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LT4211 Latin Letters

Academic year(s): 2016-2017

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: TBC

This module studies the genre of epistolography through the selected letters of the three Latin writers Cicero, Seneca and Pliny. The aims, methods, style and subject-matter of each writer will be studied and compared, as will their different personal, political and cultural backgrounds. Letters from other authors and periods will be used for comparative purposes.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact:

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews:

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 55%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 45%

Personnel

Module teaching staff: TBC