SCHOOL of HISTORY, CLASSICS and ARCHAEOLOGY
CLASSICS
HONOURS HANDBOOK
2016-2017
CONTENTS
I
II
Introduction
3
Contact information
4
Degree Programmes:
A
Degrees taught entirely within Classics
B. Joint degrees with other subject areas (‘Combined Honours’)
III
Classics Honours Courses and their Descriptions
5
9
11
Semester 1
12
Semester 2
21
Full year
29
Courses offered by other Subject Areas
31
IV
Course Participation and Contact
33
V
Teachability and Students with a Disability
35
VI
Visiting International Students
36
VII
Plagiarism and Ethics
38
VIII Coursework Submission
38
IX
Guidelines for Essays in Classics
39
X
Dissertations
40
XI
Study Abroad in Year 3
40
XII
Assessment:
(i)
General Information
41
(ii) Marking Scheme
43
(iii) Rules for Classifying Honours Degrees
45
(iv) Special Circumstances Committee
45
(v) Complaint Procedure
46
(vi) Academic appeals
47
XIII Institute for Academic Development
47
XIV The Careers Service
48
XV
48
Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA)
XVI Course Timetable
Back Cover
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I:
INTRODUCTION
This handbook contains important information about the Honours courses and
degree programmes available within Classics in the academic session 2016-17. It
also explains how to choose the appropriate combination of courses for your degree
programme, and gives information about dissertations and assessment, as well as
other more general matters relating to your course. You should read this
Handbook carefully and keep it for reference throughout the year.
All students who will be either in their third or their fourth year in 2016-17
(including those students spending 3rd year abroad) must submit an online
application form for entry to Classics Honours courses. These will be accessible from
around mid-June via the School website, and all details for the application process
will be made available when we announce the ‘go-live’ of this system.
Please ensure that you complete the correct form (in the case of joint degree
candidates, you will also complete a form or follow any other procedures to apply
for your courses from your other subject area: this is entirely separate from the
Classics process). Consult the relevant sections of this Handbook before completing
the Classics form, and speak to the appropriate member of staff if you wish to find
out more about any aspect of your degree programme next session. You will find
the following sections of the Handbook particularly helpful:
Section II: indicates the combinations of courses which are required for the various
degree programmes, both those taught wholly within Classics and the several
Combined Honours degrees with other subject areas.
Section III: lists and gives information about the courses which will be available in
2016-17.
Section XV: gives a detailed timetable for the academic session 2016-17.
Third year students can choose a maximum of three courses in each semester.
Fourth year students are reminded that the Dissertation is a year-long project and
counts as two courses (40 credits); you can, therefore, choose no more than two
courses in each semester. If there is a choice of more than one course within any
group, you should put down on your application form both your first preference and
your second preference.
We are committed to keeping staff-student ratios as low as we can in order to
ensure the best possible learning experience. In some cases a course may be
oversubscribed. If this occurs, every effort will be made to be equitable. Priority,
however, will be given to those who have submitted their Honours application form
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by the deadline and to those for whom the course is a degree requirement. If you
are not allocated to your preferred course, then we will try to place you in your
second preference.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the online application form is submitted
by the deadline. You will have a window of about a month in which to submit your
application form, but this booklet should at least help you to start making some
decisions in anticipation of that. Later in the summer you will be informed about
confirmation of your curriculum for the following year.
One thing which you will notice in the course choices, especially in Ancient History,
is that there are a number of 'shell' courses (such as Studying Ancient History 1, 3,
etc.) for some of which the details of the course are not yet known. This
uncertainty will probably be as annoying to you as it is to us, and we apologize
sincerely for it. There is good news behind this problem: for example, the brilliant
scholarship of Drs Mirko Canevaro and Ben Gray has been recognized with two
prestigious fellowships, which means that both will be devoting the next two years
to their next books; and the University has approved the creation of a new
lectureship in Medieval Latin as a strategic investment. Unfortunately, the
University's process of approving new or replacement lectureships, advertising
them, and appointing to them is bureaucratic and slow. We also think it is
important that new appointees should teach Honours courses on things that reflect
their research, rather than on topics preselected by us. There should be more
information about the focus of most of these courses at the end of the first week of
July, before the deadline. So you may wish to delay your choice to see what
happens. Do please submit your choices by the deadline of 11 July, however. If
details of further courses arise after the deadline, as will probably be the case, you
will be given the choice to amend your course selection then. Once again, our
apologies for the inconvenience.
Should you want any further advice either I or your Personal Tutor will be glad to
assist.
Dr Gavin Kelly
3 June 2016
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Contact Information
Department of Classics, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, The University
of Edinburgh, William Robertson Wing, Doorway 4, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8
9AG
School Reception for History, Classics and Archaeology is on the ground floor in
Room G.06 - open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. during the teaching
weeks, with reduced opening hours during vacations.
The School Undergraduate Student Support Office is on the ground floor in
Room G.08. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to
5 p.m.
Academic staff should be contacted by email or phone. Details can be found on
the School website at: http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/contact/list_all.php
If you require this document or any of the internal University Of
Edinburgh online resources mentioned in this document in an alternative
format please email [email protected] or Tel. (0131) 650 3582.
II: DEGREE PROGRAMMES
The basic principle which underlies all degree programmes is that all students
must take courses to a total value of 120 credit points in their third year and
further courses to a total value of 120 credit points in their fourth year; in most
degree programmes, the fourth year courses must include a 40-point dissertation.
A: Degrees taught entirely within Classics
Since each Classics honours course amounts to 20 points, this means that students
must complete six honours courses in their third year and four honours courses and
a dissertation in their fourth year.
The formats for the third and fourth years of all degree programmes within Classics
are given below, indicating how the different degree programmes are put together
by using various combinations of courses from each group within the Classics
subject area (as listed in Section III of this Handbook). All of these degree
programmes will have eleven units of assessment, one for each of the ten courses
chosen and one for the dissertation.
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Ancient History
3rd year
4 courses from the Ancient History group;
2 courses from any group.
4th year
2 courses from the Ancient History group;
2 courses from any group;
Dissertation.
NB: At least 6 courses over the two years must be chosen from the Ancient History
group.
Ancient History and Classical Archaeology
3rd year
2 courses from the Ancient History group;
2 courses from the Classical Art/Classical
Archaeology group;
1 course from either the Ancient History group or the
Classical Art/Classical Archaeology group;
1 course from any group.
4th year
2 courses from the Ancient History group;
2 courses from the Classical Art/Classical
Archaeology group;
Dissertation.
Ancient History and Greek or Latin
3rd year
3 courses from the Ancient History group;
either Greek Language (A) or Latin Language (A);
2 further courses from either the Greek group or
the Latin group.
4th year
1 course from the Ancient History group;
2 further courses from either the Greek group or
the Latin group*;
1 course from any group;
Dissertation.
*If abroad in year 3, then either Greek Language (B) or Latin Language (B) must
usually be taken.
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Classical Archaeology and Greek or Latin
3rd year
3 courses from the Classical Art/Classical
Archaeology group;
either Greek Language (A) or Latin Language (A);
2 further courses from either the Greek group or
the Latin group.
4th year
1 course from the Classical Art/Classical
Archaeology group;
2 further courses from either the Greek group or
the Latin group*;
1 course from any group;
Dissertation.
*If abroad in year 3, then either Greek Language (B) or Latin Language (B) must
usually be taken.
Classical Studies
3rd year
4 courses from the Ancient History, Classical Art/
Classical Archaeology, Classical Literature in
Translation groups;
2 courses from any group.
4th year
2 courses from the Ancient History, Classical Art/
Classical Archaeology, Classical Literature in
Translation groups;
2 courses from any group;
Dissertation.
NB: At least 3 courses over the two years must be chosen from the Classical
Literature in Translation group.
Classics
3rd year
Greek Language (A);
Latin Language (A);
1 further course from the Greek group;
1 further course from the Latin group;
1 further course from either the Greek group or the
Latin group;
1 course from any group.
4th year
2 courses from the Greek group*;
2 courses from the Latin group*;
Dissertation.
*If abroad in year 3, then Greek Language (B) and Latin Language (B) must usually
be taken.
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Greek Studies
3rd year
Greek Language (A);
2 further courses from the Greek group;
2 courses related to the Greek world from the
Ancient History, Classical Art/Classical Archaeology,
Classical Literature in Translation groups;
1 course from any group.
4th year
3 courses from the Greek group*;
1 course related to the Greek world from the
Ancient History, Classical Art/Classical Archaeology,
Classical Literature in Translation groups;
Dissertation.
*If abroad in year 3, then Greek Language (B) must usually be taken.
Latin Studies
3rd year
Latin Language (A);
2 further courses from the Latin group;
2 courses relating to the Roman or Latin-speaking
world from the Ancient History, Classical
Art/Classical Archaeology, Classical Literature in
Translation groups;
1 course from any group.
4th year
3 courses from the Latin group*:
1 course relating to the Roman or Latin-speaking
world from the Ancient History, Classical
Art/Classical Archaeology, Classical Literature in
Translation groups;
Dissertation.
*If abroad in year 3, then Latin Language (B) must usually be taken.
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B: Joint degrees with other Subject Areas (‘Combined Honours’)
1. The following joint degrees with other subject areas are offered:
English or Scottish Literature and Classics
History and Classics
Modern European Languages and Classics
(in these degrees the Classics element may be either Greek or Latin or a
combination of Ancient History, Classical Art and Classical Archaeology, and
Classical Literature in Translation)
Classics and Linguistics
(in which the Classics element is Greek)
Ancient and Medieval History
(History in Theory is compulsory)
Classics and English Language
Philosophy and Greek
Sanskrit and Greek or Latin
Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations
Classical and Middle East Studies
Archaeology and Ancient History
2.
All Combined Honours degrees share a common pattern, with the exception of
those which combine Classics with English or Scottish Literature or with Modern
European Languages. For all other degrees, the pattern for the two Honours
years is as follows:
3rd year: courses totalling 120 points must be taken;
of these 120 points, 40 must come from Classics, 40 from the other subject
area, and 40 from either subject area, at the student’s choice;
4th year: courses totalling 120 points must be taken;
of these 120 points, 40 must come from Classics and 40 from the other subject
area; students must also write a dissertation, which will account for the
remaining 40 points;
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the dissertation may discuss a topic which arises from either subject area or
which bridges the two.
3.
In the Combined Honours degree in Modern European Languages and Classics,
students spend their 3rd year abroad, in a country appropriate to their chosen
modern European language. They normally attend a university in that country
and take classical courses of suitable content and level, worth 40 credits
(= 20 ECTS credits).
A further 20 credits relate to preparation for the dissertation, which may be
either in Classics or in the modern European language. If the dissertation is in
Classics, the student must during the third year make progress in defining and
investigating a suitable topic and in compiling a bibliography.
The completion of the dissertation in 4th year counts for a further 20 credits.
The dissertation is assessed as a whole at the end of that year; overall it
counts as two units of assessment (= 20 credits preparation + 20 credits
completion). In addition, Classics options worth 60 credits are taken (for those
choosing a Latin or Greek pathway Latin Language (B) or Greek Language (B) is
