Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- engage with historiography and theoretical frameworks, contributing to the debates relating to ancient history and its relationship to the wider world.
- undertake a thorough critical analysis and assessment of a variety of textual, visual and material culture sources.
- apply your developed knowledge of the ancient world, structuring your ideas and research findings into well-ordered written assignments.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- utilise and develop your time-management skills.
- research complex historical questions and communicate your findings convincingly and concisely in written assignments.
- use to good effect textual, visual and material culture sources, synthesising this material to develop cogent and persuasive arguments.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the history of the ancient world, in particular the different approaches taken by historians to ancient history.
- a wide variety of secondary source material relating to ancient history, including theoretical frameworks used in the field.
- a wide variety of primary sources relating to ancient history.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Seminar | 24 |
Completion of assessment task | 50 |
Wider reading or practice | 26 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Watts, E. J. (2015). The Final Pagan Generation.. Berkeley.
Lenski, N. (2002). Failure of Empire. Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D.. Berkeley.
Galinsky, K. (2005). The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus.. Cambridge..
Hunt, P. (2018). Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery.. Malden, MA..
Nathan, G. S. (2000). The Family in Late Antiquity: The Rise and Christianity and the Endurance of Tradition.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External