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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: Reading Medieval Latin (PGHC11034)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis interdisciplinary course aims to provide linguistic training in reading Medieval Latin and to introduce students to the medieval techniques of analysing and commenting upon texts taught through the medieval school curriculum. The combination is designed to equip students with a practical and theoretical basis from which to approach the reading and interpretation of medieval Latin texts. Emphasis is placed on understanding contemporary medieval approaches to the composition and interpretation of texts, and the significance that the teaching and use of Latin had within the medieval curriculum.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
- improved linguistic competence in reading medieval Latin texts;
- the ability to translate passages of medieval Latin (mainly prose) into English with the aid of appropriate dictionaries;
- an understanding of the way in which contemporary medieval theoretical approaches to texts, revealed through the medieval school curriculum, can provide a methodology for approaching medieval sources;
- an investigation (resulting in a 4,000 word essay) into an aspect of the medieval Latin reading curriculum, chosen by the student with guidance from the course instructors.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/mrsp
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Erskine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3591
Email: Andrew.Erskine@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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