Postgraduate Course: Society and Ethics in Homer and Hesiod (PGHC11136)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to investigate at an advanced level sociological, ethical, and theological issues in Homer and Hesiod. No knowledge of Greek is required, though students with ancient Greek language qualifications are welcome. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
-write well-researched, well-argued and relevant critical essays on specific aspects of the Homeric and Hesiodic poems
-demonstrate in written work and in class an informed understanding of the sociological, ethical, and theological issues raised by the study Homer and Hesiod
-demonstrate in written work and in class a detailed understanding of the most significant contemporary interpretations of Homer and Hesiod as documents for the student of archaic Greek society
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Seminars (if enrolment = 4 or more) or one-to-one supervisions (if enrolment 3 or fewer) to be arranged at times to suit course leader and students. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Douglas Cairns
Tel:
Email: douglas.cairns@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Amanda Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: amanda.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
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