Undergraduate 

Classics (Classical Civilisation) MA/MA(SocSci)

Classical Civilisation 2A Online Version: The Civic Discourse Of Classical Athens CLASSIC2010

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Humanities
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Taught Wholly by Distance Learning: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course studies the literature, history and politics of classical Athens. After an initial face- to-face meeting, this course will be taught online.

Timetable

One face to face meeting at the start of the course; Weekly online group work and discussion; viewing of 21 online lectures

Excluded Courses

CLASSIC2001

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

■ Commentary (1200 words) - 30%

■ Essay (2000 words) - 60%

■ Reflection on formative peer review (300 words) - 10%

Main Assessment In: December

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ study political organisation in the Greek world;

■ explore dissent, debate and dialogue within the Athenian radical democracy;

■ examine ideology and propaganda within the polis;

■ relate the physical environment of Athens to its political processes;

■ set approaches to Greek drama in their historical and cultural context.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

■ identify the formal and structural elements of Athenian drama, oratory, monuments and space

■ relate the textual and visual evidence of the period to its social, political, cultural and material context

■ analyse arguments made in oratorical, dramatic, historical or philosophical texts

■ explain the processes by which Greek political discourse developed

■ evaluate modern approaches to politics and ideology in democratic Athens

■ develop, individually and in groups, their own interpretations of the textual and material evidence in relation to the politics of the period, and evaluate those of peers

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.