Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution (U02630)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-ARCHATH

This course traces the history of Greece, and Athens in particular, during the Archaic period. It will focus on Greek history from two viewpoints, the political history contained in textual evidence, and the socio-cultural history from the material remains. An understanding of this key period in Greek history will enable students to better understand the development of Athenian democracy and east-west relationships in the Classical age. Students will be required to engage with political theory, cultural and social ideologies, and gender studies.

? Keywords : Ancient Greek History

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in Ancient History 2, or with the approval of the course organiser.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ancient History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	14:00	14:50	Room G10, Adam Ferguson Building	Central	In order for a student from outside Classics to be enrolled, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 for approval to be obtained.

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the course successfully will be able by the end of the course to demonstrate in written examination and course work, as well as in class discussion:
- an understanding of the complexity of the body of evidence for Archaic Greece;
- an understanding of Archaic Greek history and its importance for the historian;
- an understanding of political and social structures and their interrelatedness with the source material under investigation;
- an ability to use critically a variety of different methodologies and approaches to this body of material;
- a familiarity with real artefacts;
- bibliographical research skills to enable students to find independently additional information relating to the study of Archaic Greece.

Transferable Skills:
Students will also demonstrate that they can:
- gather material independently on a given topic and organise it into a coherent data set.
- compare differing sets of data from varying situations and draw conclusions from them.
- evaluate different approaches to and explanations of material, and make critical choices between them.
- express clearly ideas and arguments, both orally and in writing.
- organise complex and lengthy sets of arguments and draw these together into a coherent conclusion.
- organise their own learning, manage their workload and work to a timetable.