Undergraduate Course: Latin Historiography (LATI10001)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Latin | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This text based course will focus on Latin historiography of the classical period.  Certain works will be prescribed reading. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:    
Latin 2A (LATI08011) AND   
Latin 2B (LATI08012)  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  Prescribed texts. | 
 
 
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 Latin) 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 Latin courses will not count.  Students beyond Intermediate level but with less Latin than the prerequisite should consider taking either Latin 2A/2B. | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
By the end of the course, students should:- 
be acquainted with the principles of classical Latin historiography, and with the literary, aesthetic and ideological nature of that literature; 
have read in Latin an extensive prescription of classical historiography, with due attention to linguistic and stylistic detail, and literary technique; 
be able to discuss critically interpretative issues which arise from the texts and from a range of scholarship. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Coursework - 40%;  one (2-hour) Degree Examination - 60%. 
 
Part-Year Visiting Student (VV1) Variant Assessment: 
Coursework - 40%; 
Subject-Area administered Exam/Exercise in lieu of Degree Examination ¿ to take place in Week 12 (see the current course handbook for further details) - 60%. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained. |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Sandra Bingham 
Tel: (0131 6)50 6689 
Email: S.Bingham@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Elaine Hutchison 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582 
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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