Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 36)
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1. Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p36) : Next:104-247 | Prev:104-244
Availability: Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997.
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr C J Mackie.
Prerequisite: Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department.
Contact: Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent.
Objectives:
Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of the myths and rituals dealt with in the subject, have assessed critically the relevant literary and material evidence discussed, and have shown an understanding of the major scholarly approaches to the subject matter treated in the subject.
Content:
The myths and rituals in antiquity dealing with the process of death and the passage to the afterlife.
Assessment:
3,000 words of written work (50 per cent) and a 2-hour examination (50 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
1. Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p36) : Next:104-247 | Prev:104-244
2. Archaeology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p20) : Next:104-246 | Prev:104-244
Availability: Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997.
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr C J Mackie.
Prerequisite: Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department.
Contact: Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent.
Objectives:
Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of the myths and rituals dealt with in the subject, have assessed critically the relevant literary and material evidence discussed, and have shown an understanding of the major scholarly approaches to the subject matter treated in the subject.
Content:
The myths and rituals in antiquity dealing with the process of death and the passage to the afterlife.
Assessment:
3,000 words of written work (50 per cent) and a 2-hour examination (50 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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2. Archaeology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p20) : Next:104-246 | Prev:104-244
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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