usually compulsory).
[For the modern European language requirements in years 3 & 4 see the
information in the DELC handbook and the DRPS entry for the degree.]
4.
In the Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations degree, in 3rd year you must take a
total of 120 credits. Of these 120 credits, 60 credits must come from Classics
(Ancient History or Classical Archaeology courses) and 60 credits must come
from Archaeology. In 4th year you must take a total of 120 credits. Of these 120
credits, 40 credits must come from Classics (Ancient History or Classical
Archaeology courses), 40 credits must come from Archaeology and 40 credits
from a dissertation in either Classics or Archaeology.
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SECTION III:
CLASSICS HONOURS COURSES and their DESCRIPTIONS
Students taking Classics courses in the third and fourth years of any degree programme have a fairly wide menu from which to
choose. A list of the courses which will be offered in 2016-17 is given on the following pages, each identified with one or more of
the groupings Ancient History, Classical Art and Archaeology, Classical Literature in Translation, Greek and Latin. There are also
beginners’ courses in the languages which are available to Honours students who have not already taken the relevant language at
sub-Honours level.
There are also courses listed below that are taught by other subject areas but nonetheless count as Classics courses for this
exercise. Please check that you have the prerequisites for the courses you apply for: if you choose to take any courses offered by
other subject areas it is your responsibility to ensure that there is no timetable clash; similarly if you are taking a joint degree.
All of these courses are graded as ‘level 10’ courses, and with the exception of the Classics Dissertation, worth 40 credits, they are
all worth 20 credit points. Most courses (exceptions indicated below) last for one semester. The ways in which these courses may be
combined to make up the different degree programmes is set out in Section II of this Handbook.
For Contact Information please see page 5.
For information on the application process go to
http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student/undergraduate/classics/honours-options.htm
PLEASE NOTE:
 All information is accurate at the time of publishing but the official version of these courses is
available in the Degree Programme Tables (via MyEd).
 Further courses will be offered throughout the year: information will be sent to your
university e-mail account when details of these courses are known.
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SEMESTER 1
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Ancient
History
ANHI10067 /
Studying
Ancient
History 1:
Alexander the
Great
In 336/5 BC, a young general
launched a campaign that made
him famous for all time. In this
course, students will follow in the
footsteps of Alexander, and
experience the culture of a court
on the move. The journey from
small-town Pella in Macedon to
the Persian metropolis of Babylon
was not just a monumental
enterprise, but rather a legend in
the making. Participants will
explore the multifaceted evidence
from contemporary historiography
to material culture, and will
engage with the historical and
mythic traditions that stemmed
from the events. Although
Alexander is the protagonist of the
course, we will also investigate
the people around him who
contributed to the constant
recalibration of his image. The
historical Alexander remains an
enigma, and so he was even in his
own lifetime, but participants will
have the opportunity to acquire
the necessary skills and tools to
begin decoding his legendary life.
Prerequisites
A pass in
Ancient
History 2A
(ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013)
or equivalent
experience
at the Course
Organiser's
discretion
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour) degree
examination (60%)
9-10 a.m.
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
CHRISTIAN
DJURSLEV
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Ancient
History
ANHI10068 /
Studying
Ancient
History 2: the
Jewish
Diaspora
Under the Roman empire, imperial
rulers had to deal with the very
different backgrounds of their
various subjects, and provincials in
turn adapted to or resisted the
coming of Rome in a variety of
ways. The situation of Jews
outside of their Judaean homeland
is a particularly fascinating case in
point within this broader picture.
Jewish communities were spread
very widely across the empire,
meaning that many Jews lived side
by side with their pagan and later
their Christian neighbours. What
was the extent and nature of the
impact of this situation on their
identity? This course will provide
an introduction to the sources and
history of the Jewish diaspora
under Rome up to c. 450 C.E.,
covering both the eastern and
western empire, as well as the
community in Rome itself.
Students will consider the position
and lives of Jews as a case study
for the impact of empire on
subject communities, but will also
evaluate the extent to which we
can indeed use this particular case
as a representative example.
Prerequisites
A pass in
Ancient
History 2A
(ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013)
or equivalent
experience
at the course
organiser's
discretion
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour) degree
examination (60%)
2-4 p.m.
Tuesday
KIMBERLEY
CZAJKOWSKI
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Ancient
History
ANHI 10069 /
Studying
Ancient
History 3:
Persuasion in
Ancient
Greece
OR
Classical
Literature
Ancient
History
OR
Classical
Literature
ANHI10052 /
Empresses and
Others
Course Description
Prerequisites
The persuasive arts were deeply
A pass in
important within the culture of the Ancient
Ancient Greeks, embedded not only History 2A
in their educational system but also (ANHI08014)
in their very way of life. Through the and Ancient
genres of epic, oratory,
History 2B
historiography, philosophy and
(ANHI08013)
drama, we will investigate the
or equivalent
development of persuasion from its experience
earliest roots in Homer’s epics,
at the Course
through to the standardisation of
Organiser's
rhetorical practice in Aristotle’s The discretion
Art of Rhetoric and its formalisation
in the Second Sophistic in the second
century AD. In doing so, we will
reflect on how our own use of
persuasion, for example in the likes
of politics, business and marketing,
has been shaped and informed by
ancient practices.
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour) degree
examination (60%)
10-11 a.m.
Monday
and
Wednesday
EMMA
NICHOLSON
The course will explore the
sources for the study of Roman
women and will evaluate the
depiction of Imperial women in art
and literature as well as
investigate the reality of their
lives. Students will become aware
of the historiography of the study
of Roman women over the last 100
years and the development of
women’s history as an academic
discipline. Topics will include
succession issues; ideas of power;
religion and morality; domestic
life (court); literary constructions;
artistic image.
One case study (25%);
one essay (25%); one (2hour) degree
examination (50%)
4-5 p.m.
Tuesday
and
Thursday
SANDRA
BINGHAM
A pass in
Ancient
History 2A
(ANHI08014)
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Ancient
History
ANHI10056 /
After
Alexander
A series of wars between
Alexander's generals divided
Alexander's empire into three
powerful kingdoms, based in
Macedon, Syria, and Egypt. The
former subjects of Persia now
found themselves ruled by GrecoMacedonian kings. But it was not
simply a change of ruler. Greeks
arrived in their thousands to
inhabit these newly-acquired
territories, living in the new Greek
cities founded by Alexander and
his successors, centres of Greek
culture in an alien land. In
exploring the Hellenistic World we
will be concentrating especially on
the years from the death of
Alexander down to the end of the
third century and ranging over the
whole eastern Mediterranean.
A pass in
Ancient
History 2A
(ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013)
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One essay (30%); one
(2-hour) degree
examination (70%)
2-4 p.m.
Thursday
ANDREW
ERSKINE
Subject
Area
Ancient
History
Course Code /
Title
ANHI10026 /
The Emperor
in the Late
Roman World
Course Description
Prerequisites
The emperors of Rome held, and
A pass in
were seen to hold, enormous
Ancient
power, but due to the limitations
History 2A
on asserting authority, the extent
(ANHI08014)
of the empire, and ordinary human or Ancient
failings, the actual power of
History 2B
Roman emperors varied
(ANHI08013)
enormously in Late Antiquity. This or Classical
course explores the role and
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person of emperor from Diocletian (CLTR08008)
and Constantine to Justinian. In
or Latin 2A
this period, the duties, roles,
(LATI08011)
rights, privileges, and ceremonial
or Latin 2B
of the emperor and his
(LATI08012)
bureaucratic machinery
transformed in many ways, most
visibly through elevation to a
semi-divine figure attended by
elaborate ceremonies and through
the imperial adoption of
Christianity. Students will have
the opportunity to study the
various sources for the Late
Roman emperors as well as the
colourful figures who held this
office, the powerful and the
puppets, the bloodthirsty and the
pious, and how they ran the
machinery of Empire.
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay (40%); one
(2-hour) degree
examination (60%)
9-11 a.m.
Friday
MATTHEW
HOSKIN
Subject
Area
Ancient
History
OR
Classical
Archaeology
Course Code / Course Description
Title
Constantinople, easily the largest
CHCA10005 /
Constantinople and most splendid city of medieval
Christendom down to the early
thirteenth century, was adorned
by the majestic dome of its
famous cathedral church of Hagia
Sophia - a landmark for all to
behold - its unique collection of
ancient statuary, and the world's
choicest collection of relics. The
course traces the four life cycles
of this medieval megalopolis, from
Constantine and Justinian's late
antique city via its middle (c.7501204) and late Byzantine (12611453) incarnations to the Ottoman
conquest in 1453 plus subsequent
transformation into an Islamic
capital. Participants will become
familiar with both textual and
material sources on
Constantinople's history; all
written sources will be provided in
English translation.
Prerequisites
A pass in 40
credits of
first level
courses
(History,
Classics or
Archaeology)
or equivalent
and a pass in
40 credits of
second level
courses
(History,
Classics or
Archaeology)
or
equivalent.
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Assessment
Timetable
Practical examination
9-11 a.m.
(short oral
Thursday
presentation) (10%);
one essay (30%); one (2hour) degree
examination (60%)
Course
Organiser
NIELS GAUL
and
EMANUELE
INTAGLIATA
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Classical
CACA10031 / A
Archaeology Topic in
Classical
OR
Archaeology 1:
Palmyra: the
Ancient
rise and fall of
History
the ‘Bride of
the Desert’
Course Description
Palmyra, modern Tadmur,
flourished in Roman times as a
trading stop along the Silk Road.
The impressive urban development
that the city underwent in this
period reflects the existence of a
unique urban identity that was the
result of complex cross-cultural
interrelations between the East
and the West. Most of the
archaeological remains still visible
today in Palmyra are the direct
expression of this culturally mixed
community and mainly to these
remains the city owes its fame.
Indeed the grandeur and splendour
of the architecture that developed
between the 1st and the
3rd century was the main reason
for the choice of Palmyra as an
UNESCO world heritage site as
early as 1980. By combining
written sources and the
archaeological record, we will
explore the history and remains of
an a-typical Roman city, focusing
on the uniqueness of Palmyra
within the panorama of Roman
urbanism. We will reflect on the
causes of its fall and how, despite
having lost its trading role, the
city continued to survive
throughout Late Antiquity thanks
to its adaptability to changed
political circumstances.
Prerequisites
Classical Art
2A (CACA
08009) and
Classical
Archaeology
2B (CACA
08010) or at
discretion of
the course
organiser
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay (50%);
one (2-hour) degree
examination (50%)
4-6 p.m.
Monday
EMANUELE
INTAGLIATA
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Classical
CACA10032 /
Archaeology A Topic in
Classical
OR
Archaeology 2:
The Roman
Ancient
Provinces
History
Course Description
This course will explore provincial
life under the Roman Empire,
examining the reasons behind the
expansion of the Empire and
investigating the processes
involved in the subsequent
integration of provincial areas into
the Empire. Looking both East and
West, we will focus on the
archaeological evidence, while
also incorporating textual sources,
to consider what life was like in
the Roman provinces. What did it
mean to live in Roman Germany or
Roman Turkey? We will discuss
major theoretical issues such as
Romanization, globalization, and
identity as we investigate
provincial urbanism, economies,
rural settlements, the military,
politics, art and religion
Prerequisites
Classical Art
2A (CACA
08009) and
Classical
Archaeology
2B (CACA
08010) or at
the
discretion of
the course
organiser
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay (50%);
one (2-hour) degree
examination (50%)
11 a.m. –
CANDACE
1 p.m.
RICE
Wednesday
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Classical
Literature
CLGE 10008 /
Topics in
Byzantine
Literary
History
The course investigates the Greek
('Byzantine') literature of the
Middle Ages and the medieval fate
and transmission of Ancient Greek
literature, with which Byzantine
rhetorical production found itself
in a constant and productive
dialogue. Covering some eleven
hundred and fifty years from the
second sophistic movement and
late antiquity to the end of the
Byzantine empire in the early
Renaissance period, it offers a
chronological survey of changing
