GK4102
Greek Tragedy
2023-2024
30
15
SCQF level 10
1
Academic year(s): 2023-2024
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 1
Availability restrictions: Available to General Degree students with the permission of the Honours Adviser
Planned timetable:
This module increases the student's familiarity with Greek tragedy. Plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides are prescribed for detailed study, and students learn to address questions of content, context and staging in prepared texts, to translate passages from unprepared texts, and to address wider dramatic and generic issues.
Pre-requisite(s): 40 credits from GK2001, GK2002, GK2003, GK2004, including one pass at 11 or better, or a pass in GK3022, or evidence of equivalent linguistic achievement.
Weekly contact: 1 seminar and 1 tutorial/lecture.
Scheduled learning hours: 20
Guided independent study hours: 280
As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 40%, Unseen test = 15%, Coursework = 45%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 55%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 45%
Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%
Module coordinator: Dr J P Hesk
Module teaching staff: Dr J Hesk