University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 11.00 am - 1.00 pm Fri, 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm Thu

This module forms the first part of the core training provided in the MLitt in Classics. The focus of the first semester's core is on the sources for the study of the Classical world, how to access them (i.e. the resources available for classical research), and how to use this material sensitively and appropriately. The module is appropriate for all MLitt students regardless of their specific interests, and covers the full range of evidence from antiquity, including literary, philosophical, historiographical and other written sources (including how to work with fragmentary sources, textual transmission and other questions); material evidence (including ancient art, excavation, field survey, museum collections). The module also includes a number of workshop sessions on practical skills (e.g. presentations, research proposals etc.) and on theoretical approaches to classical evidence (e.g. narratology, practical criticism).

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2-hour seminar (x 8 weeks), 1-hour practical classes (x 8 weeks), 2 hours of fieldwork in total

Scheduled learning hours: 30

Guided independent study hours: 271

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 48-hour Take-home Practical Examination = 75%, Coursework = 25%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 25%
Practical examinations : 75%
Coursework: 0%

Re-assessment: 48-hour Take-home Practical Examination = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor T E H Harrison
Module teaching staff: Team taught