literary practices and tastes by
throwing five spot-lights on
seminal 'threshold periods of
Byzantine literary production,
followed by five sessions devoted
to current debates in scholarship.
All source texts will be provided in
English translation.
Prerequisites
A pass in 40
credits of
first level
courses
(History or
Classics) or
equivalent
and a pass in
40 credits of
second level
courses
(History or
Classics) or
equivalent.
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Practical examination
(short oral
presentation) (10%);
one essay (30%); one
(2-hour) degree
examination (60%)
11 a.m. –
1 p.m.
Friday
NIELS GAUL
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Classical
Literature
CLTR10020 /
Roman Satire
Satire is an entertaining,
provocative, and powerful literary
genre that the Romans claimed as
their own invention. This course
will focus (in translation) on the
satirists of the late Republic and
early Empire, including Lucilius,
Horace, Persius, Seneca the
Younger, and Juvenal; modern
descendants will also feature.
Alongside questions of genre and
literary technique, attention will
be given to historical and
sociopolitical contexts: satiric
themes include society, morality,
class, politics, authority, freedom
of speech, patronage, literature,
food, sex, and obscenity.
Greek
GREE10014 /
Early Greek
Philosophy
Prerequisites
A pass in
Classical
Literature 2
(CLTR08008)
or at the
discretion of
the course
organiser
Assessment
Timetable
Coursework (40%): one
short exercise and one
long exercise;
one 2-hour degree
examination (60%)
11 a.m. –
12 noon
Tuesday
and
Thursday
NB: Latin Satire (LATI10004)
cannot be taken in combination
with this course.
A survey of Early Greek Philosophy, A pass in
Coursework (40%): one
starting from the Homeric and
Greek 2A and midterm translation
Hesiodic background, down to the
Greek 2B
test; one essay; one 2early Atomists, including an
hour degree
introduction to early Greek
examination (60%)
cosmological speculation and the
early history of the problem of
knowledge. We will also consider
the relation between philosophical
content and literary form.
Readings will be in Greek with
additional material in translation.
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10-11 a.m.
Tuesday
and 12-1
p.m.
Thursday
Course
Organiser
DONNCHA
O’ROURKE
SIMON
TREPANIER
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Greek
GREE10012 /
Hellenistic
Poetry
The aim of this course is to study
Hellenistic Poetry by examining in the
original Greek a selection of works of the
period's most important poets (especially
Callimachus, Apollonius and Theocritus)
and/or selected passages from their works
and that of others. Particular attention is
paid to literary innovations and the
interpretive issues that arise from them.
Latin
LATI10027 /
The
Catilinarian
Conspiracy
Latin
LATI10004 /
Latin Satire
This course will provide an opportunity to
study in detail one of the bestdocumented episodes of ancient history,
the Catilinarian conspiracy of 63-62 BC,
within its historical (political and social)
context. The course will also involve
literary study of the principal sources.
Satire is an entertaining, provocative, and
powerful literary genre that the Romans
claimed as their own invention. Horace
(65 BC-AD 8), Persius (AD 34-62), Seneca
the Younger (c. 4 BC - AD 65), and Juvenal
(ca. AD 60-130s) will be read in Latin with
due consideration to genre, literary
technique, and ideology. Themes of
satire, and so of this course, include
society, morality, class, politics,
authority, freedom of speech, patronage,
literature, food, sex, and obscenity.
NB: Roman Satire (CLTR10020) cannot be
taken in combination with this course.
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Prerequisites
A pass in
Greek 2A and
Greek 2B
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
One essay
(30%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(70%).
2-4 p.m.
Monday
RICHARD
RAWLES
A pass in Latin
2A or Latin 2A
Ex-beginners
and Latin 2B
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%)
2-4 p.m.
Friday
DOMINIC
BERRY
A pass in Latin
2A or Latin 2A
Ex-beginners
and Latin 2B.
Coursework
(40%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%)
5-6 p.m.
Tuesday and
Thursday
DONNCHA
O’ROURKE
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Ancient
GREE10017 /
History
Greek 1Ha
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
This Honours course introduces absolute
NONE
beginners to the morphology and syntax of
classical Greek.
11 am –
RICHARD
12 noon,
RAWLES
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday.
Ancient
GREE10027 /
History
Greek 2Ha
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
This course is intended to enable those
who have taken Greek 1Ha and 1Hb to
advance their knowledge of the language,
and also so that those who have taken
Greek 1A and 1B in their second year are
not prevented from studying the language
at Honours level. The course will include
reading and language classes and
linguistically based tutorials on subjects
including prose composition; students will
have further tutorials relating to the
subjects of their terminal essays.
11 am 12 noon,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Friday
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Weekly class
exercises
(30%);
one written
assignment
(10%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%).
A pass in
Weekly class
Greek 1A and
exercises
Greek 1B
(20%);
one essay
OR
(30%);
one (2-hour)
A pass in
Greek 1Ha and degree
examination
Greek 1Hb
(50%).
SIMON
TREPANIER
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Ancient
LATI10017 /
History
Latin 1Ha
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
This Honours course introduces absolute
beginners to the morphology and syntax of
classical Latin.
Ancient
LATI10030 /
History
Latin 2Ha
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
This course is intended to enable those who
have taken Latin 1Ha and 1Hb to advance
their knowledge of the language, and also so
that those who have taken Latin 1A and 1B in
their second year are not prevented from
studying the language at Honours level.
The course will include reading and language
classes and linguistically based tutorials on
subjects including prose composition;
students will have further tutorials relating
to the subjects of their terminal essays.
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Prerequisites
NONE
A pass in
Latin 1A and
Latin 1B
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Weekly
exercises
(15%); one
midterm class
test (15%); one
written
assignment
(10%); one (2hour) degree
exam (60%).
1-2 p.m.,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Friday.
SANDRA
BINGHAM
1-2 p.m.,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Friday.
GAVIN
KELLY
Weekly class
exercises
(20%);
one essay
OR
(30%);
one (2-hour)
A pass in
Latin 1Ha and degree
examination
Latin 1Hb
(50%).
SEMESTER 2
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Ancient
History
ANHI10070 /
Studying
Ancient
History 4:
What does the concept of ‘identity’
involve? Was there a consistent
‘Roman identity’ throughout the
Roman Empire? These are the two
Multiculturalism recurring questions in this course. The
and Identities modern concepts of ‘identities’ and
‘cultural contact’ will be employed in
in the Western order to examine the lives of
Roman Empire individuals and communities in the
Western Roman provinces, the impact
of the Roman rule on the native
communities, and how this can be
assessed. Aspects of Romanisation will
be questioned and cases where
individuals maintain and implicitly
demonstrate their indigenous
identities will be interpreted.
Evidence will be drawn from a variety
of sources, ranging from epigraphy,
material culture, and Roman
literature, but no prior knowledge is
required. The topics considered will
be paralleled often to the theories and
the experiences of multiculturalism in
the modern world. Provinces under
consideration: Roman Britain, Gaul,
Germany, and to a lesser extent the
Hispaniae, for the period: late 1st c.
BC – 3rd c. AD.
A pass in
Ancient History
2A (ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013) or
equivalent
experience at
the course
organiser's
discretion
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%)
4-6 p.m.
Monday
ANDREAS
GAVRIALATOS
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Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Ancient
History
ANHI10071 /
Studying
Ancient
History 5:
Client
Kingship under
Rome
Rome ruled a vast geographic empire,
employing a range of techniques to
keep her provinces under control. But
what happened beyond the provinces
and at the borders? And was direct
annexation of a region always a
viable, cost-effective solution for the
imperial rulers? Between independent
foreign power and province lay the
phenomenon that provides the focus
of this course: “client kingship”.
Rome’s influence in these kingdoms
was felt, to a greater or lesser degree,
but these territories, their rulers and
their peoples retained some degree of
independence too. In a combination of
topic-based work and particular case
studies, students will be introduced to
various client kingdoms from the
Roman imperial era, including the
Herodians in Judaea and the various
British client rulers. The level of
consistency we find across regions and
dynasties will be a core theme, as will
the appropriateness of the
terminology of “client” or “friendly”
kingship. But in particular students
will consider the complex power
dynamic we find in such territories as
a means of understanding the nature
of the Roman empire, from both the
Roman and “other” point of view.
A pass in
Ancient History
2A (ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013) or
equivalent
experience at
the course
organiser's
discretion
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%)
9-11 a.m.
Thursday
KIMBERLEY
CZAJKOWSKI
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Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Ancient
History
ANHI10072 /
Studying
Ancient
History 6:
Polybios and
the Challenge
of Change
Two worlds, one rising and one falling;
the Mediterranean a tumult of change
in the second century BC as Greece and
Rome collide. This was a period that
saw dramatic transformations in
politics, society, warfare and
technology in the wake of an
increasingly connected and multicultural environment. Polybios’ work
not only provides a recording of these
events, but also offers up coping
strategies with which to deal with
these changes. We will look at how the
ancient historian interpreted change
both first-hand and historically,
whether or not he encouraged
traditional or innovative action in the
face of it, and how he himself was an
agent of change. In doing so, we will
reflect on the relationship between
historians and change more generally,
and on how we in a modern world have
understood and responded to violent
change within world affairs.
A pass in
Ancient History
2A (ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013) or
equivalent
experience at
the course
organiser's
discretion
One essay (40%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%)
2-3 p.m.
Monday and
Thursday
EMMA
NICHOLSON
OR
Classical
Literature
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Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Ancient
History
ANHI10073 /
Studying
Ancient History
7: Animals in
Antiquity
This course invites students to explore a
wide range of features and themes
associated with animals in the ancient
world. Just as today, animals were at the
heart of ancient life. They played the
most diverse and dynamic roles in the rich
literary, iconographic, and archaeological
material from Graeco-Roman antiquity.
Participants will engage with ideas about
them from a number of perspectives,
focussing on case studies of wild and
domestic animals, or human activities
involving animals, such as hunting,
husbandry, and rituals. The aim is not
only to gain an insight into the functions
and representations of animals, but also
to reflect critically upon the conceptions
of the relationship between animals and
humans, and how they resonate with us
today.
A pass in Ancient
History 2A
(ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013) or
equivalent
experience at
the course
organiser's
discretion
One essay
(40%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(60%)
3-4 p.m.
Monday and
Thursday
CHRISTIAN
DJURSLEV
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Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Ancient
History
ANHI10073 /
Studying
Ancient
History 9: The
Bishop and
the City of
Rome in Late
Antiquity
The transformation of the Bishop of Rome
into the early medieval pope is one of the
most influential developments of Late
Antiquity, and transformed the
subsequent politics and culture of Europe
to this day. At the same time that her
bishop was rising to international
eminence, the city of Rome found her
own secular power waning. Each of these
Late Roman developments has been a
subject of enduring interest, as well as of
much mythmaking and misunderstanding.
By examining the story of Rome and her
bishop from the Emperor Constantine’s
conversion to Pope Gregory the Great
(590-604), this course aims to help
students explore the realities behind the
myths. Studying these parallel stories will
involve the assessment of different
varieties of textual and material evidence
and bring students into contact with the
major themes associated with the Later
Roman Empire.
A pass in Ancient
History 2A
(ANHI08014)
and Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013) or
equivalent
experience at
the course
organiser's
discretion
One essay
(40%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(60%)
11 a.m. –
MATTHEW
12 noon
HOSKIN
Tuesday and
Wednesday
Ancient
History
ANHI 10022 /
Violence and
Disorder in
Roman Society
133-31 BC
The course will address the nature of the
problem, Roman attitudes to violence,
and legislation concerned with violence;
this will be followed by a detailed
examination of the individual outbreaks of
civil disorder from the tribunate of
Tiberius Gracchus (133 BC) to the Peace
of Brundisium (40 BC). During the course,
