Undergraduate Course: Greek Text Seminar 1 (GREE10041)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | In this course, a Greek text (or a selection of Greek texts) will be studied in detail, with roughly equal attention devoted to language, genre and context. The intention is that students are given exposure to a variety of critical approaches, which they can apply or respond to in their own future work in Greek literature. The text(s) and the instructor vary from year to year; both will be announced to students as soon as they can be confirmed. |
| Course description |
This course is usually taught by a new member of staff and features innovative, research-led teaching. There is no fixed syllabus as the core text (or texts) may change on an annual basis, which will determine the syllabus. Thus, no specific course outline can be given because the choice of author(s) and text(s) that shape the teaching programme is not fixed in advance. However, the course will cover (where applicable):
- Issues of translation
- Issues of textual criticism
- Issues of textual transmission
- Issues of intertextuality
- Issues of dating
- Issues of authorship
- Issues of intellectual development
- Issues of genre
- Issues of historical context
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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 Greek) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses but Elementary or Intermediate Greek courses will not count. Students beyond Intermediate level but with less Greek than the prerequisite should consider taking either Greek 2a/2b.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course ** |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand, evaluate, analyse and reflect critically upon primary source material and relevant scholarship relating to Greek language and literature.
- understand and apply specialised research and professional skills, techniques and practices to the variety of primary source materials considered in the course.
- handle and analyse different registers of Greek with sophistication and to assess different methodologies and approaches to the study of Greek language and literature.
- discuss, analyse and compare textual evidence from different periods.
- apply originality and independence of mind and initiative as well as intellectual integrity and maturity.
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Reading List
| A reading list will be distributed by the course organiser before the start of the semester. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Researching and using evidence: collect, evaluate, and use the best available evidence to analyse and critically comment on historical events from antiquity to the present; use information and knowledge effectively in order to extract meaning from information and to share knowledge across fields, including the use of quantitative skills; have an understanding of contextually relevant ethics and values;
Summarising, interpreting and critiquing: summarise, interpret and critique the work of others by competent use of major theoretical perspectives and concepts in the academic study of Greek Literature;
Communication: communicate and persuade, both orally and in writing; articulate and effectively explain information; be sensitive to and understand the diversity in people and different situations, including online; have the ability to produce clear, structured written work;
Personal and intellectual autonomy: be critically self-aware, self-reflective and self-manage. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Benedikt Eckhardt
Tel: (0131 6)50 9110
Email: |
Course secretary | |
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