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Degree Programme Table: Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations (MA Hons) (UTACMME)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All first year students should make an appointment with their Director of Studies during Fresher Week period. Please consider the following courses, and take a draft plan to your meeting.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08007 Archaeology 1 Full Year 40
    Notes: Archaeology practical work requirement: all students registered for a single or joint honours degree in Archaeology normally attend a one week practical course in the Easter Vacation, which is assessed as part of Archaeology 1, and also undertake a minimum of two weeks fieldwork approved by the Head of Archaeology during the summer vacation of their first year of study.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'First-year Greek World and Roman World Courses from School(s) E - Classics (MA) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_E_UTCLSCS1_8) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CLGE08001    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    CLGE08002    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    CLGE08003    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    CLGE08004    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please ensure you have met with your Director of Studies or a Student Support Officer to confirm your course choices and attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.



    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08010 Archaeology 2A: Ancient Europe Semester 2 20
    ARCA08011 Archaeology 2B: The Ancient Near East Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: '2nd year Ancient History and Classical Art/Archaeology - Level(s) 8' (ROU_E_UTCLARG1_8) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ANHI08014    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI08013    Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History   20  
    CACA08010    Classical Archaeology 2b: Materials and Methods   20  
    CACA08009    Classical Art 2A: The Development of Greek and Roman Art   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: For entry to the third year of this curriculum, a pass at 50% or above in two 2nd Level classical courses, and an average mark for Archaeology 2a and Archaeology 2b combined of 50% or higher, at the first attempt, are normally required.

    During Induction Week, please contact a member of staff to confirm your attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA10064 Theoretical Archaeology Semester 1 20
    ARCA10065 Archaeology in Practice Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following "Archaeology" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Archaeology Level 10' (SUB_ARCA_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    ANHI10010    The City of Rome   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10011    Roman Slavery   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10045    Dress and Society in the Ancient World   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10055    Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia   (20 Credits)  
    (ARCA10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Archaeology'   (as selected)  
    CACA10002    The Presentation of the Classical World   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10007    Paganism and Christianity in the Roman Empire   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10018    Early and Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology   (20 Credits)  
    ECSH10031    Heritage in Britain since c.1750   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10054    Rome and the Caledonians   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10065    Celt and Saxon: the British Isles 250-750   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10068    Scotland's Savages: the Pictish realm and nation, 671-869   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10069    Saints and Sea-Kings: early medieval Gaelic Scotland, 563-761   (20 Credits)  

    Notes:A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions on choice of modules, will be available for students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
     
    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following "Ancient History" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Ancient History level 10' (SUB_ANHI_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    (ANHI10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Ancient History'   (as selected)  
    CACA10001    History of the Study of Classical Antiquity   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10002    The Presentation of the Classical World   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   (20 Credits)  
    CHCA10001    History in Practice   (20 Credits)  
    CHCA10003    History in Theory   (20 Credits)  
    CLTR10009    Troy after the Fall   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10017    Greek 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10018    Greek 1HB   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10027    Greek 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10028    Greek 2Hb   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10005    The Fall of Rome   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10017    Latin 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10018    Latin 1Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10030    Latin 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10031    Latin 2Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LAWS10102    Civil Law: Law and Life of Rome   (20 Credits)  

    Notes:Some courses from Divinity may also be available: details will be in the Classics Honours Handbook.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following "Classical Art/Classical Archaeology" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Classical Art/Classical Archaeology level 10' (SUB_CACA_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    ANHI10010    The City of Rome   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10055    Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10047    Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10048    Art and Architecture of Ancient Cyprus: Archaeological Perspectives   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10061    Island Worlds: prehistoric societies in the western Mediterranean from Malta to Minorca   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10071    Constantinople and the Cities of Asia Minor, 330-565   (20 Credits)  
    (CACA10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Classical Art/Classical Archaeology'   (as selected)  
    GREE10017    Greek 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10018    Greek 1HB   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10027    Greek 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10028    Greek 2Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10017    Latin 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10018    Latin 1Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10030    Latin 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10031    Latin 2Hb   (20 Credits)  

     

    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please contact a member of staff to confirm your attendance. The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Dissertations - E - Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations (MA) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_E_UTACMME1_10) , during Full Year
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10040    Archaeology Dissertation   40  
    CLGE10003    Classics Dissertation   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Archaeology" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Archaeology Level 10' (SUB_ARCA_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    ANHI10010    The City of Rome   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10011    Roman Slavery   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10045    Dress and Society in the Ancient World   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10055    Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia   (20 Credits)  
    (ARCA10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Archaeology'   (as selected)  
    CACA10002    The Presentation of the Classical World   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10007    Paganism and Christianity in the Roman Empire   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10018    Early and Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology   (20 Credits)  
    ECSH10031    Heritage in Britain since c.1750   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10054    Rome and the Caledonians   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10065    Celt and Saxon: the British Isles 250-750   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10068    Scotland's Savages: the Pictish realm and nation, 671-869   (20 Credits)  
    SCHI10069    Saints and Sea-Kings: early medieval Gaelic Scotland, 563-761   (20 Credits)  

    Notes:Students intending to take the fourth year option Archaeological Fieldwork are required to undertake 10 weeks approved practical archaeological work in the vacations between the end of their second year of study and the beginning of their fourth year of study.
     
    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following "Ancient History" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Ancient History level 10' (SUB_ANHI_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    (ANHI10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Ancient History'   (as selected)  
    CACA10001    History of the Study of Classical Antiquity   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10002    The Presentation of the Classical World   (20 Credits)  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   (20 Credits)  
    CHCA10001    History in Practice   (20 Credits)  
    CHCA10003    History in Theory   (20 Credits)  
    CLTR10009    Troy after the Fall   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10017    Greek 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10018    Greek 1HB   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10027    Greek 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10028    Greek 2Hb   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10005    The Fall of Rome   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10017    Latin 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10018    Latin 1Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10030    Latin 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10031    Latin 2Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LAWS10102    Civil Law: Law and Life of Rome   (20 Credits)  

     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following "Classical Art/Classical Archaeology" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Classical Art/Classical Archaeology level 10' (SUB_CACA_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    ANHI10010    The City of Rome   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   (20 Credits)  
    ANHI10055    Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10047    Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10048    Art and Architecture of Ancient Cyprus: Archaeological Perspectives   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10061    Island Worlds: prehistoric societies in the western Mediterranean from Malta to Minorca   (20 Credits)  
    ARCA10071    Constantinople and the Cities of Asia Minor, 330-565   (20 Credits)  
    (CACA10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Classical Art/Classical Archaeology'   (as selected)  
    GREE10017    Greek 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10018    Greek 1HB   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10027    Greek 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    GREE10028    Greek 2Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10017    Latin 1Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10018    Latin 1Hb   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10030    Latin 2Ha   (20 Credits)  
    LATI10031    Latin 2Hb   (20 Credits)  

     

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