3851
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Katherine Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 8349
Email: |
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