DPT: Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCLATEA1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

Notes: 1. Students take one compulsory course, 40 credits of skills courses and 60 credits of specialist option courses, together with the MSc Dissertation over the duration of their part-time degree.
2.Courses will run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses available may vary.

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).

Code

Course Name

Period

Credits

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from these collections:

Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
PGHC11360 Approaches to the Long Late Antiquity (20 credits)

Notes:This core course must be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.

AND

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGHC11088	Elementary Greek (PG) 1	20
PGHC11089	Elementary Greek (PG) 2	20
PGHC11086	Elementary Latin (PG) 1	20
PGHC11087	Elementary Latin (PG) 2	20
IMES11064	Arabic 1A for MSc LAIBS	20
IMES11065	Arabic 1B for MSc LAIBS	20
PGHC11269	Intermediate Greek (PG) 1	20
PGHC11270	Intermediate Greek (PG) 2	20
PGHC11267	Intermediate Latin (PG) 1	20
PGHC11268	Intermediate Latin (PG) 2	20

Notes:Students must take a paired set of these language courses which must be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2 of this degree.

AND

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
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
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
PGHC11281	Latin Text Seminar 1	20
PGHC11279	Greek Text Seminar 1	20
ECHS11003	Creeds, Councils and Controversies: Patristic and Medieval	20
ECHS11016	Byzantine Theology 451-1672	20
IMES11078	The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version)	20
PGHC11314	A Period of Ancient History 1	20
PGHC11315	A Period of Ancient History 2	20
PGHC11429	A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1	20
PGHC11423	Greek Palaeography	20
PGHC11431	Byzantine Text Seminar 1	20

Notes:It may be possible for students to undertake appropriate alternative option courses with the approval of the Programme Director.

Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).

Code	Course Name	Period	Credits
PGHC11100	MSc Dissertation in Classics	As available	60

COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from these collections:

Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
PGHC11360 Approaches to the Long Late Antiquity (20 credits)

Notes:This core course must be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.

AND

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
PGHC11088	Elementary Greek (PG) 1	20
PGHC11089	Elementary Greek (PG) 2	20
PGHC11086	Elementary Latin (PG) 1	20
PGHC11087	Elementary Latin (PG) 2	20
IMES11064	Arabic 1A for MSc LAIBS	20
IMES11065	Arabic 1B for MSc LAIBS	20
PGHC11269	Intermediate Greek (PG) 1	20
PGHC11270	Intermediate Greek (PG) 2	20
PGHC11267	Intermediate Latin (PG) 1	20
PGHC11268	Intermediate Latin (PG) 2	20

Notes:Students must take a paired set of these language courses which must be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2 of this degree.

AND

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available

Code	Course Name	Credits
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
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
PGHC11281	Latin Text Seminar 1	20
PGHC11279	Greek Text Seminar 1	20
ECHS11003	Creeds, Councils and Controversies: Patristic and Medieval	20
ECHS11016	Byzantine Theology 451-1672	20
IMES11078	The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version)	20
PGHC11314	A Period of Ancient History 1	20
PGHC11315	A Period of Ancient History 2	20
PGHC11429	A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1	20
PGHC11423	Greek Palaeography	20
PGHC11431	Byzantine Text Seminar 1	20

Notes:1. Students take a total of 60 credits of these specialist option courses over the duration of their degree.
2. It may be possible for students to undertake appropriate alternative option courses with the approval of the Programme Director.

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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

Degree Programme Table: Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCLATEA1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

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