students will also become familiar with
the workings of the Roman republican
constitution.
A pass in Roman
World 1A
(CLGE08003) and
Ancient History
2A (ANHI08014).
One essay
(40%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(60%)
2-4 p.m.
Friday
OR
Classical
Literature
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Course
Organiser
DOMINIC
BERRY
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Classical
CACA10018 /
Art and
Early and
Archaeology Archaic Greek
Art and
Archaeology
An exploration of Greek art and
architecture and society from its
beginnings in the Bronze Age through the
Dark Ages, and the Geometric and Archaic
periods (c. 3000-480 B.C.). Emphasis will
be on political, historical, religious, and
social context. Of special interest are
Greek interactions with the Near East, the
development of the polis, large-scale
sanctuaries and architecture; the function
and deployment of myth in vase painting
and sculpture; new forms of government;
class structure.
A pass in
The Greek World
1A (CLGE08001)
and Classical
Archaeology 2B
(CACA08010) is
required.
Classical Art 2A
(CACA08009) is
recommended
Coursework
(essay and
class
participation)
– 50%; one 2hour degree
examination –
50%
5-6 p.m.
JUDY
Tuesday and BARRINGER
10-11 a.m.
Wednesday
Classical
CACA10029 /
Art and
Mediterranean
Archaeology Maritime
Archaeology
By studying both marine and terrestrial
elements - the broadly conceived
'maritime cultural landscape' of the
Mediterranean world - this course aims to
broaden students' understanding of the
many roles that the Mediterranean Sea
played in daily life in antiquity from the
Bronze Age through the early Medieval
Period. Much of the course will focus
around the practicalities of sailing. Who
were the ship captains, merchants, and
sailors of antiquity? How did they plan
their journeys? How long were journeys
and how did various factors such as wind
patterns and seasonality affect journey
length? How did technological aspects of
seafaring (from harbours to ship
construction) develop over time? In
addition to using archaeological and
textual evidence, the course will also
draw upon ethnographic studies and more
recent data on shipping to inform the
ancient picture.
A pass in Ancient
History 2B
(ANHI08013) OR
Classical Art 2A:
(CACA08009) OR
Classical
Archaeology 2b:
(CACA08010)
Coursework:
one essay
(30%); one
class
presentation
(10%); one 2hour degree
examination –
60%
11 a.m. –
1 p.m.
Thursday
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Course
Organiser
CANDACE
RICE
Subject
Area
Classical
Literature
OR
Ancient
History
Course Code /
Title
CLTR10009 /
Troy after the
Fall
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
The Trojan War was the subject of the
greatest of Greek poems, Homer's Iliad,
but it was also a myth that was constantly
reinvented to suit changing times and
needs. This course explores its
transformations in literature, art and
local traditions, asking what Troy meant
for the Greeks. The story of Troy,
however, was not only a Greek story; with
Vergil's Aeneid it underpinned one of the
key texts of Latin literature. This course
will also look at the Trojan myth in this
Roman context, where it came to be
incorporated into the public image of the
powerful Iulian family. The course will use
a range of sources, not only literary
sources such as Homer, Vergil and
Athenian drama but also artistic,
numismatic and epigraphic material.
Some of the literary sources will be
familiar but approached in fresh ways,
others such as Lycophron are likely to be
encountered for the first time. Topics to
be covered include: Homer; Athens and
the Persian Wars; Alexander; kinship
diplomacy; Troy in the West; Augustus;
Ilion; Schliemann and the rediscovery of
Troy.
A pass in
Classical
Literature 2
(CLTR08008) or
Ancient History
2A (ANHI08014)
is normally
required; or at
the discretion of
the course
organiser
One essay
(30%);
one 2-hour
degree
examination
(70%)
9-11 a.m.
Monday
31
Course
Organiser
ANDREW
ERSKINE
Subject
Area
Classical
Literature
OR
Ancient
History
Greek
Course Code
/ Title
CLTR10014 /
Monsters,
Murder and
Mayhem:
Biography in
the Ancient
World
GREE10033 /
Greek Epic
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
This course will look at biography
throughout antiquity and the ways in
which it reconstructed the lives of
prominent individuals. Authors and works
to be studied include the Old Testament,
Xenophon, Nepos, the Gospels,
Suetonius, Plutarch, and the Historia
Augusta. Discussion will centre on the
question of what constitutes biography,
the way in which biography was used by
individual authors and what it can reveal
about the period in which it was
composed.
This course will examine in detail a
number of important Greek epic poems
from antiquity, with a particular focus on
the development of and intertextual
interactions within the epic genre. The
key texts to be studied will include
selections from Homer's Odyssey, Books 1
and 3 of Apollonius' Argonautica, and
Triphiodorus' Sack of Troy. The course
will cover, too, the Homeric Hymns,
Epyllion (esp. Callimachus) and texts
from contiguous genres.
A pass in
Ancient History
2A (ANHI08014)
or at the
discretion of the
course organiser
One biography
writing project
(15%); one
essay (25%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%)
A pass in Greek
2A and Greek
2B.
One essay
(40%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(60%).
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Timetable
Course
Organiser
4-5 p.m.
SANDRA
Tuesday and BINGHAM
Thursday
2-4 p.m.
Tuesday
CALUM
MACIVER
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Latin
LATI10040 /
Later Latin
Poetry 2
A pass in Latin
2A or Latin 2A
Ex-beginners
and Latin 2B
Coursework
(50%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(50%)
9-10 a.m.
Wednesday
and Friday
Latin
LATI10041 /
Topic in Latin
Literature 1:
Medieval Latin
In late antiquity, Latin poets reworked the
Classical tradition and invented new forms
of poetry. Their works are interesting in
their own right and also important for any
understanding of Western culture. This
year the course will cover mythological
poetry and the reception of Vergil, with a
particular focus on book six of the Aeneid
and Claudian's epic De raptu Proserpinae.
There will probably also be time to
consider Ausonius's Cupido cruciatus, the
short cento Hippodamia, and the
commentary tradition for Vergil. Topics for
discussion will include intertextuality, ludic
poetry, and intellectual history
Latin continued to be the primary language
of literature in Europe for a thousand years
after the end of antiquity. This course will
introduce this vast terra incognita with
selected readings in Medieval Latin
literature, including the parody grammar of
Virgil Maro grammaticus (s. vii), the De
exilio animae of Honorius Augustodunensis
(s. xii), the love letters of Abelard and
Heloise (s. xii) and the Carmina burana (s.
xiii). Themes discussed will include the
relationship of Medieval Latin literature to
both the Classical tradition and the broader
medieval world, with a focus on developing
the skills of reading Latin extensively and
intensively.
A pass in Latin
2A or Latin 2A
Ex-beginners
and Latin 2B
One essay
(40%); one (2hour) degree
examination
(60%)
10-11 a.m.
Monday and
Tuesday
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Course
Organiser
AARON
PELTTARI
JUSTIN
STOVER
Subject
Area
Ancient
History
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
Course Code
/ Title
GREE10018 /
Greek 1HB
Course Description
Pre-requisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
This Honours course develops nearbeginners' knowledge of the morphology
and syntax of Classical Greek and their
skill in reading original Greek texts.
Greek 1Ha
Weekly class
exercises
(30%);
one written
assignment
(10%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%).
11 am –
12 noon,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday.
RICHARD
RAWLES
Ancient
History
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
GREE10028 /
Greek 2Hb
This course is intended to enable those
who have taken Greek 1Ha and 1Hb to
advance their knowledge of the
language, and also so that those who
have taken Greek 1A and 1B in their
second year are not prevented from
studying the language at Honours level.
The course will include reading and
language classes and linguistically based
tutorials on subjects including prose
composition; students will have further
tutorials relating to the subjects of their
terminal essays.
Greek 2A or
Greek 2Ha
Weekly class
exercises (20%);
one essay (30%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(50%)
11 am –
12 noon,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Friday.
CALUM
MACIVER
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Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Ancient
LATI10018 /
History
Latin 1Hb
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
This Honours course develops near
beginners' knowledge of the morphology
and syntax of classical Latin, their skill in
reading original Latin texts, and their
understanding of the common Latin roots
of the Romance languages.
Ancient
LATI10031 /
History
Latin 2Hb
OR
Classical
Literature
OR
Classical
Archaeology
This course is intended to enable those
who have taken Latin 1Ha and 1Hb to
advance their knowledge of the language,
and also so that those who have taken
Latin 1A and 1B in their second year are
not prevented from studying the language
at Honours level.
The course will include reading and
language classes and linguistically based
tutorials on subjects including prose
composition; students will have further
tutorials relating to the subjects of their
terminal essays.
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Prerequisites
Latin 1Ha
Latin 2A or
Latin 2A Exbeginners or
Latin 2Ha
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Weekly class
exercises
(15%);
one midterm
class test
(15%);
one written
assignment
(10%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(60%).
Weekly class
exercises
(20%);
one essay
(30%);
one (2-hour)
degree
examination
(50%).
1-2 p.m.,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Friday.
ANDREAS
GAVRIELATOS
1-2 p.m.,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Friday.
AARON
PELTTARI
FULL YEAR
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Prerequisites
All
Classics
Degrees
CLGE10003 /
Classics
Dissertation
An extended essay which investigates
independently a topic or problem or text.
Entry to
Classics
Honours
Greek
GREE10009 /
Greek
Language (A)
The course aims to develop advanced language
skills through regular unseen translation from
Greek into English and through study of two of
the following topics: Greek metre; Greek
textual criticism; Greek prose composition;
Greek rhetoric. In 2016/17 the topics will be
Greek textual criticism and Greek prose
composition.
A pass in
Greek 2A
and Greek
2B
One (3-hour)
degree
examination
(100%)
10-11 a.m.
Friday (plus
separately
arranged
tutorials)
Greek
GREE10010 /
Greek
Language (B)
The course aims to develop advanced language
skills through regular unseen translation from
Greek into English and through study of two of
the following topics: Greek metre; Greek
textual criticism; Greek prose composition;
Greek rhetoric. In 2016/17 the topics will be
Greek textual criticism and Greek prose
composition.
A pass in
Greek 2A
and Greek
2B
One (3-hour)
degree
examination
(100%)
10-11 a.m.
Friday (plus
separately
arranged
tutorials)
NB: This course cannot be taken if you have
taken Greek Language A, but is compulsory
for all those who were abroad in year three
(in exceptional circumstances students who
have completed equivalent study abroad may
apply to the Head of Classics for exemption
from the requirement to take the course).
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Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
SIMON
TREPANIER
(sem. 1);
SANDRA
BINGHAM
(sem. 2)
RICHARD
RAWLES
(sem. 1);
CALUM
MACIVER
(sem. 2)
RICHARD
RAWLES
(sem. 1);
CALUM
MACIVER
(sem. 2)
Subject
Area
Course Code /
Title
Course Description
Prerequisites
Assessment
Timetable
Course
Organiser
Latin
LATI10011 /
Latin
Language (A)
The course aims to develop advanced language
skills through regular unseen translation from
Latin into English and through study of two of
the following topics: Latin metre; Latin textual
criticism; Latin prose composition; Roman
rhetoric. In 2016/17 the topics will be Latin
textual criticism and Latin prose composition.
A pass in
Latin 2A or
2A Exbeginners
and Latin 2B
One (3-hour)
Degree
Examination
(100%)
DOMINIC
BERRY
(sem. 1);
GAVIN
KELLY
(sem. 2)
Latin
LATI10012 /
Latin
Language (B)
The course aims to develop advanced language
skills through regular unseen translation from
Latin into English and through study of two of
the following topics: Latin metre; Latin textual
criticism; Latin prose composition; Roman
rhetoric. In 2016/17 the topics will be Latin
textual criticism and Latin prose composition.
A pass in
Latin 2A or
2A Exbeginners
and Latin 2B
One (3-hour)
Degree
Examination
(100%).
12 noon –
1 p.m.
Tuesday
(plus
separately
arranged
tutorials)
12 noon –
1 p.m.
Tuesday
(plus
separately
arranged
tutorials)
DOMINIC
BERRY
(sem. 1);
GAVIN
KELLY
(sem. 2)
NB: This course cannot be taken if you have
taken Latin Language A, but is compulsory
for all those who were abroad in year three
(in exceptional circumstances students who
have completed equivalent study abroad may
apply to the Head of Classics for exemption
from the requirement to take the course).
Detailed information about courses where the lecturer has not yet been appointed will become available at a later date. Students
will be notified of these details and of any additional courses by e-mail correspondence. Please watch your University e-mail
account for such information.
Additions or changes may not be notified to you before the deadline for submission of your course preferences. Do not delay in
submitting on account of this! Students will be given the option of making a change to the selection which they have already made,
once any new courses are announced.
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Honours Courses offered by other subject areas
If



