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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Greek

Undergraduate Course: Homer (GREE10002)

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
SummaryA study of two books of Homer's 'Iliad'.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Greek 2A (GREE08007) AND Greek 2B (GREE08008)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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 than the prerequisite should consider either Greek 2a/2b.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
'On successful completion of the course, you will have:
acquired a thorough knowledge of two books of Homer in the original Greek;
deepened your appreciation of the language, style and literary methods of Homer;
developed your understanding and critical appreciation of the thoughts and beliefs evidenced in the Homeric poems;
developed your awareness of the variety of modern critical approaches to Homeric epics, with regard not only to how they came into being, but how they were interpreted in times past, and how we interpret them nowadays;
had experience of working independently and investigating purposefully, exploiting reference, library and networked sources;
presented the results of your investigations in clear, reasoned and well-structured form, oral or written.'
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained.
KeywordsHomer
Contacts
Course organiserProf Douglas Cairns
Tel:
Email: douglas.cairns@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk
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