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This course encourages students to pursue an interest in a subject within Classics and/or Ancient Cultures. Students design their own written project on the topic of their choice working with a supervisor.

Typically 2 hours per week, a mixture of supervision meetings and/or visits.

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Project design and rationale (1000 words) - 30%

■ Assignment (3000 words) - 70%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the project design, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

■ There is no alternative to the assignment, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

The course aims to

- develop and deepen the student's personal research interest in a subject within Classics and/or Ancient Cultures

- promote engagement with scholarship

- encourage the application of acquired research to a supervised independent project which the student designs, appropriate to master's level.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

- demonstrate specialist knowledge of their personal study area

- identify and critically analyse appropriate scholarly works

- illustrate the ability to work independently

- define, plan and execute a sustained, focused research project