you decide to apply to take any of the following courses, it is your responsibility:
to ensure that you have the pre-requisites
to check that there is no clash with any other courses you are taking
to contact the subject area concerned in order to follow their application process.
Courses offered by other subject areas but can be taken as an Ancient History option:
History Please go to http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student/undergraduate/honours_choices/history/ for information on applying for
these courses:
Semester 1
HIST10397
CHCA10003
The peoples of Britain in the 1st millennium AD
History in Theory
Semester 2
CHCA10001
History in Practice (3rd years only)
Courses offered by other subject areas but can be taken as a Classical Art and Archaeology option:
Archaeology - please go to http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student/undergraduate/honours_choices/archaeology/ for information on
applying for these courses:
Semester 1
ARCA10023
ARCA10082
Etruscan Italy 1000-300 B.C.
Archaeology of Architecture
Semester 2
ARCA10027
ARCA10047
ARCA10055
Gallia from the 3rd century BC to Augustus
Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece
Byzantine Archaeology
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IV: COURSE PARTICIPATION and CONTACT
Admittance into the Honours programme is an indication that you are ready to
work at a much higher level and with a greater degree of independence and
commitment than at Sub-Honours level.
We expect you to take responsibility for your own learning, including wide reading
from the course bibliography. Your essays should be researched, reasoned and
informed pieces of work. Responsibility for your own learning also involves planning
your study and research; however, course organisers are of course available to
discuss essay plans and give essay feedback in their office hours and at other times,
by appointment.
A high level of participation is expected from students at Honours level. Many
classes are run as seminars or informal lectures and you will be expected to
prepare for class and answer/ask questions when appropriate. Class numbers are
kept as low as possible in order to allow for student participation.
Many courses have compulsory attendance in seminars and persistent absence from
classes without sufficient justification will be reported to your Personal Tutor.
All courses now have a website which displays information about the class,
including, at the very least, a copy of the course handbook. You are advised to
check this website regularly: failure to see a notice will not count as an excuse.
Messages about courses will routinely be circulated to students by e-mail. It is a
University requirement that students must respond to e-mails sent to their
University e-mail address, and it will be assumed that every member of the class
can be contacted at this address ([email protected]) and checks
incoming mail regularly.
Your Personal Tutor is the first port of call for problems of an academic or pastoral
nature. Any students who are worried about passing exams, or contemplating a
degree transfer, or thinking about graduating with an ordinary BA degree,
or experiencing any ill health or personal problems which affect coursework, should
contact their Personal Tutor. The Student Support Office also provides advice and
support on a range of matters, including curricula, registrations, degree transfers,
special circumstances and ill health, coursework extension requests and many
administrative procedures. Email: [email protected] or phone: 0131 651 1800.
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Attendance Monitoring
The legislation passed recently by the UK Government relating to Points-Based
Immigration requires all universities to monitor the attendance of their
international students.
In the College of Humanities and Social Science, we intend to meet this duty by
monitoring the attendance of all our students, as this will give us a positive
opportunity to identify and help all students who might be having problems of one
kind or another, or who might need more support.
We will do this by monitoring attendance of undergraduate students at these
standard contact points:
 registration including ‘Confirmation of Attendance’ at the start of each
academic year
 all coursework hand-ins
 attendance at all exams
You must be physically seen at these contact points to confirm that you remain at
Edinburgh and on-programme. Emails, including email copies of coursework supplied
in lieu of paper copies submitted in person, are not acceptable .
If you miss a contact point or anticipate doing so, please report to the School’s
Student Support Office, ideally in advance and in person. If you are absolutely
unable to report in person, please make contact by phone immediately on 0131 651
1800.
If you miss a contact point and don't provide a satisfactory explanation this may be
termed as non-attendance in which case we will investigate further and try to
make contact with you within 10 days. If we fail to do so successfully and you are
an international student, we will be obliged to report the non-attendance to the
College Dean. This could result in our sponsorship of you and your visa being
revoked. If you are not an international student, you should be aware that nonattendance may result in you being withdrawn from the programme.
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Student feedback and representation
Feedback from students is always welcome. You may either contact the course
organiser personally or speak to the Class Representative. Student representatives in
Honours Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Classical Literature, Greek and Latin
will be elected at the start of the academic year. They will serve on the Staff-Student
Liaison Committee and their contact details will be made available on the course
Learn sites.
At the end of each course, you will be asked for your anonymous comments on an
electronic course assessment questionnaire. These questionnaires are taken very
seriously by staff and you are requested to comment as fully as possible: in the
past student feedback has been very useful and has led to course redesign.
V: TEACHABILITY AND STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY
‘Teachability’ refers to our aim to make all our courses accessible to all students,
regardless of their disabilities.
Students with disabilities
We welcome students with disabilities (including those with specific learning
difficulties such as dyslexia) and are working to make all our courses accessible.
If you wish to talk to a member of staff about the course requirements and
your particular needs, please first contact the School's Student Support Office
(Room G.08, William Robertson Wing, or 0131 651 1800) who will direct you to the
appropriate member of academic staff and/or to the University's Disability Office.
You can also contact the Disability Office directly (3rd Floor, Main Library Building
or 0131 650 6828), and an Advisor will be happy to meet with you. The Advisor
can discuss possible adjustments and specific examination arrangements with
you, assist you with an application for Disabled Students' Allowance, give you
information about available technology and personal assistance such as note
takers, proof readers or dyslexia tutors, and prepare a Learning Profile for your
School which outlines recommended adjustments. You will be expected to
provide the Disability Office with evidence of disability - either a letter from
your GP or specialist, or evidence of specific learning difficulty. For dyslexia or
dyspraxia, this evidence must be a recent Chartered Educational Psychologist's
assessment. If you do not have this, the Disability Office can put you in touch
with an independent Educational Psychologist.
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VI: VISITING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
All courses are open to visiting undergraduates. You must complete all the work
of the class in order to gain full credit. If you are taking courses taught in the
second semester, you must take the degree examination at the end of the year; if
you are to be in Edinburgh only in the first semester, you will be required to
produce a special written assessment at the end of that semester, normally a
two-hour exam similar to the one you would have sat in the spring diet. Details
about this assessment will be in individual course handbooks.
We recognise that different countries have different academic environments and
expectations and you may find yourself unsure about what is expected of you in
Classics at Edinburgh. Your Personal Tutor should be able to advise you on general
academic matters but we also strongly encourage you to seek further advice from
your course organisers.
Visiting international students now have a representative on the Staff-Student
Liaison Committee, where students can voice concerns and suggestions, and you
will receive an email about this.
VII: PLAGIARISM AND ETHICS
Plagiarism is the act of copying or including in one's own work, without adequate
acknowledgement, intentionally or unintentionally, the work of another, for
one's own benefit. It is a form of cheating.
You must sign a Declaration of Own Work when submitting ANY coursework.
Academic work is based on a synthesis of sources and ideas. It is perfectly acceptable
to make use of another person’s ideas or opinions in formulating your own, but to use
another person’s work without acknowledging it, or under the pretence that it is your
own, is plagiarism, and is contrary to the principles of academic study. Please note
that coursework will be scanned through plagiarism checking software.
The following are examples of plagiarism:
1. Including in one’s own work extracts from another person’s work without the
use of quotation marks and the acknowledgement of the source (which may
be a book, a research paper, a web source, another student’s work, a
lecturer’s comments or class notes, data, lab work or pictures etc.).
2. Summarising another person’s work without acknowledgement.
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3. Using the ideas or help of another person without acknowledgement of the
source. Help can include, for example, the provision of materials, help from
librarians or technicians.
4. Copying the work of another student, with or without their knowledge or
agreement.
5. Cutting and pasting from electronic sources without explicit
acknowledgement of the URL/author, and without explicitly marking the
pasted text in inverted commas, or labelling the source of the diagram or
illustration. The inclusion of large amounts of such pasted material, even if
acknowledged, always raises doubts about how much of the work presented
should be credited to the student. The same applies to over-quotation from
a traditional, printed source.
Plagiarism is academically fraudulent, and is viewed by the University as a serious
disciplinary offence. It may be intentional or unintentional: the innocent misuse
of material without formal and proper acknowledgement can still constitute
plagiarism whether or not deliberate intent to cheat is involved.
Students can avoid plagiarism by ensuring that any sources used in submitted work
(other than examination scripts) are adequately acknowledged and properly
referenced, and that appropriate standards for academic practice in the relevant
subject area are always adhered to. This will include:
1. Providing full citation (with page numbers) of all sources (books, articles,
websites, newspapers, images, artefacts, lecture handouts, data sources
etc.) used in the preparation of a piece of work.
2. Properly referencing the sources of the arguments and ideas used in an
assignment, using the recognised reference system for the subject area.
Both quotations and paraphrased or summarised versions of arguments or
ideas should be referenced in this way.
3. Following other guidelines for preparing and presenting coursework as
provided by the subject area.
Further information on plagiarism and how to avoid it will be found at the
following url:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/academicservices/students/undergraduate/discipline/academic-misconduct
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Plagiarism software
Many areas of the University now use ‘Turnitin’ plagiarism detection software to
assist in detecting possible cases of plagiarism. The School of History, Classics and
Archaeology will run plagiarism detection software on all courses.
ETHICS POLICY
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology has an Ethics policy designed to
ensure that all research conducted by its staff and students meets a high standard
of respect, consideration, accountability and objectivity. Instances where ethical
issues may arise include: interviewing as part of an oral history project; the use of
private papers where consent both to use and then make use of the papers may be
required; work potentially involving defamation and detraction; material over
which copyright is either unclear or formal permission of use must be obtained;
and duties of confidentiality and disclosure. Fuller details of the School’s Ethical
criteria and procedures may be found at:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/history-classicsarchaeology/research/ethics-procedures
This site also contains the relevant forms for completion; if in doubt, fill them out.
These should then be sent to [email protected] to be read in the first
instance by the Research Director, possibly in consultation with your supervisor
and/or Head of Subject Areas. We would aim to provide you with a response within
48 hours during semester time.
VIII: COURSEWORK SUBMISSION
All undergraduate coursework in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is
marked anonymously. As of 2016/17, all coursework must be submitted
electronically, unless otherwise indicated. Information about how to submit your
work – and about any exceptions to the rule (e.g. for Greek and Latin courses) –
will be made available in September.
Coursework deadlines
It is essential for fairness that all students hand in their coursework by the same
deadline. There are penalties for late coursework submission.
It is your responsibility to check your own deadlines.
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Late Submission of Work

