Postgraduate Course: Power and Culture in Hellenistic Poetry (PGHC11186)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course provides postgraduate students with a close study of poetry written during the Hellenistic period. Particular emphasis will be placed on identifying characteristic features and understanding the literature's relationship with the wider Hellenistic world, especially its political and cultural institutions. |
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
After successful completion of this course, students will have gained a thorough and extensive knowledge of Hellenistic poetry, of its development and interaction with the machinery of power and culture, and of the current state of scholarship in this field.
Students will refine analytical skills, their ability to understand and interpret what they read, and craft and express an argument in written form and oral form through oral presentations, discussions, and a research paper. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework - 100%. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Stephanie Winder
Tel: (0131 6)50 3583
Email: Stephanie.Winder@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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