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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Classical Art/Classical Archaeology

Undergraduate Course: Cities, Towns and Villages in the Classical World (CACA10009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course aims to provide knowledge of a range of aspects of the cities and smaller communities of the Greek and Roman world and the archaeological evidence for the development of these settlements and their amenities. The cities, towns and villages will include examples from the earliest Greek settlements, Classical and Hellenistic Greece and Asia Minor, Roman Italy and the provinces of the Roman empire (East and West). Sites which were occupied at different periods under different regimes and in different geographical locations will be compared with one another. The course will provide students with an opportunity to carry out research into a specific topic and to develop their oral and presentation skills by giving a seminar presentation.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Archaeology 1 (ARCA08007)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should:-
- have a knowledge of a range of different categories of Classical settlement sites in a variety of locations and of different periods;
- have a knowledge of the development of amenities in the settlement sites in the Classical world;
- be able to compare and contrast different sites;
- have developed their skills in researching and presenting a specific topic.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Eberhard Sauer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3587
Email: eberhard.sauer@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk
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