Late coursework will only be accepted without penalty if you have provided
a good reason and have been granted an extension in advance or exceptional
circumstances prevented you from doing so. See section on the SHCA student
intranet on Extensions.

Late coursework submitted without an authorised extension will be recorded
as late and the following penalties will apply: 5 percentage points will be
deducted for every calendar day or part thereof it is late, up to a maximum
of 5 calendar days. After this time a mark of zero will be recorded.

These penalties follow the University's Undergraduate Assessment Regulations.
Return of Coursework
You will be notified by email when coursework is ready for collection.
IX: GUIDELINES FOR ESSAYS IN CLASSICS
Students are strongly advised to study the "Guidelines for Essays in Classics", which
can be found via the link on the Classics website at:
http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student/undergraduate/classics/
Part 1 contains guidance on writing and structuring essays, and on the use of
primary and secondary sources. Part 2 gives rules for the presentation of essays and
dissertations, and explains how references and bibliographies should be set out.
Work which does not follow these guidelines will be penalised. Please read the
guidelines carefully and follow them in all your work in Classics.
As noted in Section IV, essays at Honours Level should be a step up from essays in
years 1 and 2. They should be researched, reasoned and informed pieces of work.
Responsibility for your own learning also involves planning your study and
research; however, course organisers are of course available to discuss essay plans
and give essay feedback in their office hours and at other times, by appointment.
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X: DISSERTATIONS
Your dissertation will be the longest piece of work you will submit towards your
degree assessment. It counts as the equivalent of two courses and has a credit
weighting of 40 points. The dissertation is an extended essay which investigates
independently a topic or problem or text. It is not a postgraduate thesis, in which
an original contribution is required, but it should represent your own investigation
of your chosen topic, carried out with a critical analysis and reasoned treatment of
evidence and issues.
For further information on the dissertation you should consult the Dissertation
Learn website where you will find the Dissertation Handbook:
XI: STUDY ABROAD IN YEAR 3
Three categories of students will be studying abroad in their third year.
1. Students who are on the M.A. (Hons) in Modern European Languages and
Classics degree programme. They normally attend a University in the country
appropriate to their Modern Language programme under an Erasmus
exchange scheme and take classical courses of appropriate content and
level, worth 40 Edinburgh credits = 20 ECTS credits.
2. Students who have been selected by the subject area for an ERASMUS place
at a partner university in Europe, or, exceptionally, who have gained an
ERASMUS place on an undersubscribed exchange belonging to another
subject area.
3. Students who have gained a place on the University of Edinburgh’s
International exchange scheme (e.g. in USA, Canada or Australia). Such
places are subject to university-wide competition.
By April of your second year (much earlier in the case of International exchanges)
the process of selection/nomination will usually have been completed. However,
detailed arrangements for your courses will remain to be discussed with your
Personal Tutor and the exchange programmes officer and to be confirmed by the
Head of Classics.
Please note the following:(a)
You will normally be expected to take a full work-load of courses at the host
university (i.e. the norm for a full-time student at that institution). At
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universities in the E.U. a normal work-load for a full year would be 60 ECTS1
credits (1 ECTS credit = 2 University of Edinburgh credits). If you are a
modern language student, the work-load will be adjusted to 40 Edinburgh
credits = 20 ECTS credits to allow for your commitments to your modern
language studies.
(b)
The courses must be of appropriate level and content, and should not
overlap significantly with courses which you intend to take in fourth year,
on return to Edinburgh.
(c)
You will be expected to remain in regular contact by email with your
Edinburgh department(s). You will usually find it difficult to finalise all your
courses before arrival at the host university; in such cases you must consult
the exchange programmes officer or your Personal Tutor immediately on
arrival and have your course choices confirmed before you embark on them.
Likewise, changes of course should not be made without such prior
consultation. Your preliminary plans for the fourth year dissertation will also
need to be discussed as the year progresses.
(d)
All students graduating in 2018 except those on the joint degree with Modern
European Languages bring back credits but not grades from their study
abroad. Their Honours classification is therefore based on the courses taken
in fourth year.
For those on the joint degree with MEL two units of assessment from their
year abroad count towards their final Honours classification. These will
normally consist of classical courses taken at another European university
under the ERASMUS exchange scheme and graded there.
XII: ASSESSMENT
(i) GENERAL INFORMATION
Most courses are assessed by a combination of continuous assessment and a
two-hour degree examination: for exceptions see the course assessment details in
Section III. Individual course handbooks will give further details regarding the ways
in which these two elements of assessment are combined.
Examinations

