Undergraduate Course: Greek Coins in Greek History (ANHI10031)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Ancient History |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will follow aspects of the history of the Greeks from the archaic period (6th century BC) to the death of Cleopatra VII of Egypt (30 BC), with special reference at each stage to the coinage they produced.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course you will have:
- Gained a knowledge and understanding of the Greek world in the Mediterranean and beyond from the sixth to the first centuries BC.
- Gained a knowledge and understanding of some of the problems raised by the study of the period.
- Developed your skills in the methodologies of collecting, analysing and comparing different forms of evidence for the period studied.
- Gained practical experience of the study of coins and evaluated the information that can be derived from them in several different historical and cultural contexts.
- Developed your skills in evaluating and criticising the work of other historians, both contemporary and in earlier periods.
- Developed your skills in the oral and written presentation of your own ideas and conclusions.
The above outcomes will be achieved on the basis of lectures, seminars, written work and oral discussion.
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Assessment Information
Continuous Assessment essay - 30%;
One (2-hour) Degree Examination - 70%. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Andrew Erskine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3591
Email: Andrew.Erskine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
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