Undergraduate Course: Herodotus (GREE10025)
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 |
Greek |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will look at the most important aspects of Herodotus' work in their literary and historical contexts as well as in the context of the Greek intellectual history of the 5th century BC. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should usually have at least 3 courses in Classics related subject matter(at least 2 of which should be in Ancient Greek) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses but Elementary ot Intermediate Greek courses will not count. Students beyond Intermediate level but with less Greek then the prerequisite should consider either Greek 2a/2b. |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
translate fluently and accurately from the prescribed texts into clear and appropriate English
produce problem-oriented, well-argued, well-researched, relevant, and coherent coursework essays on specific aspects of Herodotus work and Greek intellectual history
demonstrate in written work and in class an informed understanding of the most important historical, historiographical, cultural, intellectual, theological, and literary issues raised by the study of Herodotus, Greek historiography and Greek intellectual history of the 5th century BC as well as of the most important scholarly approaches in the interpretation of Herodotus work
Transferable Skills:
Students will also demonstrate in written work and in class that they can:
make judicious use of dictionaries, commentaries, works of reference, critical studies, and modern translations
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.
They should also have developed their general competences as follows, and be able to demonstrate them by the means stated above:
general historical understanding;
general literary appreciation;
general linguistic ability
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Assessment Information
a coursework essay (40%)
a 2-hour degree examination (60%)
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
A coursework essay (30%);
Subject-Area administered Exam/Exercise in lieu of Degree Examination – to take place in Week 12 (see the current course handbook for further details) - 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 |
Dr Michael Lurie
Tel: (0131 6)50 3588
Email: michael.lurie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
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