1
All examinations are of two-hour duration. Exceptions to that rule are Greek
Language (A) and (B) and Latin Language (A) and (B), which are assessed by a
three-hour examination paper only (there is no continuous assessment in
these courses).
European Credit Tranfer Scheme
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
All courses will be assessed at the end of the academic year in which they
are taught, except courses Greek 1Ha and Greek 2Ha and Latin 1Ha and Latin
2Ha, which will be assessed at the end of the first semester.

Visiting students will be assessed at the end of the academic year unless they
are only in Edinburgh for Semester 1.

Some courses are assessed by continuous assessment alone: see course
assessment details in Section III.
Continuous assessment
Brief details are given in the course descriptions in Section III. Full details of what
will constitute the element of continuous assessment in each course will be given in
the course handbook issued at the start of the course. In most cases, this will include
the submission of essays or other written work, and the following procedure must be
observed for all written work which will contribute to the final mark for any course.
The word ‘essay’ below is to be understood as including all types of assessed
coursework.

From 2016/17, all essays will be submitted electronically; exceptions to
this rule will be noted in the course handbooks.

All essays should be typed in double spacing, with a margin of at least 2.5
cm on both right and left sides of the page.

Since all essays are marked anonymously, they should be identified only by
your examination number (not your name or matriculation number) on
every page.

It is essential for fairness that all students hand in their coursework by the
stated deadlines. Late coursework will only be accepted without penalty if
you have provided a good reason and have been granted an extension.

Any items of coursework which contribute to assessment and which are not
submitted will be given a mark of 0%.

Extensions:
o It is your responsibility to apply for an extension in advance of the
published submission deadline. Sympathetic consideration will be
given to requests for extensions where there are exceptional
circumstances involving medical or personal problems.
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o The following, however, will not be accepted as good reasons for late
coursework:

More than one piece of work due on the same deadline.
Deadlines are published well in advance and you should plan
your time to meet them.

Computer problems and similar reasons. You should back up
your work regularly and not rely on one saved copy only.
o You may be asked to produce documents such as a medical certificate
to support your extension request.
o To request an extension: you should contact the Student Support
Office in the first instance who will pass your request on to your
Personal Tutor. You will be informed whether your request has been
granted and your new deadline will be confirmed.
o If you submit coursework after an authorised extended deadline, the
usual penalties for late submission will apply.
o Please remember that you do not have an extension until
authorisation has been confirmed.

The mark on a returned essay is provisional and is subject to confirmation by
the Board of Examiners.

After your essay has been returned to you, you are advised to make
arrangements to discuss it with the member(s) of staff who have marked it.
(ii) MARKING SCHEME
All work will be assessed in accordance with the University’s Extended Common
Marking Scheme:
Mark
Grade
90-100
A1)
80-89
A2)
70-79
A3)
60-69
B
Very Good
50-59
C
Good
40-49
D
Pass
30-39
E
Marginal Fail
20-29
F
Clear Fail
10-19
0-9
G
H
Bad Fail
Bad Fail
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Description
Excellent
To help you understand what these grades mean, the following Grade Descriptions
have been drawn up:
A1 Excellent (90-100%) OUTSTANDING FIRST CLASS. An answer that fulfils all of
the criteria for A2 and in addition shows an exceptional degree of insight and
independent thought, together with flair in tackling issues. Work displaying the
highest level of scholarship and originality attainable within any given course/year
of study. In courses involving classical languages the work shows, where
appropriate, an exceptionally high level of linguistic competence.
A2 Excellent (80-89%) CLEAR FIRST CLASS. An authoritative answer that provides a
fully effective response to the question. It should show a command of the
literature and an ability to integrate that literature and go beyond it. The analysis
should achieve a high level of quality early on and sustain it through to the
conclusion. Sources should be used accurately and concisely to inform the answer
but not dominate it. There should be a sense of a critical and committed argument,
mindful of other interpretations but not afraid to question them. Presentation and
the use of English should be commensurate with the quality of the content. In
courses involving classical languages the work shows, where appropriate, a very
high level of linguistic competence.
A3 Excellent (70-79%) LOW FIRST CLASS. A sharply-focused answer of high
intellectual quality, which adopts a comprehensive approach to the question and
maintains a sophisticated level of analysis throughout. It should show a willingness
to engage critically with the literature and move beyond it, using sources creatively
to arrive at its own independent conclusions. In courses involving classical languages
the work shows, where appropriate, a high level of linguistic competence.
B Very Good (60-69%) Clearly structured work displaying an ability to deal with the
concepts, sources and arguments relevant to the topic under discussion and critical
judgement in selecting, evaluating and organising material. In the 65-69 range the
work will display some of the qualities of excellence outlined above, although some
aspects will be less fully realised. The 60-64 range represents above-average
achievement in all or most respects. In courses involving classical languages the work
shows, where appropriate, a sound grasp of the linguistic aspects of the subject.
C Good (50-59%) Sound and competent work which covers the basic subject matter
and is appropriately organised and presented. May tend to narrative and description
rather than analysis but does attempt to answer the question. There will be some
evidence of the inclusion of irrelevant material, a certain lack of focus in the
discussion or deficiencies in the evidence used to support the argument. Work in the
50-54 band is likely to be factually sound but to show only a general grasp of the
issues which the question is raising, and to be weak in critical awareness and
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analytical qualities. In courses involving classical languages the work shows, where
appropriate, a fair understanding of the central linguistic aspects of the subject.
D Pass (40-49%) Work which is adequate but limited. It may include irrelevant
material and be too descriptive and narrative. Some aspects of the question may
be answered competently, but others will be ignored because of omissions in the
reading, factual inaccuracy, difficulty in identifying the key issues and arguments,
or poor style, structure and presentation. In exams, an answer left unfinished may
earn a mark in this range if it gives evidence of the potential to perform better.
In courses involving classical languages the work shows, where appropriate, a basic
understanding of the principal linguistic features of the subject.
E Marginal Fail (30-39%) Work which is poorly structured and of very limited
relevance to the question. It may be distinguished by a lack of supporting evidence,
misunderstandings, a failure to address the question asked, substantial
generalisation and the lack of any real argument. In courses involving classical
languages the work approaches closely a basic understanding of the linguistic
aspects of the subject but is deficient in important respects.
F Clear Fail (20-29%) Work which shows little or no real understanding of the
question and which displays little or no evidence of learning.
G Bad Fail (10-19%) Work which fails on all criteria. It could also be the mark for a
very short answer with little relevant material.
H Bad Fail (0-9%) Incomplete work, or work with absolutely no relevance to the
question.
(iii) RULES for CLASSIFYING HONOURS DEGREES
Classification is on the basis of the mean of marks obtained in qualifying level 10
courses taken in the Junior and Senior Honours years (a total of 240 credit points).
Details of assessment regulations are to be found at:
http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student/undergraduate/coursework/documents/SHCAG
uidetoHonoursDegreeClassificationOct09.pdf
(iv) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES COMMITTEE
Special circumstances can sometimes affect a student's performance in following a
course, in producing coursework or in completing examinations. Procedures exist to
highlight these circumstances and seek consideration of them in evaluations of
academic performance.
Student Responsibilities and Route for Notification of Special Circumstances
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It is a student’s responsibility to report any special circumstances to the Board of
Examiners.
If you think you have a case for Special Circumstances, please contact the School’s
Student Support Office and your Personal Tutor to discuss it in the first instance.
Normally, students will be expected to complete a Special Circumstances form
in consultation with their Personal Tutor and to submit this to the Student Support
Office (Room G.08, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place,
0131 651 1800, [email protected]).
All Special Circumstances must be notified in writing by the student through the
appropriate route as early as possible after the individual student’s last assessment,
be that either examination or coursework, and certainly no later than two working
days after the end of the relevant examination diet.
The Special Circumstances form MUST be

accompanied by all relevant documentary evidence, AND

signed by the student and by their Personal Tutor.
Further information including a link to the Special Circumstances Form can be
found on the School Student Intranet at:
http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/student/undergraduate/current_studies/Specialcircumstan
ces.htm
(v) COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
The complaint procedure is designed to ensure that complaints are properly
investigated and are given careful and fair consideration.
The procedure involves up to two stages and adheres, as far as possible, to a
specified timescale. Anyone wishing to raise a complaint about a matter which is
the responsibility of the University must do so via this procedure.
Making a Complaint
If you are considering making a complaint to the University, you should first:

