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CL2004   Culture and Thought in the Late Roman Republic

Academic year(s): 2017-2018

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 8

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 9.00 am

From the seething passions of Catullus' poetry, through Lucretius' poetic treatise On the Nature of Things, to the stylish rhetoric of Cicero, the module aims to set the main literary texts of the Late Roman Republic against the broader backdrop of Roman art, culture and social life. All prescribed texts will be studied in translation.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 30 lectures and 5 tutorials across the semester.

Scheduled learning hours: 35

Guided independent study hours: 165

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%

Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Personnel

Module teaching staff: Team taught