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Year 1 Classical Studies.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Dr R G Jenkins.
Prerequisite: None, though any classics or archaeology 1st year subject is recommended.
Contact: Two lectures and a tutorial a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students on completion of this subject should be able to: recognise an empire when they see one, and apply a standard set of criteria to the analysis of that empire; criticise these criteria from the perspective of their overall adequacy and their particular relevance to any exercise; recognise parallels with contemporary situations, and be able to reflect on the relevance for these of an understanding of ancient world contexts.
Content:
A basic set of criteria for analysis will be applied to four empires selected from a long list.These criteria will be assessed before and after the exercise for their applicability. In particular the dynamic interactions between the various criteria will be considered.
Assessment:
Essay: one 2000 word essay (30 per cent), Tutorial: one 1000 word paper [assessed together with the tutorial presentation] (20 per cent) and Examination: one 1-hour paper during the semester (50 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 34)
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