Independent study project Classics/Ancient Cultures CLASSIC5130

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: School of Humanities
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

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.

Timetable

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

Requirements of Entry

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Project design and rationale (1000 words worth 30% of the overall marks) and an Assignment (3000 words, worth 70% of the overall marks).

Course Aims

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.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.