Try to sort out the problem with those who are directly involved. Generally
complaints are resolved more easily and effectively at an early stage and by
those who have a direct influence on the situation. We call this "Frontline
Resolution".
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Have a look at the information and guidance accessible via the links above
which explain the complaint procedure.
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If you are a student, speak to an Adviser at the Edinburgh University
Students' Association (EUSA) Advice Place. EUSA Advisers have a great deal
of relevant experience and knowledge of the University procedures.
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/advice/
If a complaint cannot be resolved at the "Frontline", please complete the form.
Details of how to submit a complaint are on the form.
Further information regarding the complaints procedure can be found at:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-academic-services/studentcomplaint-procedure
(vi) ACADEMIC APPEALS
The following webpage provides guidance for undergraduate students considering
making an academic appeal, and is intended to offer information and assistance. It
should be noted however that the academic appeals process is governed by the
University’s Assessment Regulations (link from web page below) which anyone
contemplating an academic appeal should also consult.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/academic-services/students/undergraduate
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INSTITUTE FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Provision for undergraduate students
www.ed.ac.uk/iad/undergraduates
Advice for studying effectively
Resources: LearnBetter (available on the Learn VLE ) is there to help all students
find effective approaches to studying, learning and doing academic work.
Produced by Study Development Advisors at the University's Institute for Academic
Development (IAD), this resource gives advice about a lot of common student
questions, covering topics such as academic reading and writing, time
management, presentations and revision.
Workshops: the IAD’s Study Development Advisors also run workshops on similar
topics throughout semesters 1 and 2, which are open to all undergraduates.
One-to-one advice: it is also possible to request a one-to-one consultation with
one of the IAD Advisors.
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Find out more: you can find full details of everything IAD Study Development
offers – and some key information and advice sheets – by going to the Study
Development web pages: www.ed.ac.uk/iad/undergraduates
XIV: CAREERS SERVICE
Whatever your hopes or plans for your future after graduation, the Careers Service
team are able to support you. The careers information centre has something for
everyone. There is a wide range of occupational information and resources to help
you explore different options. What’s involved in the job? How do you get started?
What are employers looking for? Maybe you’re considering working abroad,
volunteering, further study or taking time out? You can research all of these
options there too.
You don’t need to know what you want to do to use the Careers Service though!
They are there to support you in the process of figuring out your next steps.
See www.ed.ac.uk/careers ‘Using the Careers Service’ for more. Craig Phillips is the
link career adviser for our School.
Looking for work? There is lots of advice and information about this, and how to
make effective applications on the Careers Service website. MyCareerHub is their
online employer and vacancy database, and advertises part-time, semester,
vacation, internship and graduate vacancies, both in the UK and abroad. It also
advertises volunteering opportunities, and holds a variety of employer information, so
is an excellent resource and starting point.
The Careers Service also offers sessions covering insights into a variety of sectors
e.g. International Development, Media and Policy Work … to name but a few, plus
talks on writing your CV and making applications for example. Find out more about
what’s going on, plus details of employer presentations and Career Fairs on their
website: www.ed.ac.uk/careers/talks-events
The Careers Service are based on the third floor of the Main Library Building on
George Square. Why not call in and find out more?
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The Advice Place
The Advice Place is the free advice and information centre for all students at the
University of Edinburgh. The service is run by EUSA and offers independent and
confidential advice. Our professional advisers are available throughout the year,
including the summer vacation period.
Get in touch with us if you have questions about anything and everything related to
university life, from finance and funding to accommodation and tenancy rights.
We also have specialist Academic Advisers, who can offer guidance on issues
affecting your studies.
How to contact us:
Drop in to our main office in Potterrow (9:30-5 weekdays, except Wed 10:30-5 and
Tues, during semester time, when we offer late night opening until 7:00pm), or at
King’s Buildings House (11:00-2:00 weekdays, semester time only).
Email us: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Phone us: 0131 650 9225 /0800 206 2341
Visit us online: www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/advice
Class Reps
Class Reps are the link between students and staff at course and departmental
level. They play a crucial role in ensuring the University listens to, and learns from,
students’ academic experiences so that the quality of teaching can be continually
monitored and improved.
In the first or second week of teaching, your course organiser will ask for
volunteers to take on the role of class rep, giving details of the number of class rep
positions available, and the way in which you can put your name forward.
Through various methods (such as face-to-face meetings, emails and staff-student
liaison committees) Class Reps feed back to the teaching team any issues coming
from their peers. Being a class rep should be a very rewarding experience for
students, with plenty of scope to gain and develop a whole host of skills.
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Further information about the class rep system, including a role description and
details of training and support offered to class reps, can be found here:
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/representation/yourrepresentatives/classreps/
Democracy
The University and the government make decisions which hugely impact on your
life while you are a student, and it is important that you are represented so that
those decisions are made in ways that benefit you.
You are automatically a member of Edinburgh University Students’ Association
(EUSA), and can vote – and stand - in the EUSA elections. EUSA campaigns to
improve the student experience at the University of Edinburgh, to represent your
views to the University and to make sure that the voice of University of Edinburgh
students is heard by the University and the government.
EUSA has three Councils which work to improve your University and make sure you
are heard:
 The Academic Council campaigns to improve feedback, ensure you get
excellent teaching, resources and academic support.
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The Welfare Council works to improve student welfare, campaigns for better
support services and on student welfare issues such as mental health and
exam stress.
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The External Affairs Council campaigns on student fees, improving studentcommunity relations and student transport and accommodation – things
which may be external to the University but which have a huge impact on
student life.
Any student can get involved with EUSA. Come along to any of the Councils and
help with EUSA’s campaigns – or propose your own campaign! You can find more
information at www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/
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SHCA Student Research Room:
All students doing degrees in Classics are able to
use the resources available on the second floor
mezzanine in the William Robertson Wing,
Doorway 4, Teviot Place. This is a student-run
space; if you wish to volunteer, please contact
Caroline Stirling ([email protected])
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CLASSICS HONOURS COURSES 2016-17 SEMESTER 1
Mon
Tues
Weds
9-10
Constantinople:
History of a
Medieval
Megalopolis
Studying Ancient
History 1
10-11
Constantinople:
History of a
Medieval
Megalopolis
Early Greek
Philosophy
11-12
12-1
Roman Satire
Latin Language
A/B
Studying Ancient
History 1
Studying Ancient
History 3
Topic in Classical
Archaeology 2
[Roman
Provinces]
Topic in Classical
Archaeology 2
[Roman
Provinces]
Studying Ancient
History 3
Roman Satire
Greek Language
A/B
The Emperor in the
Late Roman World
Topics in
Byzantine Literary
History
Thurs
Fri
The Emperor in the
Late Roman World
1-2
2-3
Hellenistic
Poetry
3-4
Hellenistic
Poetry
4-5
Topic in
Classical
Archaeology 1
5-6
Topic in
Classical
Archaeology 1
Studying AH 2:
Jewish Diaspora
Studying AH 2:
Jewish Diaspora
Empresses and
Others
Latin Satire
Early Greek
Philosophy
After Alexander
After Alexander
Empresses and
Others
Latin Satire
Topics in
Byzantine Literary
History
Catilinarian
Conspiracy
Catilinarian
Conspiracy
2-3
Studying
Ancient History
6
3-4
Studying
Ancient History
7
4-5
Studying Ancient
History 4
5-6
Studying
Ancient
History 4
Early /
Archaic Greek
Art and
Archaeology
CLASSICS HONOURS COURSES 2016-17 SEMESTER 2
Mon
9-10
Troy after the
Fall
Tues
10-11
Troy after the Fall
11-12
12-1
Topic in Latin
Literature 1
Topic in Latin
Literature 1
Studying Ancient
History 9
Latin Language
A/B
Greek Epic
Greek Epic
Monsters, Murder
and Mayhem:
Biography
Mediterranean
Maritime
Archaeology
Studying
Ancient History
6
Violence and
Disorder
Studying
Ancient History
7
Violence and
Disorder
Monsters, Murder
and Mayhem:
Biography
Weds
Later Latin
Poetry 2
Early / Archaic Greek
Art and Archaeology
Studying Ancient
History 9
Thurs
Studying
Ancient History
5: Client Kings
Later Latin
Poetry 2
Studying Ancient
History 5: Client
Kings
Greek Language A/B
Mediterranean
Maritime
Archaeology
Fri
Beginners’
Language
Courses
Semester 1
Greek 1ha – Mon, Tu, Wed, Th 11-12
Latin 1ha – Mon, Tu, Th, Fri 1-2
Greek 2ha – Mon, Tu, Th, Fri 11-12
Latin 2ha – Mon, Tu, Th, Fri 1-2
1-2
Semester 2
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Greek 1hb – Mon, Tu, Wed, Th 11-12
Latin 1hb - Mon, Tu, Th, Fri 1-2
Greek 2hb – Mon, Tu, Th, Fri 11-12
Latin 2hb – Mon, Tu, Th, Fri 1-2