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Degree Programme Table: Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCLATEA1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: September

  • Notes:
    1. Students must take the compulsory course PGHC11360 Approaches to the Long Late Antiquity, 40 credits of skills courses and 60 credits of specialist option courses. Normally, students will take a skills course and at least one specialist option course in each semester. Additionally, all students will complete a dissertation.
    2. Note that Arabic 2 is a full year course and, if selected, will be the sole skills course taken.
    3. Option courses will only run in ONE semester, EITHER Semester one OR Semester Two.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGHC11360 Approaches to the Long Late Antiquity Full Year 20
    PGHC11100 MSc Dissertation in Classics As available 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGHC11088    Elementary Greek (PG) 1   20  
    PGHC11086    Elementary Latin (PG) 1   20  
    IMES08030    Arabic 1A for Postgraduates   0  
    IMES08028    Persian 1A for Postgraduates   0  
    IMES09001    Persian 2A for Postgraduates   0  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGHC11089    Elementary Greek (PG) 2   20  
    PGHC11087    Elementary Latin (PG) 2   20  
    IMES08031    Arabic 1B for Postgraduates   0  
    IMES08029    Persian 1B for Postgraduates   0  
    IMES09002    Persian 2B for Postgraduates   0  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08006    Arabic 2   40  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGHC11180    Late Antique Visual Culture   20  
    PGHC11333    Constantinople, the creation of 'the city of a world's desire' (330-565)   20  
    PGHC11260    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    PGHC11171    Contacts and Conflicts between East and West 600-900: the Pirenne Thesis Re-examined   20  
    PGHC11055    The Fall of Rome   20  
    ECHS11010    The Seven Ecumenical Councils 325-787   20  
    HIAR11044    Rome across Time and Space. Visual Culture and Cultural exchanges, c. 300-1300   20  
    HIAR11035    Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam   20  
    HIAR11048    Persian Painting   20  
    PGHC11135    Martyrdom and Voluntary Death in the Ancient World   20  
    PGHC11281    Latin Text Seminar 1   20  
    PGHC11282    Latin Text Seminar 2   20  
    PGHC11279    Greek Text Seminar 1   20  
    PGHC11318    Greek Text Seminar 2   20  

    Notes:1. Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
    2. The range of option modules available may vary according to staffing arrangements.
    3. It may be possible for students to undertake appropriate alternative option courses with the approval of the Programme Director.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGHC11180    Late Antique Visual Culture   20  
    PGHC11333    Constantinople, the creation of 'the city of a world's desire' (330-565)   20  
    PGHC11260    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    PGHC11171    Contacts and Conflicts between East and West 600-900: the Pirenne Thesis Re-examined   20  
    PGHC11055    The Fall of Rome   20  
    ECHS11010    The Seven Ecumenical Councils 325-787   20  
    HIAR11044    Rome across Time and Space. Visual Culture and Cultural exchanges, c. 300-1300   20  
    HIAR11035    Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam   20  
    HIAR11048    Persian Painting   20  
    PGHC11135    Martyrdom and Voluntary Death in the Ancient World   20  
    PGHC11281    Latin Text Seminar 1   20  
    PGHC11282    Latin Text Seminar 2   20  
    PGHC11279    Greek Text Seminar 1   20  
    PGHC11318    Greek Text Seminar 2   20  

    Notes:1. Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
    2. The range of option modules available may vary according to staffing arrangements.
    3. It may be possible for students to undertake appropriate alternative option courses with the approval of the Programme Director.
     



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