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Home : College of Humanities and Social Science : School of History, Classics and Archaeology (Schedule E) : Latin

Latin 2B (U02628)

? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : HCA-2-L2B

The course advances the student's knowledge of the Latin language and literature, and develops the ability to read independently in Latin literature with a linguistic and literary understanding of the original texts.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Completion of Latin 2A, or at the discretion of the course organiser.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : This course is divided into two halves of five weeks each, with a guided reading week between them to allow for consolidation and for preparation for the second half of the course.

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Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Tuesday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Wednesday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Thursday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Friday 10:00 10:50 Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:
- demonstrate in coursework and examinations a wider and deeper knowledge of the structure and idiom of the Latin language;
- demonstrate in essays and examinations an enhanced ability to locate works of Latin literature in their literary, social, historical, and intellectual contexts;
- demonstrate in essays and examinations an ability to analyse and pass informed critical judgement on specific works and passages
- demonstrate in coursework and examination an ability to locate and use relevant forms of primary and secondary evidence in building up a coherent and relevant argument.

Assessment Information

Class work - 40%; one (2-hour)degree examination - 60%.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)
2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel : (0131 6)50 3582
Email : E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Gavin Kelly
Tel : (0131 6)50 3581
Email : Gavin.Kelly@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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